FISHERIES PROFILE OF THE STATE GUJARAT FISHERY RESOURCES OF

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Fisheries Profile of the State: Gujarat

Fishery Resources of Gujarat:

Marine

Length of coast line (Km)

1,600

Continental Shelf (‘000 sq km)

184

Number of Fish Landing Centers

121

No of Fishing villages

247

No of fishermen families

62,231

Fisher-folk population

3,36,181

Inland

Total inland water bodies (lakh Ha)

4.26

Rivers & canals (Km)

3,865

Reservoirs (Lakh ha)

2.43

Tanks & ponds (lakh Ha)

0.71

Flood plain lakes/derelict waters (lakh Ha)

0.12

Brackish water (lakh Ha)

1.00


Fish Farmers Development Agencies (FFDAs) and Brackish Water Fish Farmers Development Agencies (BFDAs)


No of Fish Farmers Development Agencies. ( FFDAs)

(Surat, Panchamahal, Bulsar, Kheda, Jamnagar, Bharoch, surendranagar, Sabarkantha, Vododhara, Ahmedabad, Rajkot, Bhavnagar, Kutch, Junagarh, Amreli, Banaskantha and Mehsana, Navsari, Anand, Dahod, Narmada)

21

Water area covered under FFDA (Ha)

81,971

No of Fish farmers trained under FFDA

36,128

No of beneficiaries under FFDA

21,684

Average productivity reported (Kg/Ha/year)-FFDA

764

No of Brackish Water Fish Farmers Development Agencies (BFDAs)

(Valsad, Surat and Bhroach)

3

Total Brackishwater (Ha)

1,00,000

Water area covered under BFDA (Ha)

968

No of Fish farmers trained under BFDA

1,652

No of beneficiaries under BFDA

479

Average productivity reported (Kg/Ha/year)-BFDA

1,276

Total No. of Hatcheries (05 Govt. +02 Apex Body+ 06 Private+ 02 Shrimp seed)

15





Fish production in last nine years in Gujarat:

Year

Inland


Marine

Total

Fish seeds produced


Inland

(‘000 tons)

Growth rate (%)

Marine (‘000 tons)

Growth rate (%)

Total production

(‘000 tons)

Growth

rate (%)

In million fry

2004-05

50.43

10.8

584.78

0.400

635.21

-3.0

508.93

2005-06

69.93

38.6

663.88

13.5

733.82

15.5

611.59

2006-07

76.82

9.8

670.51

1.00

747.33

1.8

621.89

2007-08

77.38

0.7

644.53

-3.87

721.91

-3.4

610.20

2008-09

142.85

84.6

623.05

-3.33

765.90

6.0

585.78

2009-10

84.07

-41.15

687.44

10.33

771.51

0.7

689.89

2010-11

85.97

2.26

688.93

0.22

774.90

0.44

837.35

2011-12

91.23

6.12

692.49

0.52

783.72

1.14

837.35

2012-13

94.93

4.05

693.56

0.15

788.49

0.61

282.48

2013-14

(Provisional)

97.84

3.06

695.58

0.29

793.42

0.62

387.00









Fishing Crafts:

Traditional crafts

Motorized Traditional crafts

Mechanized boats

Total

1,884

8,238

18,278

28,400





















Funds availed by the Govt. of Gujarat from National Fisheries Development Board (NFDB):

(Rs. in lakh)

Name of activities

Fund released During 11th Plan

During 12th Plan


2007-08

2008-09

2009-10

2010-

11

2011-

12

2012-13

2013-14

Intensive aquaculture in ponds & tanks

2.09

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

Seaweed cultivation

0.70

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

2.02

0.00

Infrastructure for Post harvest processing

0.00

0.00

0.00

776.00

776.00

246.23

0.00

Domestic marketing

0.00

0.00

0.00

69.77

0.00

0.00

0.00

Other activities

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.47

0.00

6.54

0.00

Human Resources Development

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.79

0.00

0.00

Total:

2.79

0.00

0.00

846.23

776.79

254.79

0.00

























Funds released under CSS & CS Schemes in Gujarat (during 11th Plan )

(Rs. in lakhs)


Name of Schemes

Funds Released during 11th Plan

2007-08

2008-09

2009-10

2010-11

2011-12

Development of Inland fisheries & Aquaculture

-

25.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

Development of Marine Fisheries, Infrastructure & Post Harvest Operations.

225.00

326.60

0.00

500.00

1224.30

National Scheme of Welfare of Fishermen.

70.00

80.75

0.00

0.00

45.32

Strengthening of Database & GIS of Fisheries Sector.

6.09

11.30

0.00

0.00

18.00

National Fisheries Development Board (NFDB)

2.790

0.00

0.00

846.23

776.00



Funds released under CSS & CS Schemes in Gujarat during 12th Plan

(Rs. in lakhs)


Name of Schemes

Funds released during the 12th Plan

2012-13

2013-14

2014-15


Development of Inland fisheries & Aquaculture

0.00

0.00

30.00

Development of Marine Fisheries, Infrastructure & Post Harvest Operations.

224.07

257.37

193.33

National Scheme of Welfare of Fishermen.

0.00

0.00

1.125

Strengthening of Database & GIS of Fisheries Sector.

20.58

19.86

23.20

National Fisheries Development Board (NFDB)

254.79

0.00

1.00




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