Madras Fisheries Harbour is one of the largest fisheries harbours in the east coast ofIndia. It provides base for mechanised as well as indigenous fishing crafts. It is estimated that 480 trawlers, 20 mechanised gill netters,
25 motorised and 200 nonmotorised catamarans make use of this harbour. The annual fish landings in 1995 were 38.251
tonnes; the trawlers contributing 96.1% of the landings