FISHING INDUSTRY

MAIN INDUSTRY, ANCILLARY INDUSTRY, SUBSISTENCE & RECREATIONAL FISHING

RAHUL MONDAL M.Sc. IF2nd SEMESTER

INTR0DUCTI0N• WHAT IS FISHING? Fishing is the activity of trying to

catchfish. Fish are normally caught in the wild. Technique for catching fish include hand gathering , spearing, netting, angling and trapping.

• WHAT IS INDUSTRY? Industry is the production of an

economic good or service within an economy.

• All the industries coming under fishery termed as the FISHING INDUSTRIES. It start up with catching raw material till its final processing &marketting. It organised under Private, Corporate & CO-Oparative sector

• At present the FISHING INDUSTRY of the country incudes the Main industry of

catching Processing Transportation Distribution Marketting

• Ancillary industries such as Fishing vessel construction Engines Fishing gear & fishing vessel component Refrigeration & cold storage

• The industries is cooperative plan of producers,consumers regulaters DIVIDED IN TWO WAYS—

BASED ON NATURE ON SPECIFICATION BASED ON THE PURPOSE

FISHERIES SECTOR Here are 3 principle industry sectors. the commercial sector the traditional sector the recreational sector

MAIN INDUSTRY• Directly connected to industry• involves the catching of raw material and till reaching the

consumer hand• Involve catching of raw material• Majorly controlled by private or government sector also

Traditional fishing industrySmall partnership or limited companiesLarge business houses

• Involves capital investment-from a few hundred to huge amount of capita

• Operation and management, defers from simple to integrated fishing industries

• Traditional sector still in unorganised state

Main Industries are comprise 3 more sector

A. PRIMARY INDUSTRYB. SECONDARY INDUSTRYC. TERTIARY INDUSTRY

PRIMARY SECTORIt involves the Production of raw material<fish> from water body. Raw materials are available by two methods.It includes CULTURE FISHERIES & CAPTURE FISHERIES

CULTURE FISHERIES: Fishing and fish

culture are popular parts of the cultural

tradition for many people. It mainly concentrated on freshwater, brackish water and mariculture. species

culrured includes shell fishes,finfishes and mollusca. RESERVOIRS-3.15 million ha PONDS AND TANKS-2.36 million

ha

CAPTURE FISHERIES : fishing from aquatic resources like marine, riverine, and estuarine system. RIVERS AND CANALS-0.19 million kmBRACKISH WATER-1.24million haIndia's marine capture fish production ,increased from 520,000 tonnes in 1950 to 3.15 million tonnes in 2007.

SECONDARY SECTOR

the secondary sector includes the handling of fish, it also include processing industry, pre-processing industry .etc. Various processing technologies are utilized by different plants. Fish processing is the processing of fish

delivered bycommercial fisheries and fish farms. Fish processing can be

subdivided in 2 catagories: fish handling & fish products manufacturing.

fish products Fish meal Fish glue

Canned fish Frozen fish

Export of fish and fishery product :15,700tonnes(Rs3.92crore) in 1961-62

5.41 lakh tonnes(Rs7.621crore) in 2007-08

tertiARY SECTOR

It involves transportational distribution of products and marketing.Tertiary industry is consumer ending sector, it also includes all

activities. After the fish is caught and processed. Transportational involves 2

forms- LIVE(ornamental fishes), PROCESSED FISH.

o PROCESSED FISH

o FISH MARKETTING

o ORNAMENTAL FISH

ANCILLARY INDUSTRY

• This industry is a supportive industry of main industry.• It provides all background support to the main industry.• It includes industries like—

Boat building yards Repairing and servicing facilities Gear manufacturing industry Marine diesel engine manufacturing industry Icemaking industry

BASED ON THE PURPOSE

Depending upon the nature of income and purpose , it is divided into 3- Subsistence fisheries Commercial fisheries Recreational fisheries

SUBSISTENCE FISHERIES• Includes all the activities involved in supporting livelihood of the

fisherman• The effort is extended to such a level which is just enough to

ensure nutritional security and some degree of financial support too

• This include mainly capture practices(no investment involved)

• Culture practices are very minimum and include casual rearing in backyard pond etc

• Income is characterized to support the fishermen

COMMERCIAL FISHERIES• It includes activities which generates a lot of profit• Contribute largely to national economy by providing valuable

exports Rs. 12901 crores<2011>

• Ensuring nutritional security to the country as a whole• The income is characterised with planned trading and marketing

policies• Top producing countries are in order CHINA, PERU, JAPAN

RECREATIONAL FISHERIES• Harvesting fish for personal use, leisure

and challenge• also called Sport fishing• The most common form of recreational

fishing is done with a rod, reel, line, hooks and any one of a wide range of baits

• eg. As opposed to profit or research• Its doesn’t includes sale or trade of all part

of catch• It includes activities which generates profit

by providing entertainment values to the willing customers