Mathsya Mela 2010 - Karnataka
“An Unique exhibition to showcase diversified activities of fisheries sector”
Karnataka state emerged as a maritime State in 1956 with the reorganization of the states. An independent Department of Fisheries was set up in 1957. Since then, the Department of Fisheries has been consistently striving hard for overall development of fisheries and of fishermen by implementing several developmental schemes both in Marine and Inland sectors.
The fisheries sector plays an important role in the socio economic development of State, in view of its contribution to the food basket, nutritional security, large foreign exchange earnings, employment generation and income.
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The fish production in Karnataka was around 2.0 lakh tons in early eighties and reached to a peak of over 3.0 lakh tons in mid nineties. The average fish production in the last 5 years is about 2.73 lakh tons with the contribution of Marine sector being 64 % and Inland sector 36%. The fish production from the state contributed about 4.8 % of India’s total fish production. The current level of per-capita fish availability in the state is about 5.3 kg.
The Gross domestic product of the state (GSDP) has witnessed a steady increase over the years. The contribution of Fisheries Sector to GSDP at current prices during 1993-94 was Rs 16,316 lakh and it has increased to Rs 92,318 lakh in 2006-07.
Draft Fisheries Policy
Fisheries Fieldday at Goppasandra Chintamani Taluk
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