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Analysis Study Research Paper | Economics | India | Volume 3 Issue 2, February 2014 | Rating: 5.5 / 10
Fisheries Infrastructure in Coastal Andhra Pradesh - An Appraisal of Government Support
Yedukondalu Narendra
Abstract: Andhra Pradesh is one of the best maritime states of India, enriched with second longest coastline with 974 Kms, 33, 227 Sq. Kms of continental shelf area, 8 lakh hectares of inland water bodies, 2.12 lakh hectares of aquaculture area, river and canals stretching over 18.24 lakh hectares and mangrove area of 352 Sq Kms. The State has all required supporting infrastructure like State - of - the - art facilities for shipment at 3 ports at Visakhapatnam, Krishnapatnam & Kakinada, 92 processing plants with about 5, 000 MT processing capacity perday, 107 cold storages with 2.00 lakh MT storage capacity, 389 shrimp hatcheries with more than 60, 000 million seed production capacity, 36 feed plants with 10, 000 MT production capacity per day and 225 aquaculture labs with all aqua input testing facilities. The fisheries sector?s contribution to State GVA is 8.24 % and 27.91 % to agricultural GVA and providing livelihood opportunities to 20.15 lakh populations either directly or indirectly in the State. The present paper attempts to study about the infrastructural facilities that are available for development of fishing and fishermen in the state along with future prospects of fish industry in the state.
Keywords: Andhra Pradesh fisheries, fishing infrastructure, aquaculture development, fish industry growth, fishermen livelihood
Edition: Volume 3 Issue 2, February 2014,
Pages: 440 - 442