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    Artisanal fishing gears of Visakhapatnam
    (Society of Fisheries Technologists (India), Cochin, 2005) Sreedhar, U.; Rajeswari, G.; Prakash, R.R.
    Visakhapatnam along with Kakinada coast shares the status of being the major fish landing Centre in the east coast of India. The traditional fisheries off Visakhapatnam are diverse in terms of fishing gear and methods. In recent years, specific gears have been developed for commercially important species by standardizing the twine size and mesh size. The multi-walled trammel net has been adopted for effective exploitation of crustaceans with necessary changes. Use of monofilament has .been popular among fishermen in this area. Fishermen of this coast have adopted certain innovations such as use of artificial lure in place of natural bait. Larger units of hooks and lines have also been in use as a result of motorization of the craft and operations have shifted to deeper waters. Increased competition in the fishing industry coupled with the diminishing returns have resulted in fishermen using codend mesh size up to 5 mm in boat seines and shore seines. In view of these changes, there is an urgent need to assess the present artisanal fishing practices prevailing in the coast in order to promote eco-friendly and low energy fishing practices. This article provides an overview of the traditional fishing gears operated, off Visakhapatnam coast. The technological and operational details of major traditional fishing gear and methods namely gillnets, boat seines, beach seines and lines are described. Suggestions for making indigenous gear more eco-friendly and cost-effective are provided.
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    Status of fishing technology in Andhra Pradesh
    (Society of Fisheries Technologists (India), Cochin, 2005) Rajeswari, G.; Prakash, R.R.; Sreedhar, U.
    The fishing industry in Andhta Pradesh has grown substantially over the years with intensification of the fishing etlort and diversification in the lishing practices. contributing sig nificantl y to the social. economic and nutritional wellbeing of the people of the state. The state contribute.7.5' of the total fish prod uction in I ndia and ranks I " in coast.al aquaculture. 2-.1 in inland fish production a nd occupies I " posi t ion in tmtrine proclucts exports. Different methods of tish harvesting are in vogue in capture fisheries sector of Andhra Pradesh. They range from gearlike gill net. trammel net. shore setne. boat sei ne. tixed stake net. c.at' net .and hook and line, long lines to trawling. Crafls used in Andhra Pr.ade:.h range from the traditional catamarans. canoes. stitched boats. am.l na\'as to mechanized trawlers. There has been a rapid expansion of both the non-mechanized and mechanized fleet over the past four decade!-o . A), a re.;uJt of this unbridled expansion. catch per unit effort h.a' fallen drastically over the years. highlighting the need for a scientiti<: manag..:ment of resources in order to ensure economic viability of fishing and long-t..:rm sustainability of resources. The paper highlightthe pre nt statu:. of fishing technology development in Andhra Pradesh and CI FT!> initiati ves in development of harvest technologies. The paper al'o dicusses the.: future strategies for developing responsible and sustainable fisheries in Andhra Pradesh.