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1. GENERAL
General Statistics of Karnataka State
Longitude Latitude Geographical Area (km2) No of Districts No. of Taluks No. of Hoblies No. of villages (Including 1925 uninhabited villages) No. of Towns No. of Gram Panchayaths (2003-04) No. of Municipalities/Corporations POPULATION (2001 CENSUS) Male Female Total Rural Urban Scheduled Caste Scheduled Tribe LITERACY RATE (%) (2001 CENSUS) Male Female Total WORKERS: (2001 CENSUS) Main Workers Marginal Workers Non-Workers OTHER INFORMATION Density of population /km2 275 Sex Ratio (Male: Female) 1000:964 Decennial growth rate (Percentage) 17 Projected Population for 2010 61523567 Source: Karnataka at a Glance 2006-07: Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Bangalore 19364759 4170032 29315771 76.29 57.45 67.04 26898918 25951644 52850562 34889033 17961529 8563930 3463986 1130 to 1823N 74 05 to 78 35E 191791 29 176 745 29406 270 5653 216

INTRODUCTION
Karnataka state emerged as a maritime State in 1956 with the reorganization of the states. An independent Department of Fisheries was set up in 1957. Since then, the Department of Fisheries has been consistently striving hard for overall development of fisheries and of fishermen by implementing several development schemes both in Marine and Inland sectors. The fisheries sector plays an important role in the socio economic development of State, in view of its contribution to the food basket, nutritional security, large foreign exchange earnings, employment generation and income. The fish production in Karnataka was around 2.0 lakh tons in early eighties and reached to a peak of over 3.0 lakh tons in mid nineties. The average fish production in the last 5 years is about 3.00 lakh tons with the contribution of Marine sector being 60 % and Inland sector 40%. The fish production from the state contributed about 4.8 % of Indias total fish production. The current level of per-capita fish availability in the state is 6.8 kg. The contribution of Fisheries Sector to GSDP at current prices during 1993-94 was Rs 16,316 lakh and it has increased to Rs 139511 lakh in 2008-09.

1.1. Marine Fisheries

The State has 300 km of coastline and 27,000 sq km of continental shelf area, rich in pelagic fishery resources. Out of the Indian Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of 2.02 million sq km, Karnataka has a share of 87,000 sq km. Traditionally, Karnataka coast is known as Mackerel Coast. The marine fisheries resource potential of the State is estimated at 4.25 lakh metric tons, of which 2.25 lakh metric tons from inshore areas up to a depth of 70 m and remaining 2.0 lakh metric tons from the off shore/deep sea zone. The pelagic fishery wealth of Karnataka coast, mainly comprising mackerel and oil sardine, used to be traditionally harvested by operating shore seine known as "Rampani". But this method has now become almost obsolete. The mechanization of fishing operation was initiated with the introduction of 30 - 46 ft. trawlers in 1957 for exploiting inshore demersal fishery including shrimps. Introduction of purse seines in 1970s extended the area of fishing operation and for shoaling pelagic fish. Motorization of traditional crafts like gill- netters and long- liners and encouragement of off shore fishing beyond 50 meters depth using bigger vessels for a duration of 7-8 days, have effectively increased the range and efforts of fishing operations. Further, financial institutions have extended the required loan facilities for acquiring fishing boats, which has helped in increasing the fleet strength. At present, there are about 3759 mechanized, 5357 motorized and 21659 traditional boats operating in the State. There are 6 fishing harbours and 25 fish landing

centre in the state. In recent years, fishermen are being trained in operation of sophisticated electronic equipments both for fishing and navigation. Marine fish production from Karnataka coast has shown considerable variation. The fish production during 2008-09 was 2.18 lakh metric tons and 33000 metric tons of marine products worth
Rs.264.00 crore were exported from the State.

At present there are 187 ice plants with a capacity of 2807 metric tons of ice per day, 27 cold storages with a capacity of 2056 metric tons, 13 freezing plants with a capacity of 79.5 metric tons per day, 11 frozen storages with a capacity of 1653 metric tons, 8 canning plants with a capacity of 528 metric tons and 20 fish meal plants with a capacity of 415 metric tons in three coastal districts.

