Achievements /
 Fish Harvesting TechnologyThe contribution in this area mainly consisted of:
 Survey & Mapping of resources along SouthEast &
SouthWest Coast
Location of commercial concentrations of Fish & Shellfish
Introduction of diversified Fishing methods & Training
Achievements / Fish
Harvesting Technology /
Survey & Mapping of resources along SouthEast & SouthWest Coast
During the period between 1952-1998 a total fishing effort of 68,380 hours was expended
mainly along southwest and southeast coasts. The distribution of fishing effort in
continental shelf and oceanic waters of the region is furnished in the Table-1.
Indian Ocean expenditure was conducted during the period from 1962 to 1965. The objective
of the exeditions was to collect physical, hydrographic, oceanographic and biological data
of the Indian Seas. R.V.Varuna of the Project participated in the expedition with
scientists from Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute.
 Fishing
Chart
Achievements /
Fish Harvesting Technology /
Location of commercial concentrations of Fish and Shellfish
During the period 1992-1999 the Project vessels landed a total of 799 tonnes of fish
and shellfish through diversified fishing operations.
 Shrimp Ground
Deep Sea Lobster Ground
Other Bottom Fish Resources
Pelagic Resources
Antarctic Krill
Achievements / Fish
Harvesting Technology /
Introduction of diversified Fishing methods and Training
Introduction of mechanised boats and Deep Sea fishing vessels by the Project through
import and indigenous construction paved the way for strategic shift of Indian fishing
form traditional to modern methods. Bottom trawling, pair trawling, bobbin trawling for
deep sea resources, single boat and two boat mid water/ pelagic trawling, purse-seining,
long lining, trap fishing and hand lining are the main methods introduced by the Project
during the past four decades. The technologies developed were disseminated by the Project.
The Project initiated various activities by way of extending facilities,
conducting short-term training courses, providing consultancy services and also bringing
out periodic publications in the form of reports, scientific and technical papers and
bulletins. This was done in order to disseminate the experience and knowledge gained from
the Project’s experimental and exploratory fishing operations and to transmit the
development of technology to other areas, Both fishermen and concerned officials were
given training in batches at Cochin since 1959. A regular training programme to train
master fishermen deputed by State Governments and industries were started in August 1969.
Details of training courses conducted along with the number of candidates trained during
the period 1967 to 1998 and a list of publications of the Project are
given in Annexure-IV and Annexure-V
respectively.
The Project conducted practical fishery workshops in purse-seining,
pelagic trawling etc. in various maritime states. The purpose of these workshops was to
make available to the fishermen, entrepreneurs and the concerned fishery officials:
- The knowledge gained by the investigations conducted by the Project on various fishing
methods and
- To create awareness in them with regard to the necessity to diversify the fishing
techniques employed by them.
The first workshop of this kind was organised at Mangalore during March
1975 and subsequently similar workshops were conducted at Beypore, Mandapam and Mahe.
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