Chapter VI
Fisheries
sector plays an important role in the SDP of our state by contributing a
substantial amount. This sector provides food with nutritional value and
helps in employment generation. It
is an important source of livelihood for a large section of people,
especially economically backward class of the state. The
aquaculture has evolves from the traditional practice to a science based
activity and grown into a significant food production sector.
Development of several technologies coupled with extension activities
have pushed our fish production manifold.
Aquaculture is an important way to meet our future demand for fish.
Private sector plays an important role in brackish water aquaculture,
particularly in shrimp farming. Fish
marketing system can be improved by establishing better storage system,
transportation facilities, market outlets, fish farmer’s co-operatives
etc. This will certainly help
the fishermen to have a better livelihood. This study pertains to 10fish landing centers selected from districts, which have coastal area and selected cultivators (FFDA-140, BFFDA-60) from the inland fishing sector.
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