Socio-economic Status of Fishermen Population in the Vicinity of Vembanad Lake
Socio-economic Status of Fishermen Population in the Vicinity of Vembanad Lake
Date
1992
Authors
Kurup, B.Madhusoodana
Sebastian, M. J
Sankaran, T.M
Rabindranath, P
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Publisher
Society of Fisheries Technologists (India) Cochin
Abstract
17,369 households in the vicinity of the Vembanad lake belong to the fishermen with
a population of 95,182. The average size of each fishermen and non-fishermen household
surveyed was found to be 5.48 and 5.42 respectively. 37.65% of the numbers of each
fishermen family are employed either directly in fishing (25.2%), in fishery related activities
(5.54%) or in non-fishery occupation (6.9%). The numerical strength of the active fishermen
of the study area has become reduced to 84% of what existed earlier. The average household
annual income showed variations from region to region, with a maximum of Rs. 1558
and a minimum of Rs. 158 and the avarage annual income of the whole region thus works
out to Rs.6U7. Considering the total fish produced from the lake as the source of income
for the fisherfolk of the study area, the average the household income works out to be
Rs.1,313.
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Keywords
Socio-economic Status ,Fishermen Population,Vicinity,Vembanad Lake
Citation
Fishery Tech 29(2):166-171