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Economic performance of artificial reefs deployed along Tamil Nadu coast, South India

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Title Economic performance of artificial reefs deployed along Tamil Nadu coast,
South India
 
Creator Kasim, H M
Rao, G Syda
Rajagopalan, M
Vivekanandan, E
Mohanraj, G
Kandasamy, D
Muthiah, P
Jagadis, I
Gopakumar, G
Mohan, S
 
Subject Artificial reef
 
Description The economics of fishery from artificial reef (AR) and non-artificial reef (NAR) sites by gillnet and hooks & line was studied
during 2007-08 from 11 fishing villages in 6 coastal districts of Tamil Nadu. The Tamil Nadu State Fisheries Department
fabricated and deployed the reefs under the technical guidance of the Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI).
Based on species composition in the catch, the annual gross income was estimated by multiplying each species/group catch
with the average landing centre price of the respective species/group. After deducting recurring expenditures on fishing
operation, maintenance, interest on capital/investment on reef, crew wages, depreciation on craft, gear and reefs, from the
gross income, the average net income of gillnet and hooks & line per unit operation from AR site were `1252 and `4650,
respectively; and from NAR site was `449 and `1919, respectively. On an average, the AR site offered economic benefit
which was higher by `1705.9 per unit compared to NAR site. Hooks & line units performed better than the gillnet units in
both the sites. The payback period towards repayment of AR establishment cost was only 0.21 year. In view of better
economic viability and short payback period, deployment of artificial reef is recommended in the near shore waters with
proper planning.
 
Publisher Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute
 
Date 2013
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/9370/1/152.pdf
Kasim, H M and Rao, G Syda and Rajagopalan, M and Vivekanandan, E and Mohanraj, G and Kandasamy, D and Muthiah, P and Jagadis, I and Gopakumar, G and Mohan, S (2013) Economic performance of artificial reefs deployed along Tamil Nadu coast, South India. Indian Journal of Fisheries, 60 (1). pp. 1-8.