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Review on Fishery in Kerala Perspective
This paper investigates Kerala fishery sector and its impact on ecosystem, and socioeconomic impact of ban on fisheries on the fishing labour and their dependence on fishing as livelihood. The paper analyses the viability of various mechanized fishing units in the State of Kerala using different eco...
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Format: | Printed Book |
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MPRA Paper No. 44285
2013
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Online Access: | http://10.26.1.76/ks/005556.pdf |
Summary: | This paper investigates Kerala fishery sector and its impact on ecosystem, and
socioeconomic impact of ban on fisheries on the fishing labour and their dependence on
fishing as livelihood. The paper analyses the viability of various mechanized fishing units
in the State of Kerala using different economic and financial indicators. The study aims to
provide a background to fisheries in Kerala with focus on seafood export from the State
using commodity, quantity, value and country wise data. The study also aims to map the
flow of key export species from landing site to the port of dispatch in order to list the
main factors that determines the seafood export chains in the state. The report ends with
brief note on the degree of dependence of the poor within the fishing community on
seafood industry and suggestions on improving the livelihood security of fish workers
with resource conservation. |
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