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Marine fisheries in Kerala - an overview
The state of Kerala, located at the extreme
southern narrow strip of the Indian sub-continent is
wedged between the Arabian Sea to the west and
the Western Ghats to the east. It is lying between
8┬░18', 12┬░ 48' north latitudes and 74┬░ 52', 77┬░ 22' east
longitudes. Kerala coast runs for about 590 km with
190 landing centres spreading over nine coastal
districts
Production pattern in the marine fisheries of Kerala
Fisheries play a crucial role in the Kerala economy. Although the coastline is only about
one tenth of the coastline of India, landings in Kerala constitute more than 30 pet of the
country's total marine fish production. This sector provides the main source of income for
about 147900 active fishermen and for almost an equal number engaged in the activities of
processing and marketing. Earnings from export of marine production from Kerala have
during the past two decades increased considerably. The marine fisheries sector is therefore
one of the major concerns of the economic planners in the state of Kerala and the object of A
various development programmes
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 nationтАЩs 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-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 south-west coast of India during 2009-2010
The south-west coast of India has been the major
contributor of the countryтАЩs fish production with a
coastline of 994 km along the maritime states of
Kerala, Karnataka and Goa. In this region, 2.79 lakh
fishermen are directly or indirectly involved in marine
fisheries sector. The marine fish landings in this coast
continued to grow, rising from 8.75 lakh t to
10.83 lakh t, contributing 27.3% and 32.4% to the
national fish production in 2009 and 2010
respectively
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
Marine fisheries of the south-west coast of India during 2008
The south-west region comprising the states of
Kerala, Karnataka and Goa with a coastline of
994 km and 7.83 lakh fishermen population, had
been the most productive and the largest contributor
to the countryтАЩs total marine fish landings. Marine
fish production in this region during the year 2008
has been estimated as 11.11 lakh t, contributing
about 34.5% to the all India landing
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
Appraisal of the Marine Fisheries of Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry
Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry contiguous to it, since share a commonness
both in fishing tradition and in fishery resources, are treated together in this
report, though Tamil Nadu by itself is easily comparable with any other maritime
state in the vastness of inshore resource as well as in the involvement of fishing
activities. The states are endowed with rich resource potential capable of being
developed. The combined coastline is about a thousand kilometers studded with
many a fishlanding centres of intense activities. Tamil Nadu, descending to the
tip of the peninsular India, has the unique advantage of facing three major seas,
the Arabian sea, Indian Ocean and the Bay of Bengal, and having the benefit at
its disposal of both the monsoons, the South West and the North East
Overview of marine fisheries in India during 2007
Fisheries sector in India plays an important role
in the countryтАЩs 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