WORKING PAPERS - BOBP/WP/2
Inventory of Kattumarams and Their Fishing Gear in Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu
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T. R. Menon
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WORKING PAPERS - BOBP/WP/2 Inventory of Kattumarams and Their Fishing Gear in Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Naduby |
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Executing Agency: FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS Funding Agency: UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME Development of Small-Scale Fisheries in the Bay of Bengal Madras, India. October l980 |
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During the second half of 1979 and the first quarter of 1980 a survey was carried out in some fishing villages of Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu, to obtain information on the types of kattumarams used on the East Coast of India, the kinds of fishing gear used with the kattumaram, the methods of operation, catches and costs. This working paper presents the results of the survey. The text and the photographs give a brief summary of kattumaram types and their economic importance. A comprehensive pictorial record of the kattumaram types is also available. For those requiring more detailed data on materiats, construction, fishing gear, operations and costs, a comprehensive record of the information obtained during the survey is to be found in the appendices. The survey was carried out by Mr. T. R. Menon, Chief Instructor (Craft and Gear), Central Institute of Fisheries, Nautical and Engineering Training (CIFNET), Cochin. He was deputed to the Bay of Bengal Programme during July-September 1979 and in March 1980. The Bay of Bengal Programme and FAO express their gratitude to the Government of India, Ministry of Agriculture, and to the Director of CIFNET for making Mr. Menons services available to carry out the work. |
PREFACE
1. INTRODUCTION
2. PRINCIPAL CHARACTERISTICS
3. BOAT KATTUMARAMS OF ANDHRA PRADESH
4. RAFT KATTUMARAMS OF TAMIL NADU
5. BOAT KATTUMARAMS OF TAMIL NADU
6. SAIL PROPULSION
7. EARNINGS
1. Areas surveyed
2a. General arrangement: Andhra Pradesh four-log boat kattumaram
2b. Typical Andhra Pradesh five-log boat kattumaram
2c. Boat kattumaram, Andhra Pradesh: Typical dimensions of principal components
2d. Boat kattumaram, Andhra Pradesh: Transverse sections
3a. Tamil Nadu raft kattumaram: Side view
3b. Typical large raft kattumaram: Details of structure
3c. Raft kattumarams: Typical dimensions and structures
3d. Detail of prow piece for a three-log raft kattumaram
3e. Raft kattumaram: Lashing sequence
3f. Raft kattumaram: Fittings
4. Raft kattumaram: 0ars and paddles
5. Wooden anchor used with kattumarams
6a. Boat kattumaram, Tamil Nadu
6b. Dimensions of main structural components of a typical Tamil Nadu boat kattumaram
6c. Tamil Nadu boat kattumaram: Details of construction
7. Sail plans of kattumarams
8. Data on kattumarams inspected during survey
9. Data on fishing gears examined during kattumaram survey
10. Sailing of kattumarams
11. Kattumaram glossary