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Introduction of New Small Fishing Craft in Kerala, India - BOBP/REP/49

Year of publication 1992

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages p. 30

Author O. Gulbrandsen and M. R. Andersen

Product type Book (stand-alone)

Series number REP49

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) This report describes attempts to introduce modified and new types of small fishing craft in the State of Kerala India. Three new types were constructed and tested and one type, a beachlanding craft available on the east coast of India, was introduced. All the craft underwent commercial fishing trials. The work was carried out during I Wc)-90.1989-90. The project. on request from the Government of India. was funded to the tune of US $ 139.000 by FAO under its Technical Cooperation Programme (TCP). The Kerala State Cooperative Federation for Fisheries Development Limited (MATSYAFED) was designated as the government agency responsible for the project execution. The Bay of Bengal Programme (BOBP) provided technical support, equipment and monitory services to implement the project. Besides the authors, other persons actively engaged in the project work were officials ofthc MATSYAFED, officers and technicians of BOBP, managers and staff of two boatyards and. not least, the fi sherfolk. The Bay of Bengal Programme (BOBP) is a multi-agency regional fisheries programme which covers seven countries around the Bay of Bengal - Bangladesh. India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Maldives, Sri Lanka. Thailand. The Programme plays a catalytic and consultative role: it develops, demonstrates and promotes new techniques. technologies or ideas to help improve the conditions of small-scale fisherfolk communities in membercountries.

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