The shrimp resources of the coastal waters of Kerala and the effect of mechanisation

Abstract

The exploitation of shrimp resources in the coastal waters of Kerala by mechanised and traditional sectors together is limited to the 80 m depth zona In the continental shelf. Indications are that the shrimping grounds inside this depth zone all along the coast are being exploited to the maximum level, possibly by a combination of effort from the two sectors, except perhaps a few areas which are unreachable from the existing port facilities by the small mechanised vessels capable of only single day operations.