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Impact evaluation of marine fisheries interventions among Tribal Fisher Commune of Car Nicobar Island, India

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Title Impact evaluation of marine fisheries interventions among Tribal Fisher Commune of Car Nicobar Island, India
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Creator R Kiruba-Sankar, Lohith Kumar, JRJ Angel, SS Salim, K Saravanan, P Krishnan, T Ravikumar, SD Roy
 
Subject Nicobari tribes, fishing, employment, subsistence, livelihood
 
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Fisheries and tourism are two important sectors that provide
livelihood and employment in the tropical Islands. Andaman and
Nicobar group of Islands is a biodiversity hotspot in the Bay of
Bengal inhabited by settler population along with indigenous tribal
communities. The Nicobar tribal community is one among occupying
the Nicobar group of Islands in the majority and are quite socialized
tribal communities of the Islands. Agriculture, animal husbandry and
fisheries are the major sectors that contribute to the livelihood and
nutritional security of the Nicobar tribes. Traditional fishing activities
have been a part of their culture over the years however, tribal
youths were reluctant in taking up fishing as a profession considering
the changing scenario and alternative employment options. To
reinstate fisheries as a profession and to improve their livelihood and
employment opportunities, interventions were carried out in Car
Nicobar Island. The interventions were mainly aimed towards
increasing fish catches, to expand their fishing grounds and to
sensitize safe fishing and navigation practices. Fishing inputs such as
modern fishing boats, GPS and outboard engines were provided as
inputs to tribal fishers based on the outcome of an expert
consultation meeting. Structured questionnaires were prepared to
analyze the impact of the interventions. The results indicated that the
interventions led to a significant improvement (p
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Date 2021-04-17T05:18:57Z
2021-04-17T05:18:57Z
2020-07-30
 
Type Research Paper
 
Identifier R Kiruba-Sankar, Lohith Kumar, JRJ Angel, SS Salim, K Saravanan, P Krishnan, T Ravikumar, SD Roy (2020) Impact evaluation of marine fisheries interventions among Tribal Fisher Commune of Car Nicobar Island, India
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http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/46511
 
Language English
 
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Publisher Marine biological association of India