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Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Sectors in Marine Fisheries of Karnataka, India: A Socio-economic Profile

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Title Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Sectors in Marine Fisheries of Karnataka, India: A Socio-economic Profile
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Creator Mahadevaswamy,H S
Vipinkumar,V P
Swathi Lekshmi,P S
Lingappa,
 
Subject Marine Fisheries
Karnataka
India
 
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Marine Fisheries sector is a conglomeration of different categories of stake holders. The
present study was conducted at Malpe fisheries harbour of Udupi district of Karnataka. The
major categories of stakeholders were identified in the primary sector, the secondary sector
and the tertiary sector. The socio-economic characteristics of each of these categories have a
major bearing on the fisheries economy of the country. The study was conducted among a
sample of 300 respondents, consisting of 74 from the primary sector, 133 from secondary
sector and 93 respondents from the tertiary sector. The findings of the study revealed that
among primary sector stakeholders, 86.66 percent of the Purse-seine operating laborers had
undergone high school level of education. With respect to the average monthly income, the
purse-seine operating owners had the highest average monthly income of Rs. 3.63 lakhs. This
was followed by mechanized multi-day trawler operating owners with an average monthly
income of Rs. 60,000. The purse-seiner single day labourer had an average monthly income
of Rs. 9316 followed by the multi-day trawler labourer who had an average monthly income
of Rs. 6700. Majority (60 percent) belonging to mechanized multi-day trawler operating
owner category had availed loans during the current year. The major sources of loans were
public banks. Among the secondary sector stakeholders, the wholesalers (58.06%) had high
school level of education. 70.00 % of the women fish vendors had undergone lower primary
level of education. With respect to the average monthly income, wholesalers had the highest
average monthly income of Rs. 21,096. Decision making with respect to investments in
business were done largely by men among the secondary sector stakeholders. Among the
tertiary sector stakeholders, it could be observed that, majority of the petty shop owners of
landing centres (80.64%) had undergone high school level of education. The average monthly
income was maximum for the suppliers of auxiliary items.
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Date 2021-09-17T04:37:17Z
2021-09-17T04:37:17Z
2014
 
Type Article
 
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http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/63584
 
Language English
 
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