1.2. Inland Fisheries

The State has 5.60 lakh ha of inland water resources, comprising 1.72 lakh ha of departmental tanks (3399 no.), 1.21 lakh ha of Gram Panchayat tanks (24624 no.), 2.67 lakh ha of reservoirs (82 no.) besides 5813 km length of rivers, 3187 km length of canals and 2000 ha. of private fish culture ponds, which provide immense scope for development of inland fisheries. The annual estimated fish potential of these resources is around 2.75 lakh metric tons. At present, there are 37 ice plants with a capacity of 248 metric tons per day, 13 cold storage plants with storing capacity of 945 metric tons and 1 frozen storage plant with a storage capacity of 2 metric tons. During the period between 1956 and 1966, the important activity in the inland sector was to import fish seed, mostly riverine major carp fry collections, from West Bengal. Fish seed production and rearing farms have been set up in the Government sector with a view to develop the much needed infrastructure for producing fish seed for stocking in tanks, ponds and reservoirs of the State. At present, there are 55 fish seed production and rearing farms under the control of State Department, Zilla Panchayat and Fish Farmers Development Agencies. The State requires about 46 crore fish seed to develop all water resources suitable for fish culture. The present annual fish seed production capacity of the State is about 24 crore fry per annum. Tank fishery development plays a strategic role in providing employment to the rural folk. The fish produced by them provides livelihood or additional income to them. The fishery rights of the tanks with achcut of more than 40 ha are vested with the Fisheries department. These water bodies are disposed of either by lease or tender cum auction. As per the Govt. Order No/ RDPR/165/ZPS/2002 dated 1-3-2004 tanks up to 40 ha achcut area has been transferred to the respective Gram Panchayats for disposal of fishery rights and development of fisheries.

1.3 Schemes implemented during 2008-09

A. Marine Fisheries schemes

1. Construction of Fishing Harbors

Construction of fishing harbor at Gangolli was taken up at an estimated cost of Rs.832.00 lakh and work is completed and put to use. So far an expenditure of Rs.902.36 lakh has been incurred.
Under the NFDB assistance renovation of Karwar Fishing harbour has been taken up at

an estimated cost of Rs. 103.75 lakh.

The proposal for expansion of Mangalore, Malpe and Honnavar fishing harbours is under consideration.

2. Construction of Fish Landing Centers

Government of India has accorded approval for the construction of fish landing centre at Alvekodi in Uttara Kannada district at an estimated cost of Rs.223.99 lakh and work is under progress. During the year construction of quay and fish gear shed has been completed and a sum of Rs.190.23 lakh has been incurred. 3. NABARD assistance under RIDF Under RIDF-XIV trench, state government has accorded administrative approval for a sum of Rs.1041.90 lakhs for construction of three jetties at Hangarakatte, Belambara and Gangavali, a bridge and five roads in costal Karnataka. 4. Renovation of fishing harbors and landing centers Under the scheme, 50% assistance is provided by Govt. of India for renovation of fishing harbour and landing centres. During 2008-09 a grant of Rs.80.00 lakh was released for taking up renovation of Tadri Fishing harbour. 5. Dredging of Fishing Harbours To resolve the problem of siltation, dredging in harbours has been taken up. During the year 2008-09, an allocation of Rs.3.00 crores was provided and utilised for dredging of Karwar, Mangalore and Malpe fishing harbours. 6. Motorization of Traditional Fishing Crafts Centrally Sponsored Scheme for Motorization of Traditional Fishing Crafts was introduced in the State during the year 1987-88. Under the scheme, 1/3 rd of the unit cost for the purchase of out-board engines is provided as subsidy to a maximum of Rs.20, 000/- , which is equally shared by the State and Centre. The rest of the amount is borne by the beneficiaries with own assistance or

