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In Deep Waters : Sustaining India’s Marine Fisheries in a multistakeholder, multi-species, multi-fleet scenario

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Title In Deep Waters : Sustaining India’s Marine Fisheries in a multistakeholder, multi-species, multi-fleet scenario
 
Creator Akhilesh, K V
Muktha, M
Shinoj, P
Zacharia, P U
 
Subject Conservation
 
Description Indian marine fisheries generated nearly $7.08 billion in 2017 through export and provided
livelihood for 14 million people of the country. Till early 1980’s marine fisheries sector of the
country was an open access fishery which slowly changed to restricted access fishery with
introduction of Marine Fisheries Regulation Acts (MFRA) with some temporal and spatial
restrictions to fishing. India’s marine fisheries sector is dominated (63%), by the small-scale
sector in fleet number on which about 70% active fishermen depend for sustaining their
livelihoods. However, the sector is facing multiple challenges stemming from unsustainable
fishing practices, habitat degradation due to coastal pollution and conflicts among its diverse
stakeholders. Increase in number of fishing crafts, extension of fishing grounds and improved
technological efficiency of fishing gears has to a certain extent masked the progressive creep of
un-sustainability in India’s marine fisheries sector. Marine fishermen of the country are
competing with each other over limited, marine resources. This situation is exacerbated by the
limited enforcement of regulations and ineffective monitoring mechanisms.
 
Date 2018
 
Type Conference or Workshop Item
PeerReviewed
 
Format text
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/13047/1/Akhilesh%20et%20al%202018%20IUCN-abstracts_Malaysia.pdf
Akhilesh, K V and Muktha, M and Shinoj, P and Zacharia, P U (2018) In Deep Waters : Sustaining India’s Marine Fisheries in a multistakeholder, multi-species, multi-fleet scenario. In: IUCN Symposium and Red List Assessment, 24-28 September 2018, Universiti Malaysia Terrenganu Malaysia.