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Status and programme of marine fisheries development in the Union Territory of Pondicherry

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Title Status and programme of marine fisheries development in the Union Territory of Pondicherry
 
Creator Francis Xavier, V V
 
Subject Marine Fisheries
 
Description Development of marine fisheries in the Union Territory dates back to 1955-56, after the merger of the former French territories of Pondicherry,
Karaikal, Mahe and Yanam. The union Territory has a coastline of 45 Km and a fishermen population of about 34,000. The annual fish production
of the Territory has risen from a merge 900 t in the beginning to more than 20,000 t in recent years.
This paper deals with mainly the various developmental activities such as the Introduction of mechanised boats, beach landing craft, outboard
motors, provision of cold storages, transport facilities fish curing yards, construction of fisheries harbour, fish landing platforms, subsidies provided
to the fishing activities and training imparted lo the fishermen undertaken since the Second Five Year Ran period. It also presents the various
social welfare schemes for Improvement of the fishing community and its socio-economic conditions.
 
Publisher CMFRI; Kochi
 
Date 1991
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/3108/1/Article_15.pdf
Francis Xavier, V V (1991) Status and programme of marine fisheries development in the Union Territory of Pondicherry. CMFRI Bulletin National Symposium on Research and Development in Marine Fisheries Sessions V, VI, VII 1987, 44 (3). pp. 577-578.