A study on profile of fishing community of a village in Karnataka

摘要

A profilistic study on the socio-economic status of the fisherman community of a village in Dharwad district was?conducted during 2007. A total sample of respondents was 57 families and head of the family was considered as respondent?for collection of the data in addition to the head of the fisherman co-operative society. Pre-tested interview schedule was used?for collection of the information from fisherman community. The results of the study revealed that the male population?constituted around 52.33 percent indicating the dominance of males in the fisheries sector. Amongst the total fishermen’s only?13.84 percent were found to be literate. 45.78 percent of the population fall under the age group of less than 20 years and the total earning population constituted around 56.60 percent. The dominance of male population was evident in all the categories?giving an indication that fishing and related activities are the domain of males. On further examination, it was found that smoking, betel nut chewing and consumption of liquor were the common habits of adult fisherman community. As the major?occupation was fishing, majority of the population were engaged in fishing activity and 56.14 percent were under the income group of ` < 30,000. The study indicated that the general socio-economic status of the fisherman community could be?improved by the adoption of improved fishing and fish farming methods and by imparting education.