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12. FISHERIES

12.1 FISHERIES DEVELOPMENT

Area: a. Total Coastal Line of the District : Nil

b. i. Total Inland Fresh Waterspread Area : 7876 Hec.

ii. Estuarires and Brackish Water Area : Nil

c. Marine Fishing Villages

2. Fish Production: Item Quantity Value (Tonne) (Rs) (1) (2) (3) 327.219 11461006

3. Inland Fisheries Development

Freezing Plants

Iceplants, Cold storages

And walk in coolers

Sea food manufacturing

Units in private sector -----Not Applicable-----

Fisheries Training centre:

i. Marine

ii. Inland

Fishing Vessels

4. Export

Fish and Fish Products: Export:

Quantity (Tonne) ----Not Applicable-----

Value (Rs.in lakhs)

Source: Tamil Nadu Fisheries Development Corporation Ltd., Bhavani Sagar. Asst. Director of Fisheries, Erode, Bhavani Sagar.

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12.2 ESTIMATED MARINE FISH PRODUCTION / INLAND FISH PRODUCTION

Sl.No. Place Quantity (Tonne) Value

(Rs. In lakhs)

1 Bhavani Sagar - -

2 Gunderi Palayam 23.222 645800

3 Varattu Pallam 7.712 165027

4 Odandurai 13.942 248115

5 Tamil Nadu Fisheries

Development Council, Bhavani Sagar

282.343 10402064

TOTAL 327.219 11461006

Source: Assistant Director of Fisheries, Erode, Bhavani Sagar.

12.3 NO. OF FAMILIES ENGAGED IN FISHING

Sl.No.

Name of the Fish catching centre

No. of Families engaged

1. Gunderipalayam 9

2. Varattupalayam 16

3. Odanthurai 8

Source: Asst. Director of Fisheries, Erode, Bhavani Sagar.