Co-ordinated by : Kerala Agricultural University & Indian Institute of Information Technology & Management - Kerala




 

Statistical data

  1. General Profile
  2. District wise distribution of coastline of Kerala
  3. Inland Water Resources
  4. Inland water spread area in Kerala
  5. Fish Landings in Kerala
  6. Inland fish landings species wise
  7. Species wise landings of Marine Fish in Kerala
  8. Exports of Marine products
  9. Exports of Marine products by items, Kerala
  10. Export of Marine Products from Kerala during 2000-01 and 2001-02
  11. Export of Marine Products from India during 2000-01 and 2001-02
  12. Fisheries
  13. Fisherman population in Kerala 2003-04
  14. District-wise distribution of Marine Fishermen Population in Kerala from 2001-02 & 2002-03
  15. District-wise distribution of Inland Fishermen Population in Kerala from 2001-02 & 2002-03(Estimated)

GENERAL PROFILE

Production Lakh M.Ts Fish Prawn
1998-1999 . 6.48 0.67
1999-2000 . 6.68 0.76
2000-2001 . 6.52 0.76
2001-2002 . 6.72 0.73
2002-2003 . 6.78 0.73
Area of Kerala 38863 sq kms .
Population (Mid Year 2003-Est) 329.89 lakhs .
Fisherman Population (in lakh) 10.85 .
Active Fisherman Population (in lakh) 2.22 .
Allied Workers (in lakh) 1.64 .
Primary Fisheries Co,op. Societies 852 .
% Share of Fisheries in Net State . .
Domestic Product at current prices 1.95 .
Fisherman Villages 335 .
Markets 2703 .
Dispensaries 38 .
Schools 10 .
Harbours 13 .
Landing Centres 9+64 .
Mechanized Boats 4510 .
Motorized Canoes 29395 .
Traditional Country Crafts 21956 .
Savings cum Relief Scheme Rs. 608.57 lakhs .
Sanitation @ Rs. 4000 8000 Nos .
Sanitation/Repair 2 Rs 20000 4000 Nos .
Self Help Group 1055 Nos .
Education concession 88000 Nos Rs. 250 lakh .
Plan outlay Rs. 9245 lakh Exp. Rs. 7955 lakh .
MARINE PROFILE
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Exclusive Economic Zone 147740 sq Kms .
Continent Shelf (Kerala coast) 39139 Sq.Kms .
Coastal Length 590 kms .
Catchable Resources Potential (MTS) 517217 .
% To Indian Potential 23.41 .
Fish production (In lakh M Ts) .
1998-1999 5.60 .
1999-2000 5.94 .
2000-2001 5.67 .
2001-2002 5.94 .
2002-2003 6.03

Export of Marine Products Quantity (in M Ts) Value (Rs. in lakh)
1997-1998 89366 94802
1998-1999 70641 81655
1999-2000 92148 114696
2000-2001 88852 104647
2001-2002 72756 95055
2002-2003 81393 104582
% Share of All India 17.42 15.20
INLAND PROFILE Nos Area (ha)
Rivers 44 85000
Reservoirs 53 42890
Ponds/Tanks 47216 27625
Brackish Water area 65213
Backwaters 53 46129
Prawn Filtration Fields 234 12873
Mangrove Area . 1924
First Production (in MTs) . .
1998-1999 65855 .
1999-2000 74130 .
2000-2001 85234 .
2001-2002 78039 .
2002-2003 75036 .
Fish farmers Development Agencies
FFDAS . .
BFFDAS 14 Nos .
Fish/Shrimp Hatcheries 6 Nos .
Seed Production Capacity 59472 Nos million .

