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Socio-economic analysis of finfish culture in cages in coastal waters of Kerala, southwest coast of India

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Relation http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/14529/
http://mbai.org.in/php/journaldload.php?id=2537&bkid=124
doi:10.6024/jmbai.2020.62.1.2122-0x
 
Title Socio-economic analysis of finfish
culture in cages in coastal waters of
Kerala, southwest coast of India
 
Creator Vineetha Valsalan, K C
Kripa, V
Padua, Shelton
Narayanakumar, R
Vysakhan, P
 
Subject Cage culture
Fisheries Economics
Finfish
Aquaculture
 
Description Cage culture of finfish is becoming a popular alternate source of
livelihood in Vembanad Lake in Kerala, India. A study was conducted
during November to December, 2016 to assess the socio-economic
status of the farmers practicing cage culture in Kerala and the
resultant economic benefits. Data on demographic features, farming
activities, specific culture and farm management practices, economics
and problems related to cage farming were collected from 36 active
farmers of the Ernakulam District. Etroplus suratensis (Pearl spot),
Lates calcarifer (Asian sea bass), and Genetically Improved Farm
Tilapia (GIFT) were the major species cultured
 
Date 2020-05-20
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format text
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/14529/1/JMBAI_2020_Vineetha%20Valsalan_Socio-economic%20analysis%20of%20finfish.pdf
Vineetha Valsalan, K C and Kripa, V and Padua, Shelton and Narayanakumar, R and Vysakhan, P (2020) Socio-economic analysis of finfish culture in cages in coastal waters of Kerala, southwest coast of India. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of India, 62 (1). pp. 21-26.