from financial institutions. During 2008-09 an amount of Rs.25.84 lakh was released to 130 beneficiaries. 7. Subsidy for reconstruction of fish markets and fishery requisities Under this scheme, a loan of Rs. 1.0 lakh is provided to Gram Panchayat or fishermen cooperative societies for the construction of fish markets. If this amount is repaid promptly, then 33% of the loan amount subject to a maximum of Rs.33,000 would be treated as subsidy. The same amount of subsidy is also applicable to those markets self financed by local bodies or constructed with the help of bank loan. A maximum of Rs. 3000, subsidy can also be availed for the purchase of fishery requisites. During 2008-09, an amount of Rs. 4.12 lakhs was provided as subsidies to 47 beneficiaries. 8. Assistance for installation of life saving equipment on fishing boats To assist the fishermen for safe navigation and to identify potential fishing grounds in the sea, subsidy to a maximum of Rs.34,000/- is provided for purchase of electronic equipments viz., GPS-navigator, radio-telephone, echo sounder, etc. 25% subsidy subject to a maximum of Rs.7500 each is provided for installation of life saving equipments on fishing boats. During the year Rs. 16.82 lakh subsidy was provided to 74 beneficiaries. 9. Remission of Central excise duty on HSD used by mechanized fishing boats Under this scheme provision has been made for remission of central excise duty on diesel used by mechanised fishing boats. This is a central sector scheme and the entire amount is borne by the Government of India. Central excise duty of Rs.1.50 is exempted per litre of diesel. This year Rs.250.00 lakh was spent and 2150 boat owners got the benefit.

B.

Inland Fisheries schemes

1. Fish seed production, rearing and distribution The allocation was provided for the production and rearing of fish seed in fish seed production and rearing farms apart from Taluk level nurseries, procurement and transportation of fish seed, maintenance of vehicles and purchase of farm equipments etc. Rs. 258.68 lakhs was utilised and 2067.87 lakh fry has been produced and 1884.54 lakh fingerlings have been stocked in the various Department and Gram Panchayat tanks in the state. 2. Fish Farmers Development Agencies 13 Fish Farmers Development Agencies have been established to develop small tanks and ponds (W.S.A of less than 10 ha). The main objective of these agencies is to impart training to the rural youth in fisheries activities. Assistance is also provided for construction of ponds @ 20% subsidy subjected to a maximum of Rs.40, 000/- per hectare water spread area, cost of inputs @

20% subsidy subjected to a maximum of Rs.6, 000/- per hectare water spread area, renovation of existing ponds @ 20% subsidy subjected to a maximum of Rs.12, 000/- per hectare water spread area etc. During 2008-09, Rs. 193.8 lakh was spent and 3900 Ha. of water spread area was brought under fish culture. 465 beneficiaries availed subsidy and 525 farmers were trained in various fisheries activities. 3. NFDB programme National Fisheries Development Board, Hyderabad released a sum of Rs.630.271 lakh for implementation of various programmes. 91 tanks and reservoirs of the State were stocked with 471.11 lakh advanced fingerlings. 51 beneficiaries were provided with subsidy of Rs. 27.5 lakhs for construction of new ponds for fish culture. Regarding fish culture and sustainable fisheries training was also imparted to the fishermen of the State. 4. Rashtriya Krishi Vikasa Yojana Under Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana sanction was accorded for the project "Integrated Fisheries Development Project" at a cost of Rs.5288.00 lakhs and Rs.1314.00 lakhs was released during the year 2008-09. Up gradation of fish seed production farms, strengthening of fish marketing and up gradation of technology were taken up. 5. National Co-operative Development Corporation aided Integrated Inland Fisheries Development Project Integrated Inland Fisheries Development Project aided by National Co-operative Development Corporation was implemented since 2002-03 to increase inland fish production in 6 districts viz Shimoga, Raichur, Dharwad, Davangere, Haveri and Bellary. Around 3000 fishermen and their families were benefited from the scheme. A sum of Rs.10.00 lakh was released to the Karnataka Co-operative Fisheries Federation, Mysore to provide subsidy and capital investment for the various activities related to fisheries, taken up by the Fishermen co-operative societies. 6. Managerial Subsidy to Fisheries Co-operative Societies Under this scheme, assistance is extended in the form of honorarium to the Secretaries of the newly formed societies on a sliding scale for three years at the rate of Rs.2500/-, Rs. 1500/- and Rs.1000/- for first ,second and third year respectively. Rs 0.15 lakhs was allocated for this scheme and Rs. 0.08 lakh was released to five fisheries co-operative societies.