Source: Fisheries Department, Kerala

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Inland water spread area in Kerala

Type of Inland water Area in Hects.
Rivers 85000
Tanks and Ponds 27625
Reservoirs 42890
Brackish water, Lakes, Backwater and ossuaries 112962
Total 268477

Source: Fisheries Department

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District wise distribution of coastline of Kerala

District Length of Coast Line
Area in Kms % to Total
1. Thiruvananthapuram 78 13.2
2. Kollam 37 6.3
3. Alappuzha 82 13.9
4. Eranakulam 46 7.8
5. Thrissur 54 9.2
6. Malappuram 70 11.8
7. Kozhikode 71 12.0
8. Kannur 82 14.0
9. Kasaragod 70 11.8
State 590 100.0

Source: Fisheries Department

Fish Landings in Kerala

Year Marine Inland
Quantity (MT) Value (Rs. In lakhs) Quantity (MT) Value (Rs. In lakhs)
2000-01 566571 132577.56 85234 29995.20
2001-02 593783 148342.69 78039 28867.00
2002-03 603286 154742.86 75036 30014.00
2003-04 608525 158237.00 NA -

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Exports of Marine products

Year Quantity (Tonnes) Share of Kerala (%) Value in Crores Share of Kerala (%)
India Kerala India Kerala
2000-01 440472 88852 20.17 6443.89 1046.4 16.24
2001-02 424470 72756 17.14 5957.05 950.55 15.96
2002-03 467297 81393 17.42 6881.31 1045.82 15.2
2003-04 412017 76627 18.6 6091.95 1099.13 18.04

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Exports of Marine products by items, Kerala

Quanity in Tonnes

Items 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04
Frozen Shrimp 28300 28023 27496 29198
Frozen fish 24956 11200 18387 10543
Frozen cattle Fish 14475 13818 16865 17657
Frozen Squids 14915 12319 11903 10875
Dried items 97 68 42 29
Live items 164 272 156 278
Chilled items 377 540 739 767
Others 5568 6516 5805 7280
Total 88852 72756 81393 76627

 

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Inland fish landings species wise

(Quantity in MT.)

Name of species 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03
Prawns 18315 16388 16178
Etroplus 4963 6998 4394
Murrels 4600 4306 4460
Mullets 4930 3462 4249
Cat fish 5276 4517 4367
Jew Fish 3078 2426 2677
Tilapea 8336 6868 7449
Labus finbriants 2293 3472 1743
Barbus 569 465 473
Zmrigala 5259 5065 4503
Crabs 805 618 701
Common Carabs 7162 7546 6321
Cutla 7454 6624 6962
Chanos 486 275 548
Eels 61 78 53
Labeo Rohitha 7470 5904 6357
Miscellaneous 4177 3027 3601
Total 85234 78039 75036

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Species wise landings of Marine Fish in Kerala

(in Tonnes)

Name of species

2000-01

2001-02

2002-03

2003-04

1. Elarmobranches 2683 2991 3197 3066
2. Els 90 142 181 147
3. Catfish 103 150 121 154
4. Chicro centrus 214 252 293 258
5. Oil sardine 195244 169851 180443 174464
6. Lesser Sardine 23668 96831 28658 99539
7. Hilsa Illisha - - - -
8. Other Illisha - - - -
9. Anchoviella 21825 34925 29173 35869
10. Thrissacles 2914 2254 4366 2320
11. Other Clupeids 20796 12694 10731 13024
12. Hurpodenniberens - - - -
13. Sauridaand Sanrus 7620 5856 6817 6021
14.Hemirrampluse and betone 584 632 970 647
15. Flying fish 6 - - -
16.Perches 49389 30212 40119 31020
17. Red Mullets 64 1545 144 1584
18. Polynemids 36 21 159 22
19. Sciends 1418 8063 6093 9056
20. Ribben fish 8381 18364 16082 18815
21. Caranx 19888 25110 24855 25721
22. Sherinemus 4044 1022 536 1051
23. Trachynotus - - - -
24. Other Carangid 21844 - - -
25. Cory Phaena - - - -
26. Elacate - - - -
27. Leiognathus 4114 5046 8619 5186
28. Lactarius 1430 3839 2106 3938
29. Pomfrets 746 1379 2557 1412
30. Mackerel 30667 42446 54537 43551
31. Scerfish 4798 2326 3499 2389
32. Tunnies 14072 11014 15444 11314
33. Spnyraena 2894 1562 3209 1610
34. Mugil 333 28 89 28
35. Soles 15187 7946 14781 8174
36. Penacid prawns 513902 53219 53627 53361
37. Non Penacid 6522 3226 3350 3370
38. Crabs 15509 3343 7772 3446
39. Cephalopods 2926 16033 43354 16147
40. Miscellaneous 8255 6683 17395 6859
41. Total 566571 593783 603286 608525

