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Marine Fisheries Information Service No.245

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Relation http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/14726/
 
Title Marine Fisheries Information Service No.245
 
Creator CMFRI, Kochi
 
Subject Marine Fisheries Information Service - T & E Series
 
Description Post-Independence, the Indian marine fisheries sector surged
ahead with perceptible growth in fish landings, which rose
from less than 0.5 million t during the 1950s to nearly 4
million tonnes during the last decade. Technology adoption
and infrastructure development has undoubtedly played a key
role in this trend, but the emphasis from increasing production
to sustaining the catches and from fisheries exploitation to
fisheries management has also been tangible. The marine
fisheries sector is particularly important for livelihood support
of the sizeable coastal population in India who are employed
in fishing and allied activities including processing, marketing
and related activities including at the pre-harvest stage. While
seafood exports of 1.38 million t were worth US$7081 million
in 2017-2018, only around 10% of this was in value added
form. This fact highlights need for remedial action and the
prospects for additional income generation if a value chain
is established. Ensuring access to technology and credit,
developing marketing linkages and institutional support are
key to a healthy and sustainable marine fisheries sector. The
large pelagics are a typical low-volume, high value resources
based fishery that need to be efficiently tapped and aspects
of its fishery on the east coast of India is presented in this
issue of MFIS.
 
Publisher ICAR - Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute
 
Date 2020
 
Type Book
PeerReviewed
 
Format text
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/14726/1/MFIS%20245.pdf
CMFRI, Kochi (2020) Marine Fisheries Information Service No.245. Marine Fisheries Information Service; Technical and Extension Series (245). ICAR - Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Kochi.