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Some comments on the climate change impacts on Kerala fisheries scenario. In: Winter School on Impact of Climate Change on Indian Marine Fisheries held at CMFRI, Cochin 18.1.2008 to 7.2.2008

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Title Some comments on the climate change impacts on
Kerala fisheries scenario. In: Winter School on
Impact of Climate Change on Indian Marine Fisheries held at CMFRI, Cochin 18.1.2008 to 7.2.2008
 
Creator Purushan, K S
 
Subject Marine Fisheries
Climate change
 
Description The annual marine fish production potential of Kerala is estimated at 9 lakh tonnes. However, over
the last 5 years, an average of 6 lakh tonnes is realized every year in addition to 75,000 to 80,000 tonnes
obtained from inland fishery sources (Harikumar and Rajendran, 2007). The biodiversity is very rich in
Kerala, and the fishery landings comprise about 240 species including 60 species supporting major fisheries
(Pillai and Ganga, 2007). There are 2.54 lakh active fisherfolk in Kerala in addition to an equal number
engaged in ancillary fishery activities such as vending, processing and marketing. Thus, including their
families, almost 3% of the population is fully dependent on this resource. Kerala earn foreign exchange
worth Rs.1523.55 crores exporting 1,08,577 tonnes of seafood during 2006-07 (Anon, 2007d). Since
Kerala’s economy is largely dependent on fishery wealth, any undesirable impact on the resource would be
damaging the progress of the State.
 
Publisher CMFRI; Kochi
 
Date 2008
 
Type Teaching Resource
NonPeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/5384/1/36.pdf
Purushan, K S (2008) Some comments on the climate change impacts on Kerala fisheries scenario. In: Winter School on Impact of Climate Change on Indian Marine Fisheries held at CMFRI, Cochin 18.1.2008 to 7.2.2008. [Teaching Resource]