Future Fisheries in Hands of Deep Sea Fishing – Scope and its Prospects

By : T. Bhuvaneshwaran , P. Pavin Kumar , S. Ashik Ahmed , B. Ahilan

Page No: 21-30

Abstract
Fisheries play an important role in ensuring the nutritional security for millions and play a pioneer role in the economic development of maritime nations. It provides employment opportunities to more than 14 million people (FAO-SOFIA 2019) and supports for the livelihood of fishermen community. A recent revalidation data on marine fisheries potential has shown that the fishing pressure in near shore waters have been considerably increasing and the signs of overexploitation of fishery resources is evident. If there is further increase in fishing effort along the near shore waters, it will ultimately affect the sustainable yield. The fishery along the Indian waters is currently harvesting around 12% of the potential and the balance resources remains un noticed and unexplored. As the coastal fishery now facing the issues like resource conservation, management and sustainability, there is an imperative need for selecting a alternative resource that fulfils the nutritional security and to cater the increasing demand for fishes. Thus, the deep sea fisheries serves as a best alternative with an ample of scope with huge unexplored, under exploited fishery resources. The deep sea fisheries serve as the best solution to deviate the increasing pressure on inshore waters and to ensure the sustainability for future. With the combination of scientific technologies and modern fishing equipments deep sea resources could be well utilized and well explored. In this context, let us see the importance of deep sea fisheries in overall fishery production, its potential and its prospects.

Authors :
T. Bhuvaneshwaran
Dr. M.G.R. Fisheries College and Research Institute, Tamil Nadu, Dr. J. Jayalalithaa Fisheries University, Ponneri – 601204, Tamil Nadu, India.

P. Pavin Kumar

S. Ashik Ahmed

B. Ahilan
 

DOI: http://doi.org/10.32381/JAT.2021.36.1-4.3