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Growth profile of marine fisheries in India

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Title Growth profile of marine fisheries in India
 
Creator James, P S B R
 
Subject Marine Fisheries
 
Description An attempt is made in this paper to outline the growth and changes that have talcen place in the
marina fisheries of India over the past 4 decades The trends in marine fish landings, the progressive
changes that have taken place In the craft and gear employed to catch the fish, the progress made by the
fish-processing and marinating industry, including the phenomenal growth of the export of marine products,
are reviewed.
The rapid progress achieved in important areas of marine fisheries research in ihe post-Independence
era and the areas in which more research is needed in the coming years are discussed. Education and
training programmes aimed at providing the trained manpower to in^plement the various developmental
programmes connected with the growth of the marine fishing industry are also outlined and the need for
strengthening these programmes Is pointed out.
The growth in the fishermen population, the mechanisation of the indigenous craft, the introduction
of the mechanised fishing vessels such as trawlers, purse seiners and gill natters into the marine fishery,
the advent of large trawlers on the northeast coast of India and the effect of all these developments on the
traditional fishermen are discussed. The attempts at promoting joint ventures and chartering of foreign
Vessels are analysed with respect to advantages and disadvantages of such endeavours. The growth
in the financial outlay during the successive five-year plans at the Central and Stete levels and its impact
on the development of the marine fishing sector are briefly elucidated.
 
Publisher CMFRI, Kochi
 
Date 1987
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/2809/1/Article_05.pdf
James, P S B R (1987) Growth profile of marine fisheries in India. CMFRI Bulletin : National Symposium on Research and Development in Marine Fisheries Sessions I & II 1987, 44 (Part -). pp. 10-27.