7. Assistance for Development of Inland Fisheries

During the year 2008-09, Rs. 46.47 lakhs subsidy was provided to 3947 beneficiaries under the following inland fisheries programmes. a. Subsidy for construction of fish culture tanks in water-logged areas The scheme is intended for development of waterlogged, saline and alkaline soils in the command areas of irrigation projects to take up fish culture. The unit cost for construction of one-acre fish pond is Rs.1.25 lakh, including Rs.1.00 lakh for construction of pond and Rs.0.25 lakh for inputs. To encourage entrepreneurs, an amount of Rs.30, 000/- is provided as subsidy. b. Assistance for construction of fish culture tanks in private sector Under the scheme, a subsidy of Rs.16,000/- is provided to entrepreneurs for construction of one-acre fish culture pond in their own land. c. Assistance for supply of grass carp seed Under this scheme, farmers are encouraged to stock grass carp seed in tanks/ponds by providing subsidy at the rate 50% of the cost of seeds not exceeding Rs. 5000 each. d. Assistance for development of fisheries in wells and ponds Under the scheme, farmers and public at large are given 250 common carp fish seed free of cost to stock in wells and ponds owned by them. e. Assistance for fresh water prawn culture Under the scheme, 50% subsidy subject to maximum of Rs.20000 is provided for the purchase of freshwater prawn seed and feed to take up fresh water prawn culture in 1-acre pond.

C.

Fishermen Welfare schemes

1. Assistance to Fish marketing and Mathsyavahini In order to help fisher folk, to sell and transport harvested fish in fresh and hygienic condition, assistance is provided for the purchase of a bicycle and insulated boxes with 50% subsidy, subject to a maximum limit of Rs.1250/- per head. 25% subsidy subject to a maximum of Rs.7500/- is provided for purchase of two-wheeler and insulated boxes. The beneficiaries of this scheme can obtain balance amount as loan from financial institutions. For quick transportation of fish in hygienic condition from fish landing centres to marketing places, 25% subsidy to a maximum of Rs.25, 000/- is provided for the purchase of 3 wheeler tempo rickshaw to a group of 3-4 persons. During the year a sum of Rs.30.40 lakhs subsidy was distributed to 1150 beneficiaries. 2. Assistance to fishermen for purchase of fishery requisites

