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Fishing boats Fishing boats near Kollam in Kerala. Fishing in India is a major sector within the economy of India contributing 1.07% of its total GDP. [1] The fishing sector in India supports the livelihood of over 28 million people in the country, especially within the marginalized and vulnerable communities. [2]
Chinnamuttom has the only fishing harbour in Kanyakumari District. The harbour was constructed between 1984 and 1994 at the cost of 684.70 lakhs under a 50% Government of India (GOI) grant. [ 3 ] The construction of the harbour encouraged the local fishing fleet to grow from 70 mechanized boats and 100 country boats to 143 mechanized boats, 166 ...
Malpe is a natural port in the Udupi District in Karnataka, India. [1] Located at the mouth of the Malpe River about six kilometers to the west of Udupi, it is an important port and a major fishing harbor on the Karnataka coast. [2] [3] The town of Malpe is associated largely with settlements of the Mogaveera fisherman community.
Map showing the location of airports and major seaports in India. Water ports and harbours in India ... Dhamara Fishing Harbour; G.
View of Kakinada port from Beach. The state's ports handled 73 million tons of cargo in financial year 2015–16. [3] The state of Andhra Pradesh is the second maritime state (after Gujarat) in terms of cargo handled by Non-Major Ports and the third maritime state (after Gujarat and Maharashtra) in terms of overall cargo handled including Visakhapatnam port trust .
Neendakara port (Neendakara Fishing Harbour) is an intermediate port located in the Kollam district of Kerala. [1] It is situated on the Ashtamudi Lake, which comprises both sides - Neendakara and Sakthikulangara. The port is used for fishing and cargo transportation. It has the capacity to contain over 500 fishing boats at a time. [2]
Petuaghat Fishing Harbour is a fishing harbour established near the mouth of the Rasulpur River at Petuaaghat in East Midnapore district of West Bengal. [1] The port was inaugurated in 2010 by the then Governor of West Bengal, M. K. Narayanan. The port has been developed in 11.8 hectares of land. The port is India's seventh largest fishing port ...
India has a coastline of 11,098 kilometres [3], forming one of the largest peninsulas in the world. According to the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, around 95 percent of India's trading by volume and 70 percent by value is done through maritime transport. India's major ports handled highest ever cargo of 795 million tonne in FY23. [4]