Crisis in fisheries harbour, Cochin

Abstract

In the cochin fisheries harbour, controlled by cochin port trust, nearly 5,000 people are employed In various operations connected with the handling of fish catches from an average of 300 fishing vesselsdue to this strike by the fish merchants all the fishing boats operating from the harbour had to Suspend their fishing operations.the crew members of these purse seiners are understood to have started an agitation for getting increased share of their wages.the crew wants the original payment of the share of wages restored and are agitating for the same. In resolving such problems in the various fisheries, more concern and involvement of the state department of fisheries would be helpful.