The members of the Fishermen Co-operative Societies are given loan-cum-subsidy at the ratio of 2:1 for purchase of fishery requisites and subsidy is provided to inland fishermen for raising loan from the financial institutions. (Maximum subsidy eligible is Rs.3000/- for individuals and Rs.5, 000/- for group of fishermen). During the year 326 beneficiaries availed the subsidy of Rs.4.44 lakhs,. 3. Matsya Mahila Swavalambana Yojane Women play a pivotal role in the entire economy chain of post harvest fisheries. The predominant role they play is in the marketing of fish and fishery products. The increasing cost of fish and the paucity of fish available from traditional crafts have pushed these women to be dependent on private money lenders for resources much needed for their day to day trading. Under the scheme "Matsya Mahila Swavalambana Yojane", revolving fund is provided to group of fisherwomen at the rate of Rs.10, 000 for each group. During the year revolving fund of Rs 10.0 lakhs was provided to 100 groups of fisher women. 4. Matsya Ashraya Scheme The State government has introduced Matsya Ashraya scheme to provide houses to houseless fishermen. There is a demand for 28,000 houses in the State. Under Matsya Ashraya scheme houses at a cost of Rs.40, 000/- are constructed. Rs 810.0 lakhs was allocated in the budget and Rs 600.0 lakhs was utilized. The construction of 2500 houses was initiated with 600 houses being completed and the remaining is in various stages of construction. 5. CSS- Fishermen Welfare (50:50) a. Savings-cum-relief scheme for marine fishermen Under the scheme, a sum of Rs.75 per month is collected from marine fishermen for a period of 8 fishing months in a year. The total amount of Rs.600 thus collected from each fisherman will be matched with an equal amount by the State and Central Governments and the same is disbursed during 4 lean months to them at the rate of Rs.300 per month. In the year 200708 and 2008-09, 14716 fishermen and 17372 fishermen were given relief, respectively. b. Group Accident Insurance Scheme Under the centrally sponsored scheme, premium of Rs.14.00 per head is paid to the National Federation of Fisheries Co-operative Ltd., New Delhi towards insurance coverage of 1,00,000 fishermen of the State. The insurance coverage is extended to the fishermen who are exposed to the hazards of natural calamities during fishing. The insurance amount payable is Rs.50, 000/- in case of death and complete disability and Rs.25, 000/- in case of partial disability. During 2008-09, Rs. 14.50

lakhs has been paid to FISHCOPFED, New Delhi towards premium and Rs. 6.0 lakhs has been distributed as relief in 12 cases. c. CSS Housing scheme Government of India sanctioned Rs.200 lakh (50% share) for construction of 1000 houses at a total cost of Rs. 400.00 lakh. The selection of beneficiaries is in progress. 6. Distress relief fund Distress relief fund was created in order to provide relief to fishermen/their dependents in case of death/permanent disability while fishing. The relief amount of Rs. 50, 000/- per head is given to the family of the deceased, in case of death. During 2008-09, Rs.55.04 lakhs was given to 175 beneficiaries. 7. Fisheries link roads In the year 2008-09, an allocation of Rs. 515.00 lakhs was made for the repairs, development and maintenance of the fisheries link roads. Out of this, an amount Rs. 199.0 lakh was utilised and the remaining amount if Rs.310.0 lakhs has been kept as deposit. 8. Subsidy on electricity consumed by Ice plants During the year 148 Ice plants were provided Rs.190.00 lakh subsidy towards electricity utilised during 2007-08 @ Rs.1/unit with a ceiling of Rs.1.40 lakhs/unit. 9. Tribal Sub Plan A budget of Rs. 125.0 lakh provided during the year 2008-09 was transferred to the States pooled fund. 10. Special Component Plan A budget of Rs. 300.0 lakh provided during the year 2008-09 was transferred to the States pooled fund.

D. Other schemes
1. Research, extension, exhibition and training Budget is provided for extension activities of the department like publishing articles on schemes, projects and technologies used, purchase of extension materials, publicity, seminars, workshops, film shows, exhibitions and evaluation studies etc. Provision is also made to give cash awards, etc. to farmers. Rs 8.84 lakhs was utilized by the Department for the various extension and research.

1.4 Establishment of Department

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For the overall development of fishery sector in the state, an independent Department of Fisheries, which was previously under the Department of Animal Husbandry was established in the year 1958 with its Directorate at Bangalore vide G.O.No.AFD 161 FSY 57 dated 19 th May 1958 (published in the Gazette dated 29th May 1958 in page 346) with an object to give fillip for production of fish in the state by utilizing the rich resources both in marine and inland sector. 1.4.1.1 Administrative set up The Honble Fisheries Minister is in exclusive charge of the Department. The Department is under the administrative control of the Principal Secretary to Government, Animal Husbandry and Fisheries Department. The policies and schemes of the Government are implemented through the department of fisheries. The Department is headed by Director of Fisheries, who is assisted by 3 Joint Directors, 9 Deputy Directors, 23 Senior Asst. Directors, 32 Asst. Director (Gr.1) and other officers and staff. In addition, 3 Joint Directors, 2 Deputy Directors, and 6 Senior Assistant Directors are working on deputation in different departments, institutions/organizations. The total sanctioned strength of the department is 1410 of which the working strength is 838 and 557 posts are vacant as on 31-03-2009.

