Profitability level of trawlers operating from Cochin fisheries harbour

Fishing is an age old occupation in Kerala. The state produces about half a million tonne of fish and stands first among the maritime states of India in fish production and prawn export

Study on Economics of Different fishing Techniques along Kerala Coast with Special Reference to Fuel Efficiency

Level of non-renewa ble energy utilisation by different mechanised and motorised craftgear combinations engaged In inshore marine fishing along Kerala coast has been worked out. Fuel cost and its impact on the profitability and the fuel efficiency of different fishing units have been analysed in this paper. The study revealed that fuel efficiency is maximum for purse seiners among the mechanised fishing craft and boat seine with country craft fitted with 7 hp outboard engine among different motorised craft-gear combinations. Though the fuel expenditure per trip is maximum for purse seine, it is minimum to produce one kg of fish. Among motorised craft, the oil expenditure per trip is minimum for gill net operation but per kg of fish it is higher than that of boat seine operation

Costs and earnings op trawl operations along Nagapattinam coast of Tamil Nadu

The lucrative external market for shrimp and constant rise in the mechanised trawl fishing fleets not only enhanced the marine fish production of our country but also showed the way for the growth of an organised sea food export industry and increase in employment opportunities in the subsidiary sector. In this context, a study was undertaken at nagapattinam centre of Tamil Nadu coast where the operation of ordinary trawlers and pair trawlers is common. The study indicates that pomfrets contributed to more than 50 per cent of the revenue of pair trawlers and prawns about 50 percent of the revenue of trawlers. The pair trawling further provided a new technique to fishermen of this region to harvest the hitherto underexploited valuable resources like pomfrets, rays, croakers, clupeids, carangids and perches in substantial quantity. The introduction of single and two boats high opening trawl nets not only served as diversification of the existing bottom trawling but also directed to redeploy many units to catch commercially important finfishes depending upon the seasonal abundance. The trawl catch forms more than 90 per cent of the mechanised landings and 50% of the total landings of the state. The study indicates that both types of fishing are economically efficient

Traditional fishermen in low income trap — A case study in Thanjavur coast of Tamil Nadu

The technological changes and consequent improvement in fishing methods like the introduction of synthetic nets and motorisation of country crafts have considerably paved the way to reduce the stress and strain of traditional marine fishing and to a certain extent improved the living conditions of fishermen. The present investigation was carried out at Keechankuppam and Mallipattinan villages in Thanjavur coast of Tamil Nadu to study the socio-demographic status of fishermen pertaining to housing, literacy, family size and occupational pattern, to assess the ownership and level of investment of fishing equipments, to analyse the income and expenditure pattern of fishermen families and extent of indebtedness along with credit facilities available in the village and to find out the major constraints confronted by the fishermen inhibiting their socio-economic development and to suggest necessary remedial measure

Marine fish production and export marketing trend in Kerala - an economic analysis

Though the marine fish production has considerably increased over the years .the economically backward traditional fishermen in the nonmechanised sector has been highly marginalized with enhanced mechanisation and motorisation of the fishing units. Inspite of the increase in fleet size and decrease in the catch rates, the mechanised and the motorised sectors still sustain mainly due to the increase in the price of almost all the varieties of fishes. The present study was carried out in Kerala coast during 1995-96, to assess the sectoral contribution of marine fish production, export trend of marine products and economics of prominent craft gear combinations. Production trend clearly indicates a declining catch of oil sardine and catfish in recent years and marked improvement in the production of penaeid prawns and cephalopods. More than 20% of the marine products exported from India are from Kerala and the forex earnings by the state during 1994-95 was Rs. 816.64 crores. The need for giving emphasis for product development and value added products has been stressed to improve our forex earnings. Almost all type of fishing units operating along Kerala coast are found to be economically viable

Economics of trawling along Goa coast

A trawler on an average earned a gross revenue of Rs. 6,28,800 during 1991-'92. The annual cost of trawl operation is calculated at Rs. 6,03,705. Thus, an amount of Rs. 25,095 is found to be the net profit of a trawl unit. The income over operating expenses comes to Rs. 1.82 lakh. By investing one rupee on fuel, an amount of Rs. 2.52 is earned by a trawler. It requires 6 years to recover initial investment in a trawl unit with the average production of 43,520 kg of fish per annum with a price of Rs. 14.45 per kg. The rate of return to capital is calculated at 20% which is higher by 5% than the rate of interest on which capital was made available for acquiring the trawlers

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Economic evaluvation of purse seine fishery along Goa coast

Purse seining on an experimental basis was carried out first in Goa in 1957. However, it was successfully commercialised in 1964, with only two purse seiners under operation. By 1969 the number of purse seiners in Goa increased to 42 and recently the number has been considerably increased with the result that about 225 purse seiners are under operation along Goa coast

Note on the extension of prawn culture technology to women in a coastal village

Prawn farming is a potential area of income generation for women in fishing villages. Observations indicate that women in small scale prawn farming households do have involvement in the traditional system. They also play an important role in the management of other activities such as livestock rearing and vegetable cultivation in their farms. Given more information and training they can be usefully involved in the adoption of the technology and also management of the farms

Appraisal of the Marine Fisheries of Maharashtra

Maharashtra with a coast line of 720 km ranks second among the maritime states of India in respect of marine fish landings. There are 153 landing centres situated in the five coastal districts namely, Thane, Greater Bombay, Raigad, Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg. The state, which has a continental shelf of 89,096 square kilometers, offers rich potential for marine fisheries. The areas of potential fishing grounds in 0-50 m depth and 50-200 m depth are 2.55 and 10.48 million hectares respectively. Fishing takes places almost throughout the year except during the monsoon period. Several types of boats, mechanised and nonmechanised, using different gears land their catches. The exploited marine fish landings in the state are estimated by a well-planned multi-stage startified sampling design followed by the Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute. Bombay duck, non-penaeid prawns, penaeid prawns, croakers, pomfrets, elasmobranchs, perches and ribbonfishes are some of the commercially important groups which form the bulk of landings. From the early sixties the marine fish landings in the state have been steadily progressing mainly owing to the increase in the mechanised fishing. This increase continued up to midseventies and thereafter the landings have more or less stabilised