Economic sustainability and management issues of Trawl fishing in Gujarat

Gujarat is one of the major fish producing maritime states of India with a coast line of about 1.600 km and continental shelf area of 1.65 lakh sq.km. It provides over 2 lakh sq.km of Indian Exclusive Economic Zone. Of the ten coastal districts in the State, Junagadh. Amreli, Jamnagar, Valsad and Kutch are leading in marine fish production

Diseases of Marine Fishes and their role in the food-chain

In their natural environments, fishes suffer from a variety of diseases. In India, very little consideration and less attention have been devoted on research to the possibility that man and fish may share disease• producing organisms in common or serve as vectors of each other's diseases. The need for much more research on fish as possible vectors of human infectious diseases is stressed here because of the increasing use of fish as human food, increasing contamination of the aquatic environment with human wastes and increasing direct contac t between man and the aquatic environment

Marine fisheries resource management in Gujarat

The polides of Gujarat Government have been in favour of enhancing fish production through promoting input supply system, streamlining of processing, marketing and transportation and making adequate on~shore facilities available to the coastai fishermen. Besides R&D efforts, liberal loan facilities, large amount of subsidies, rise in price of fish due to enhanced export and subsequent increase in profitability to the boat owners promoted mechanization and modernization of marine fishing fleet in the state

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

Gillnet Fishing by Mechanised Boats at Selected Centres in Maharashtra and its Profitability

The present study was carried out by the Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute in two coastal districts of Maharashtra with the main objectives ' i) to estimate the returns to capital and labour and ii) to compare employment pattern on mechanised boats and country crafts fitted with OBE. The present report mainly deals with the first objective of the stud

उत्तर पशिचमी तटों के चुने हुए केन्द्रों में अदंरूनी इंजनों से सज्जित यनों के ज़रिये किए जानेवाले गिलनेट मत्स्यन का अर्थशास्त्र

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Study on 'Dol' net fishery at selected centres in Northwest coast with special reference to costs and returns

About one-third of the total catch of India is produced in nine coastal districts of Gujarat and five coastal districts of Maharashtra. About 90 per cent of total catch in Maharashtra and 70 per cent in Gujarat are contributed by mechanised sector. 'Dol' netters (bagnetters) contributed 48 per cent of catch of mechanised sector in Maharashtra and 23 per cent in Gujarat during I983-'84. Among pelagic fishes, dominating species of 'dol' catch along the northwest coast include Bombay duck, ribbon fish, pomfret, seerfish, penaeid prawn, 'jawla' (Acetes spp.) and sciaenids. Keeping in view the importance of 'dol' fishery in northwest coast, the Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Cochin has undertaken a study on the 'dol' operation. The main objectives of the study were (i) to estimate returns to capital and net income to owners; (ii) to compare income levels of owners and wage earners on 'dol' units

Exploitation of marine fishery resources and their utilization

Demand for marine fish is continuously increasing in the external and internal markets. Diversified Fishing by adopting various technological options has enhanced the ",arine fish production from 1.~r('t during 1983-8.4 to 2.3 mt during 1992-93. The expanding aquaculture industry supplemented the shrl!"p production from capture fisheries and Ileiped to enhance our export performance. Aquaculture production of shrimps recorded a three fold increase during the last decade from 14,000 tonnes during 1983-84 to .45,000 tonnes during 1992-93. The present analysis indicates that about 10% of the marine production is channeled to export markets. The utilisation of fish and fish produds1iave undergone changes over the years. The consumption of dry fish has dedined and other forms of preservation like freezing and canning have gained momentum. Thetrashfish, hitherto largely under-utilisedhasbeendiverted to fish mealplants which proved a boon to the poultry industry. Product diversification in marine exports boosted our foreign exchange earnings from $600 million during 1992-93 to$800 million during 1993-94. The quantity of shrimp and cuttle fish export, registered a growth of 16%and 8%respectivelyover the previousyear. At present, value added products account for 12%of our exports indicating scope for further development. The live fish trade of crabs and lobsters have a flourishing market in south east Asian countries. Some varieties like sea horses, sea fans and sharks have pharmaceutical utility

Traditional Media in Fisheries Communication

Information is the key resource in rural development and the communication of information is a major function of extension education. The interest in the use of traditional/folk media for developmental purpose is increasing in many less industrialized countries like India

A study on the socio-economic conditions of fishermen in some selected villages of Maharashtra and Gujarat coasts

Maharashtra and Gujarat states together have a coastal length of about 2,300 km which is about l/3rd of India's coastal line. As many as 500 marine fishing villages with almost same number of marine fish landing centers are located in this region. About 4 lakhs of fishermen population are dependent on fishing, wholly or partially, all along this coast