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1.4 1.2 Organizational chart of Fisheries Department

Honble Fisheries Minister Principal Secretary to

DIRECTORATE
Joint Director (Marine)
Dy. Director
(Stat.)

Director
Joint Director (Inland)

Dy. Director
(Marine)

AEE AE
Asst. Director (Mktg)

Sr.A.D.
Asst. Director (I & E)

A.R.C.S.

Asst. Director (S.C.P)

Asst. Director (Extn.) Project Co-ordinator, Malpe

Curator Blore, Aquarium

Asst.Director (Har), Honnavar

Asst.Director (Har), Malpe

ZONAL OFFICES
Dy. Director Mangalore Dy. Director Shimoga Dy. Director Bangalore Dy. Director Bellary Dy. Director Belgaum Dy. Director Mysore Dy. Director Karwar A.D (Admn)

A.D (Admn)

A.D(Admn), AD Tech

A.D (Admn)

A.D (Admn)

A.D (Admn)

DISTRICT LEVEL OFFICES SAD. Bangalore SAD. Ramanagara SAD. Kolar SAD. Chikkabalapura SAD. Tumkur A.D. .Bangalore(U) A.D.(Trg) Bethamangala SAD. Bellary SAD. Gulbarga SAD. Raichur A.D., Bidar A.D., H.B.Halli A.D., Munirabad Nodal Officer. Koppal SAD. Belgaum SAD. Bijapur SAD. Dharwad A.D., Narayanpur Nodel Officer Bagalkote Nodal Officer. Gadag Nodal Officer. SAD. Mysore SAD. Mandya SAD. Hassan A.D., Madikeri A.D (T & R)., K.R.Sagar A.D(Trg), Kabini Nodal Officer. Chamarajanagara
A.D (C&T) Karwar A.D (Har.) Tadri A.D Karwar

A.D., Mangalore A.D.(C&T) Mangalore A.D.(Tech) Malpe

SAD. Shimoga
SAD. Chitradurga

A.D., Chickmagalur A.D., (B.B. Unit), B.R.P. A.D.,(Trg) B.R.Project A.D. (Reser) Sagar A.D.(NFSF) B.R.Project

Curator, Karwar

NODAL OFFICES Nodal Officer Udupi Nodal Officer Davanagere

Haveri

F.F.D.A. & B.F.D.A. C.E.O., BFDA Udupi C.E.O., Chickmagalur C.E.O., Shimoga TALUK LEVEL OFFICERS: C.E.O., Bangalore C.E.O., Kolar C.E.O., Tumkur C.E.O., Raichur C.E.O., Bellary C.E.O., Gulbarga C.E.O., Dharwad C.E.O., Belgaum C.E.O., Hassan C.E.O., Mandya C.E.O., Mysore Manager, Shrimp Hatchery, Kumta C.E.O., BFDA Karwar

Asst. Director of Fisheries (Gr.II)

Abbreviation: Dy. : Deputy FFDA : Fish Farmers Development Agency Reser : Reservoir SAD : Sr.Asst. Director BFDA: Brackish Fish Farmers Development Agency Extn. : Extension A.D. : Asst. Director (Gr.1) Tech. : Technical B.B.Unit: Bund Breeding Unit C.E.O. : Chief Executive Offr. SCP : Spl. Component Plan Stat. : Statistics C&T : Craft & Tackle ARCS: Asst. Registrar of Co-op. Society Har. : Harbour Trg. : Training NFSF: National Fish Seed Farm Mktg :

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Sl No 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

1.4.1.2 Directors who have served the Department Tenure Name From

To 19-04-1965 30-04-1975 07-10-1984 18-02-1987 05-08-1988 31-03-1994 30-11-1999 28-02-2002 Till-date

