An economic analysis of loss in fishing days due to fishermen strike: A caseudstudy in Rameswaram fish landing centre

摘要

Ramanathapuram district in Tamil Nadu has 237udkm coastline and accounts for about 22% of the stateudfisher population. The district has 1,707 (29.2 % ofudtotal fishing unit) mechanised boats, 3,140 (53.7%)udmotorised and 1,002 (17.1%) non-mechanised fishingudunits (State Fisheries Department, Government ofudTamil Nadu, 2014-15). During the fishing season twoudtypes of trawl nets are used namely shrimp netsudand fish nets. Apart from this, gillnet, driftnet, hooksud& lines are operated in country craft with inboardudengine and plank built boats with outboard engine.