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Present status and role of small scale fisheries of India

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Title Present status and role of small scale fisheries of India
 
Creator Bapat, S V
Kurian, Alexander
 
Subject Marine Fisheries
 
Description India has a coast line of 6100 km and fishing
is one of the oldest professions practised by a
large section of people living along the coastal
areas. About 2000 fishing villages are spread
over along the coast line and over 0.32 million
active fishermen are engaged in small-scale
fisheries, employing indigenous crafts and gear,
adopting traditional methods Prior to the
introduction of mechanisation in the fifties, the
entire marine fish production in the country was
by the small-scale sector. At present, the contri
bution from this sector is estimated at about 65%
of the total marine fish landings in India and
0.5% of the Gross National Product (GNP). The
indigenous crafts and gear deployed by this
sector represent one of the largest collective
private investment in the fishing industry.
 
Publisher CMFRI
 
Date 1981
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/722/1/Bapat_SV_13.pdf
Bapat, S V and Kurian, Alexander (1981) Present status and role of small scale fisheries of India. CMFRI Bulletin, 30A. pp. 13-21.