Sri. V.V. Kalyani Sri. G.L. Rao Sri. M. Jayaraj Sri. R.N. Shastry, IAS Sri. S.K. Patnayak, IAS Sri. G.Ganaleela Sri. S.N. Shanmukha Sri. D.M. Abdul Hameed Sri. H.S. Veerappa Gowda

02-05-1957 20-04-1965 01-05-1975 08-10-1984 16-03-1987 30-03-1989 13-04-1994 01-01-2000 29-04-2002

1.4.1.3 Staff position of the Department as on 31-03-2009 Category Group "A" Technical Non Technical Total GROUP "B" Technical Non-Technical Total GROUP "C" Technical Non-Technical Total GROUP "D" Technical Non-Technical Total Total Technical Total Non-Technical Grand Total(A+B+C+D) Sanctioned strength 46 1 47 222 6 228 580 355 935 7 193 200 855 555 1410 Working strength 31 1 32 135 6 141 331 175 506 1 158 159 498 340 838 Vacancy 15 15 90 0 90 249 180 429 6 35 41 357 215 572

1.5. Fishery Resources and Potential

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(i) Annual catchable potential of important species / groups of fishes off Karnataka at 0-50 fathoms depth Sl. No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Species Elasmobranches Oil Sardines Other sardines Other Clupeids White Baits Mackerel Seer fish Tuna Carangids Pomfrets Silver Bellies Sciaenids Ribbon fish Cat fish Flat fish Prawns Cephalopods Lizard fish Perches Other Total Catchable potential (in metric tons) Karnataka % to total 2704 1.00 50902 18.90 6331 2.35 8255 3.07 14870 5.45 53445 19.84 4012 1.49 5700 2.12 27874 10.35 2511 0.93 5854 2.17 4156 1.54 6506 2.42 6600 2.42 5984 2.22 9908 3.68 2625 0.97 2508 0.93 8358 3.10 40413 15.01 269316 100.00

Source: Working Group GOI (1991): Catchable Potential

(ii) Marine Fishery Resources 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Exclusive Economic Zone Continental Shelf Coastal length Fishermen population Active fishermen population Fishermen villages Harbours Fish Landing Centers Mechanized Boats Non-Mechanized Boats Fishing Nets Ice Plants Cold Storages Freezing Plants Frozen Storages Canning Plants Fish Meal Plants Boat building yards Net making plants Brackish water Area 87000 sq.km 27000 sq.km 300 km. 275976 141720 191 6 25 9336 22580 41983 187 27 13 11 8 20 27 3 8000 ha.

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21 22 23 24 25 26

1. Suitable for Culture 2. Area developed for culture 3. Average production Brackish water Fish Farmers Dev. Agencies Shrimp Hatcheries Fisheries Co-operative Societies Fishery Co-op. Apex Federations Fish Markets

4200 ha 420 ha 1465 kg/ha/yr 2 5 106 2 218

(iii) Inland Fishery Resources 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Departmental tanks (>40 Ha achcut) Gram Panchayat tanks (<40 Ha achcut) Water spread area of tanks Number of Reservoirs Water spread area of Reservoirs Length of rivers Length of canals Fish seed Production and Rearing Centers a) Government i) Production centre ii) Rearing centre b) Private Fishermen population Active fishermen population Fish Farmers Development Agencies Fishermen Co-operative Societies Fishermen Co-operative Apex Federation Fishermen training centers Fish Markets Aquaria Ice Plants Cold Storages Frozen Storages 3399 22624 2.93 lakh ha. 82 2.61 lakh ha 5813 km 3187 km 29 26 83 491508 116858 13 362 1 4 224 15 37 13 1

9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19

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2. FISH PRODUCTION AND EXPORT OF FISH PRODUCTS

2.1 Year-wise fish production
(Qty.: Year

in metric tons) (Value: Rs in Lakh)

