FISHERIES COLLEGE AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE, THOOTHUKKUDI
DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES ECONOMICS AND STATISTICS
The Department of Fisheries Resources and Economics was established in 1978 with the principal mandate of carrying out teaching, research and extension in the areas of fisheries economics and fisheries statistics. Besides offering undergraduate courses, this department is also offering M.F.Sc. and Ph.D. degree programmes in Fisheries Economics from 1998.
Title |
Period |
Investigator(s) |
| Social Anthropological Studies in Marine Fisheries (University Research Project) | March.2003 onwards | Dr.R.Senthilathiban |
| Fisheries Credit Utilisation Pattern in Thoothukkudy District (University Research Project) | June 2003 onwards | Dr.R.Jayaraman |
| Primary Marketing in Fisheries (University Research Project) | April 2003 onwards | M.Rajakumar |
The Department staff participated in 65 training programmes and have published 75 extension articles both in Tamil and English for the benefit of fisherfolk, fish farmers and entrepreneurs, besides 4 extension booklets and 2 manuals. A National Workshop on Rural Fish Marketing was conducted in September 2000 with financial support from National Institute of Agricultural Marketing, (NIAM), Jaipur. The department staff participate in various extension programmes like Farm Radio broadcast (33 nos.) and TV programmes (3 nos.) and several awareness programmes.
- Training on improved technologies in fishing and other income-generating activities was found to provide a source of job opportunity for the aspirant youth in Punnakayal fishing village.
- Leased-in tanks were economically more feasible and financially more viable than owned tanks in Kanyakumari district as shown by shorter PBP of tank-based fish culture.
- There was inverse relationship between pond size and input use / output realisation and similarly as the tank size decreased, profitability increased in Kanyakumari district.
- The rates of depreciation estimated for vallams, catamarans and mechanised boats were 9.06%, 8.51% and 8.43% , respectively in Chidambaranar district.
- The crewshare formula for the mechanized craft category was 60:40 (Owner: Crew) and it was 50:50 in the motorized craft category in Kanyakumari district.
- Self Help Group is a potential tool for fisherwomen empowerment and their welfare development. The microcredit lent to them has been well utilized. Most of the SHGs are functioning regularly. Over 95% of the SHGs are saving regularly and the president and treasurer of the SHGs deposit the savings into a joint account. Financial analysis shows that over 90% of the SHGs availed credit from the State Bank of India, Punnakkayal and over 95% of them have repaid the credit. As in February 2000, the SHGs saved a substantial sum of Rs.6.2 lakhs and the total money transacted among the members of the SHGs is Rs.13.20 lakhs, something remarkable.
Dr. R.Jayaraman, Professor and Head
Dr. R.Senthilathiban, Professor
Th. M.Rajakumar, Associate Professor (S.S)
Th. R.K.Ramkumar, Assistant Professor (S.G)