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Potential fishing zone (PFZ) advisories-Are they beneficial to the coastal fisherfolk? A case study along Kerala coast, South India

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Title Potential fishing zone (PFZ) advisories-Are they beneficial to the
coastal fisherfolk? A case study along Kerala coast, South India
 
Creator Pillai, V N
Nair, Preetha G
 
Subject Pelagic Fisheries
Marine Fishing
Fishing Community
 
Description Intensive validation of Potential Fishing Zone (PFZ)advisories generated by the Indian National
Centre for Ocean Information services(INCOIS) along the Kerala coast during the period 2006-2010 revealed a
positive relationship between PFZ and occurrence/abundance of commercially important pelagic fishes. The
usefulness of PFZ advisories for artisanal, motorized and small mechanized sector fishermen towards obtaining
comparatively higher catch per unit effort for the major pelagics and thereby improving the economics of fishing
operations is highlighted. Analysis of catch data from active fisherfolk and controlled experiments undertaken
within and outside notified areas simultaneously showed that catch per unit effort (CPUE) was more in notified
areas compared to un notified areas. The extra quantity of fish caught in notified areas is about 2 to 6 times The
percentage of extra monetary benefit obtained in notified areas is about 2 to 7 times.
 
Date 2010
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/10269/1/Preetha_G_Nair_Biological_Forum.pdf
Pillai, V N and Nair, Preetha G (2010) Potential fishing zone (PFZ) advisories-Are they beneficial to the coastal fisherfolk? A case study along Kerala coast, South India. Biological Forum, 2 (2). pp. 46-55.