 

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Fisherman population in Kerala 2003-04

Districts Marine Total (Marine +Inland)
Male Female Children Total
Thiruvananthapuram 53090 51402 72996 177488 178919
Kollam 32122 29409 38360 99891 136243
Pathanamthitta 36916 35705 45937 118558 184633
Alappuzha 0 0 0 0 2462
Kottayam 0 0 0 0 26461
Idukki 0 0 0 0 827
Eranakulam 25077 24277 27823 77177 145470
Thrissur 22861 23142 28258 74261 95387
Palakkad 0 0 0 0 2769
Malappuram 25111 25689 34370 85170 89817
Kozhikode 0 0 0 0 287
Wayanad 33021 31826 40261 105108 117948
Kannur 18308 17385 23676 59369 66310
Kasaragod 15008 14459 17098 46565 47575
Total 261514 253294 328779 843587 1095108

 

Districts Inland Total (Marine +Inland)
Male Female Children Total
Thiruvananthapuram 462 486 483 1431 178919
Kollam 11623 11078 13651 36352 136243
Pathanamthitta 21794 21033 23248 66075 184633
Alappuzha 616 750 1096 2462 2462
Kottayam 8728 8532 9201 26461 26461
Idukki 334 255 238 827 827
Eranakulam 23268 22628 22397 68293 145470
Thrissur 6959 6826 7341 21126 95387
Palakkad 768 868 1133 2769 2769
Malappuram 1475 1467 1705 4647 89817
Kozhikode 96 90 101 287 287
Wayanad 4063 3941 4836 12840 117948
Kannur 2370 2307 2264 6941 66310
Kasaragod 341 325 344 1010 47575
Total 82897 80586 88038 251521 1095108

 

Source: Directorate of Fisheries

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Fisheries

SI. No Items Unit 2001-02 2002-03
1 Length of Coast line KM 590 590
2 Inland water resources Hect. 360535 360535
3 Fishermen population Nos. 1074592 1084924
4 Active Fishermen Nos. 220684 222417
5 Fishing craft
(a) Mechanised crafts Nos. 4150 4150
(b) Motorised crafts " 29395 29395
(c) Non-motorised " 21956 21956
6 Production of fish
(a) Marine Fish landings Tonnes 593783 603286
(b) Marine Fish value Rs. Lakhs 146342.69 154742.86
(c) Inland Fish landings Tonnes 78039 75036
(d) Inland Fish value Rs. Lakhs 28867 30014

Source: Directorate of Fisheries

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Inland Water Resources

SI. No. Item Number Area (Hect)
Fresh Water Resources
i Private Ponds 35763 21986
2 Panchayat Ponds 6848 1487
3 Quarry Ponds 879 341
4 Holy Ponds 2689 480
5 Village Ponds and other water holds 185 496
6 Irrigation Tanks 852 2835
7 Public 'Sector- Fresh water fish farms 13 85
8 Fresh water springs 7 -
9 Fresh water lakes 9 1620
10 Water falls 11 -
11 Rivers 44 85000
12 Reservoirs 53 42890
13 Check Dams 80 259
14 Bund/Bassier/Anicut/Shutter Water holds 70 879
Brackish Water Resources
15 Brackish water Area - 65213
16 Back waters 53 46129
17 Prawn Filtration fields 234 12873
18 Public sector Brackish water fish farms 12 227
19 Estuaries (Azhi/Pozhi) 84 -
20 Mangrove Area - 1924

