PERFORMANCE OF TRADITIONAL AND MECHANISED FISHING SECTOR OF GOA
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2025-03-01
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Marine and fresh water fishery contributes significantly to the state‘s economy. The traditional sector
contributes 26% of the total fish landings as against 74% by the mechanized sector. Over the years,
the State has experienced rapid mechanization in fishing. The trend in the fishery sector shows that,
there is a continuous increase in the number of mechanized trawlers, canoes and non-mechanized
crafts from 1960‘s to 2014,(GOG,2015). The objective of the study was to assess the performance of
traditional and mechanised fishing sector of Goa. The study was descriptive and explorative in nature
and the data was collected through questionnaire method from 25 canoe and 50 trawler owners in
Goa. Technologically advanced ‗trawling‘ has not only eroded Goa‘s estuaries and fish nurseries, but
this encroachment has affected fish yield each year for over a decade. Fish production today by
traditional Goan fisherman is usually characterized by low individual catches within a limited coastal
waterline, and a high instability of income.