Optimum sizes of fishing vessels for exploitation of the nearudand distant water fisheries around the Indian coast

摘要

Modernisation of fishing operations in the inshore areas around India has progressed appreciably duringudthe last decade and increasing attention is now being given towards the exploitation of the resources in theudnear and distant waters. Careful planning of larger fishing vessels, which involves considerable investmentudis an important factor in this development programme. This paper considers the available data on the knownud. and potential resources and outlines a method of analysis by which the suitable vessels for the optimum exploitationudof the resources can be determined. The analysis covers the relations between vessel parametersudlike size range, speed, hold capacity, operational cost, etc., as against catch returns.