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Introduction

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Title Introduction
 
Creator James, P S B R
 
Subject Fish and Fisheries
 
Description The Union Territory of Lakshadweep, consisting
of several inhabited and uninhabited
islands, lie between 08°00'N and 12°30'N
latitudes and 7r00'E and 74°C0'E longitudes.
The remoteness of the island territory from the
mainland has forced the inhabitants to live in
isolation amidst injustice, poverty, ignorance and
ill health. Coconut and tuna formed the mainstay
of the economy of the islanders. The lagoons
and the surrounding waters are replete with a
wide variety of flora and fauna. The tunas and
the food fishes were being exploited ever since
human settlement. The islands became a Union
Territory of India in 1956. Since then there has
been rapid progress especially in the fields of
agriculture, fisheries, education, health etc.
Next in importance to agriculture, the fisheries
sector, plays an important role in the economy
of the islands.
 
Publisher CMFRI
 
Contributor Suseelan, C
 
Date 1989
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/2628/1/Article_04.pdf
James, P S B R (1989) Introduction. CMFRI Bulletin, 43. pp. 1-8.