Brief report on the marine fisheries of Puri, Orissa

Puri, one of the southern districts of Orissa has 155 kms of coast line with 35 fishing villages and 12 landing centres. Nuagarh (Astarang), Pentakota, Konark (Chandrabhaga), Kaliakona, Arkhakuda are the major landing centres. Nuagarh is the only fishing harbour in Puri district. The present report highlights the marine fish landings for 20 years from 1987-2006 from Puri district

Review of the marine fisheries of West Bengal during 2002

The continental shelf along West Bengal is wide (nearly 150km),shallow and the sea bottom is muddy.State's annual income from marine sector has accounced for more than Rs.460 crores, at the first sale

Marine fisheries of Orissa

A brief account of marine fish landings in Orissa during 1985 to 1995 is given in this paper. Gearwise, groupwise and districtwise marine fish landings in this state was also discussed together with a critical analysis of marine fishery of the state during the last five decade

Marine fisheries of the north-east coast of India during 2008

The north-east region of India comprises of the states of West Bengal and Orissa. There are about 100 landing centres distributed in these two coastal states, of which most of them record seasonal fishing. The estimated marine fish landings in this region was 4.83 lakh t in 2008, which formed about 15% of the total ‘all India landings’

An Appraisal of the Marine Fisheries of Karnataka and Goa

Karnataka, on the West coast, plays an important role in the fisheries development of India and has a prominent place in the country's fisheries map, It has a shelf area of 25000 Sq. Km. and a coastline of 270 Km, about 1/22 of the country's coastline. The State's contribution to the total marine fish production in the country is of the order of ^.0%. The State has two coastal districts, namely Dakshin Kannada and Uttar Kannada. The lengths of coastline of both the districts are almost the same. Many rivers such as the Nethravathi, the Saravathi and the Kali flow into the Arabian sea and render the inshore area rich in nutrients

Marine fisheries of the north-west coast of India during 2008

The north-west coast hitherto referred as NWC consists of two major coastal states of India viz., Gujarat and Maharashtra and the Union Territory, Daman and Diu. Gujarat has the longest coastline amongst Indian states and Maharashtra is known for its major harbours like Sassoon Docks and New Ferry Wharf which make the position and status of this region unique and interesting

Marine fisheries of the north-west coast of India during 2009-2010

The north-west region consists of two important coastal states of India viz., Maharashtra, Gujarat and the Union Territory, Daman & Diu. The total length of the north*west coastal region is about 2,320 km which is nearly 29% of the nation’s total coastal length. This region consists of 714 marine fishing villages and 278 landing centres. As per the 2010 marine fisheries census, the total marine fishermen population in Gujarat, it is 3,36,181, in Maharashtra is 3,86,259 and in Daman & Diu, it is 40,016, which put together account for 19.07% of the all India fishermen population. The marine fish production of the north-west region for 2009 was 8,80,312 t and for 2010 was 8,51,521 t accounting for 27.49% and 25.44% respectively of the total marine fish production from the country

Marine fisheries of the north-east coast of India during 2009-2010

The states of Odisha and West Bengal constituting the north-east coast of India has a coastline of 638 km. The coastal area is cycloneprone and is worst affected during the south-west monsoon. The total number of marine fish landing centres in north-east coast is 132, of which 73 belonged to Odisha. According to Marine Fisheries Census 2010, there are 3.95 lakh fisherfolk directly engaged in actual fishing, fish seed collection and fishing allied activities in this coast

Estimated marine fish landings (in tonnes)in India during 2002 and 2003

Estimated marine fishing landing in India during 2002 and 2003 is 2.59 and 2.58 millon tonnes respectively. Gear wise landing were also estimated during this period

Overview of marine fisheries in India during 2007

Fisheries sector in India plays an important role in the country’s economy and it supports the livelihood of millions of people. India is having 8,129 km of coastal length with 2.02 million sq. km of Exclusive Economic Zone (upto 200 m depth) and 0.452 million sq. km of continental shelf area