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Economic efficiency of inboard ring seine fishery of Ernakulam District, Kerala

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Title Economic efficiency of inboard ring seine fishery
of Ernakulam District, Kerala
 
Creator Aswathy, N
Narayanakumar, R
Abdussamad, E M
Harshan, N K
Solaman, K
Sunil, P V
 
Subject Crafts & Gear
Fish and Fisheries
 
Description The economic sustainability of marine fishing and livelihood security of fishers largely depend on the economic
viability of fishing operations. The inboard ring seiners are one of the major fishing gears employed by the
traditional fishermen for harvesting small pelagic fishes in Kerala. An economic analysis of the inboard ring
seine operations in Ernakulam District revealed that although the gross revenue earned by these fishing units
increased in nominal terms during 2014-2018 period, there was downward trend in the economic efficiency.
The net operating income per fishing trip declined from `59,936 in 2014 to `33,527 in 2018 with pronounced
rise in fishing costs from `88,806 in 2014 to `1,28,749 in 2018. The increase in the size of craft, gear and
engine horse power contributed to enhanced fishing capacity and fuel costs and it is highly imperative to
standardise the capacity of these fishing units to achieve optimal input use efficiency
 
Publisher ICAR - Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute
 
Date 2019
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format text
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/14421/1/MFIS_241_2019_Aswathy%20N.pdf
Aswathy, N and Narayanakumar, R and Abdussamad, E M and Harshan, N K and Solaman, K and Sunil, P V (2019) Economic efficiency of inboard ring seine fishery of Ernakulam District, Kerala. Marine Fisheries Information Service; Technical and Extension Series (241). pp. 7-8. ISSN 0254-380 X