1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2.2

Marine Inland Total Quantity Value Quantity Value Quantity Value 189859 23643 120542 28394 310401 52037 160627 21009 118419 27995 279046 49004 165653 23684 126646 29706 292299 53390 177907 24829 127468 29911 305375 54740 128416 19942 121196 28343 249612 48285 180161 33653 86262 9805 266423 43458 187003 40498 70036 18783 257039 59281 171227 45873 80470 21582 251698 67455 176974 46598 120599 32321 297573 78918 168545 55143 123919 37176 292464 92318 175566 51787 122124 42744 297690 94531 218137 82024 143717 57487 361854 139511

Year-wise Export of Marine Fish Products, its value and Growth rate Year 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 Quantity (metric tons.) 6632 8127 9099 7158 9914 10551 Value (Rs. in lakh) 5768.00 7601.00 11312.71 9874.30 9926.36 11731.87 Growth % Qty. Value - 14 0 + 23 + 32 + 12 + 49 - 21 - 13 + 38 + 1 + 6 +18 Unit value per kg (in Rs.) 87 94 124 138 100 111

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1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09

11747 12897 11823 9430 9788 8474 10349 15965 26723 26155 33000

11395.35 12238.00 9446.00 6338.00 6270.00 6447.00 7692.39 10327.00 14949.00 16261.00 26400.00

+ 11 +10 -8 -20 +4 -13 +22 +54 +67 -2 +26

- 3 +7 -23 -33 -1 +3 +19 +34 +39 +9 +62

97 95 80 67 64 76 135 65 56 62 80

Figure 1: Fish production in Karnataka

Figure 2: Export of Marine Fish Products and value

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2.3 Sl. District No. 1. Bangalore Division 1 Bangalore(U) 2 Bangalore (R) 3 Ramanagara 4 Chikkabalapura 5 Chitradurga 6 Davanagere 7 Kolar 8 Shimoga 9 Tumkur 2. Belgaum Division 8 Belgaum 9 Bijapur 10 Bagalkote 11 Dharwad 12 Gadag 13 Haveri 14 U.Kannada 3. Gulbarga Division 15 Bellary 16 Bidar 17 Gulbarga 18 Koppal 19 Raichur 4. Mysore Division 20 Chamarajnagar 21 Chikmagalur 22 D. Kannada 23 Hassan 24 Kodagu 25 Mandya 26 Mysore 27 Udupi TOTAL

District-wise fish production

(in metric tons)

Marine 20727.65 81776.00 730625.00 175565.65

2007-08 Inland Total 3560.43 3698.86 4544.23 8126.27 3149.38 9089.94 13634.59 4505.28 2835.24 1089.53 2584.71 813.60 5224.05 5517.58 9040.28 1343.39 5084.54 2004.36 3626.51 3460.82 4035.32 1050.53 5825.09 884.47 8148.09 7435.47 1811.76 122124.3 3 3560.43 3698.86 4544.23 8126.27 3149.38 9089.94 13634.59 4505.28 2835.24 1089.53 2584.71 813.60 5224.05 26245.23 9040.28 1343.39 5084.54 2004.36 3626.51 3460.82 4035.32 82826.53 5825.09 884.47 8148.09 7435.47 732436.76 297689.98

Marine 33132.25 86788.00 98217.00 218137.25

2008-09 Inland Total 4754.78 3885.86 1794.84 2727.00 6369.07 8643.86 3470.83 10712.12 19017.19 3598.51 4217.18 1394.13 2394.86 957.17 6581.62 5448.91 10085.73 2586.85 3292.79 2588.16 3521.86 3059.62 4650.05 1062.43 6717.52 959.37 10368.64 7066.72 1789.53 143717.2 2 4754.78 3885.86 1794.84 2727.00 6369.07 8643.86 3470.83 10712.12 19017.19 3598.51 4217.18 1394.13 2394.86 957.17 6581.62 38581.16 10085.73 2586.85 3292.79 2588.16 3521.86 3059.62 4650.05 87850.43 6717.52 959.37 10368.64 7066.72 100006.53 361854.47