Record Details

Pelagic Fisheries of India

CMFRI Repository

View Archive Info
 
 
Field Value
 
Relation http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/7766/
 
Title Pelagic Fisheries of India
 
Creator Pillai, N G K
 
Subject Pelagic Fisheries
 
Description India has been one among the top 10 fish-producing countries of the world since
1960: with its position oscillating between the third and the sixth rank. Currently
India occupies the third position, contributing about 4.8 I % (6.2 million tonnes including
inland and marine production) to the world fish production of about 128.8 million
tonnes. The marine fish production in India had reached 2.72 million tonnes in 1997
due to mechanization of crafts. motorization of country crafts, commencement of the
stay-over fishing, and improvements in gears and related infrastructural facilities,
which were introduced at different periods since late I 950s.
 
Publisher Indian Council of Agricultural Research
 
Contributor Ayyappan, S
 
Date 2006
 
Type Book Section
PeerReviewed
 
Format text
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/7766/1/B069_Handbook_of_Fisheries_and_Aquaculture-1_NGK_Pillai.pdf
Pillai, N G K (2006) Pelagic Fisheries of India. In: Handbook of Fisheries and Aquaculture. Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi, pp. 56-77.