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Estimates of optimum fleet size for the exploited Indian shelf fisheries

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Title Estimates of optimum fleet size for the exploited Indian shelf fisheries
 
Creator Kurup, K N
Devaraj, M
 
Subject Prawn and Prawn fisheries
 
Description A characteristic feature of marine fish production in India is its annual fluctuations, as vividly shown by the statistics of production for the past four decades. Marine fisheries still remain open access and suffer from overcapitalization. About 2,43,000 fishing vessels (1,82,096 artisanal craft, 26,171 motorised craft and 34,571 mechanised craft) exploit this area, where the estimated annual potential is 2.2 million, tonnes. A conservative estimate of investment on fishing implements (craft as well as gear), at current prices is about Rs. 33.4 billion, but the return per unit investment seems hardly viable. Unhealthy competition and unregulatedfishing may decimate the exploited stocks and therefore, the question of decidingthe optimum size of fishing fleets which wouldallow sustainable yields becomes very relevant.
 
Publisher CMFRI, Cochin.
 
Date 1999
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/3937/1/Article_03.pdf
Kurup, K N and Devaraj, M (1999) Estimates of optimum fleet size for the exploited Indian shelf fisheries. Marine Fisheries Information Service, Technical and Extension Series, 165. pp. 1-11.