Trade and utilization pattern of marine fishes in Chennai Fisheries Harbour

Abstract

Overseas trade opened up commercial interests to the otherwise traditional type of fishery activities, whereby corporate sectors are being steadily enticed to develop modern industrial fisheries. Increasingly more varieties of fish in large quantities are in demand, to which the industry has shown positive response with organized efforts. As a result, a transformed scenario is evident all over, more obviously in urban centers, as witnessed in Chennai, a major fishing centre active with traditional as well as modern fishery, including boat building yard, fish meal plant, fish processing and export establishments.