Mapping of marketing channels and value chain analysis of some commercially important shellfish species landings in the East Medinipur district, West Bengal

Roul, Subal Kumar and Jeeva, Charles J and Raju, S S and Rao, K Gouri Sankara (2023) Mapping of marketing channels and value chain analysis of some commercially important shellfish species landings in the East Medinipur district, West Bengal. Marine Fisheries Information Service, Technical and Extension Series, 255. pp. 35-39. ISSN 0254-380X

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Abstract

West Bengal with a coastline of 158 km, two coastal districts, 171 marine fishing villages, 49 marine fish landing centres, 3.7 lakh fisher folk population (CMFRI Census, 2016) has contributed 2.6 lakh t of marine fish landings during 2020 registering an increase of 4.6% compared to 2019. The marine landings during the period were dominated by pelagic resources with landings of 1.25 lakh t (49%) followed by demersal (82,000 t, 32%), crustacean resources (41,000 t, 16%) and molluscan resources (8,000 t, 3%). The major resources contributed to the total crustacean landings of the state during the period were penaeid shrimps (66%) followed by non-penaeid shrimps (21%), crabs (13%) and lobsters (<1%). Similarly the major resources contributed to the total molluscan landings were cuttlefishes (71%), followed by squids (28%). Octopus formed a meagre landing, contributing nearly 1% of the total molluscan landings of the state. The major gears contributing to the total marine landings of the state were mechanized multi-day trawlers (54%) followed by mechanized gill netters (12%) and inboard bag netters (7%). Other gears such as mechanized bag netters, inboard gill netters, hook and liners and shore seiners together contributed about 27% to the total marine fish landings of West Bengal (CMFRI, 2020).

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Shellfish species; Mapping
Subjects:	Fish and Fisheries > Shell fish Marine Fisheries > Fish landing
Divisions:	CMFRI-Digha CMFRI-Visakhapatnam
Depositing User:	Arun Surendran
Date Deposited:	13 Jun 2023 09:38
Last Modified:	13 Jun 2023 09:38
URI:	http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/id/eprint/17053

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