Source: Directorate of Fisheries

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Export of Marine Products from Kerala during 2000-01 and 2001-02

Quantity in Tonnes Value Rs. in Crores

SI. No Item 2000-01 2001-02
Quantity Value Quantity Value
1 Frozen Shrimp 28300 596.76 28023 549.49
2 Frozen Squid 14915 139.02 12318 115.18
3 Frozen Cuttle fish 14475 154.74 13819 153.21
4 Frozen Fin fish - - - -
5 Frozen Lobster - - - -
6 Dried Items 97 1.47 95 4.10
7 Live Items 164 7.29 272 12.32
8 Chilled Items 377 4.78 540 6.76
9 Frozen Fish 24956 97.79 11351 57.32
10 Others 5568 44.62 6338 52.17
Total 88852 1046.47 72756 950.55

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Export of Marine Products from India during 2000-01 and 2001-02

Quantity in Tonnes Value Rs. in Crores

SI. No Item 2000-01 2001-02
Quantity Value Quantity Value
1 Frozen Shrimp 111874 4481.51 127709 4139.92
2 Frozen fish 212903 874.91 174976 713.11
3 Frozen Squid 37628 324.43 39790 329.67
4 Frozen Cuttle fish 33677 288.99 30568 280.07
5 Frozen Lobster - - - -
6 Chilled Items 3820 71.63 3284 63.66
7 Live Items 1844 39.88 1628 40.57
8 Dried Items 7511 69.8 7020 60.19
9 Others 31216 292.74 39495 329.86
Total
440473 6443.89 424470 5957.05

Department of Economics & Statistics, Kerala

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District-wise distribution of Marine Fishermen Population in Kerala from 2001-02 & 2002-03

SI. No. District 2001-02 2002-03
Male Female Children Total Male Female Children Total
1 TVPM 52106 50450 71643 174199 52601 50929 72324 175854
2 KLM 31527 28863 37649 98039 31826 29138 38007 98971
3 ALP 36232 35043 45087 116362 36576 35376 45514 117466
4 PTA - - - - - - - -
5 KTM - - - - - - - -
6 TDK - - - - - - - -
7 EKM 24613 23828 27307 75748 24847 24054 27567 76468
8 TSR 22436 22713 27734 72883 22650 22929 27998 73577
9 PKD - - - - - - - -
10 MLP 24646 25212 33733 83591 24880 25452 34053 84385
11 KZD 32409 31237 39515 103161 32717 31533 39890 104140
12 WYD - - - - - - - -
13 KNR 17968 17063 23237 58268 18139 17225 23458 58822
14 KGD 14731 14190 16781 45702 14870 14326 16940 46136
Total
256668 248599 322686 827953 259106 250962 325751 835819

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District-wise distribution of Inland Fishermen Population in Kerala from 2001-02 & 2002-03(Estimated)

SI. No. Districts 2001-02 2002-03
Male Female Children Total Male Female Children Total
1 TVPM 452 478 473 1403 457 482 478 1417
2 KLM 11397 10864 13385 35646 11511 10972 13519 36002
3 ALP 21372 20623 22797 64792 610 743 1086 2439
4 PTA 604 736 1075 2415 21585 20830 23025 65440
5 KTM 8559 8366 9022 25947 8644 8450 9112 26206
6 TDK 329 249 233 811 331 252 236 819
7 EKM 22816 22189 21963 66968 23045 22411 22182 67638
8 TSR 6823 6694 7198 20715 6892 6760 7270 20922
9 PKD 753 851 1111 2715 761 859 1122 2742
10 MLP 1447 1438 1672 4557 1461 1453 1689 4603
11 KZD 3984 3864 4743 12591 4024 3903 4790 12717
12 WYD 94 88 100 282 95 89 101 285
13 KNR 2324 2263 2220 6807 2347 2286 2242 6875
14 KGD 335 319 336 990 338 322 340 1000
Total
81289 79022 86328 246639 82101 79812 87192 249105

Department of Economics & Statistics, Kerala


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