By Bimal Kumar Mishra Managing Director FISHCOPFED INDIA

ByBimal Kumar MishraManaging Director

FISHCOPFEDINDIA

• Fisheries Cooperative Movement – Fisheries Cooperative Movement – StatisticsStatistics

• Fisheries ResourcesFisheries Resources• How is fisheries related to tourism• Types of Fisheries Tourism practiced• Important Fisheries Touring Centres• Conclusion

NATIONAL LEVEL (APEX) FEDERATION – FISHCOPFED

(1)STATE FISHERY COOPERATIVE FEDERATIONS

(17)REG./DISTT. FISHERY COOPERATIVE SOCIETIES

(108)PRIMARY FISHERMEN COOPERATIVE SOCIETIES

(13200)PRIMARY MEMBERSHIP OF FISHERY COOPERATIVES

20.21 LAKHS

Marine: Coastline - 8118

kms.

Continental shelf - 0.5 sq.

km.

Exclusive economic Zone

- 2.02 m sq. kms.

Inland: River length -191024

kms. Reservoirs - 3.15

m.ha. Tanks and ponds

- 2.250 m.ha.

Beels, oxbow lakes & Derelict water - 0.820 m.ha.

Brackish water area - 1.240 m.ha.

• Entertainment : Boat rowing, Angling,

Swimming

• Production Centres : Important landing centres, Major ports

• Visiting Holy Places : Major pilgrimages are

located on the riversides in different states

• Inland Tourism : Eco-tourism in ponds, Holy rivers of various states such as Ganges and Brahmaputra

• Marine Tourism : East and West coast with important ports such as

Digha, Paradeep, Cochin, Mumbai, Lakshadweep, etc…

• Brackish Water Tourism : Lakes such as Chilka lake of Orissa

• Cold Water Tourism : Water areas of J & K and

Himachal Pradesh• Coral Reef : Chennai, Port Blair and Goa

possess these in abundance which may thus be harnessed by the tourism industry

• Aquarium : Chennai(Tamil Nadu), Jammu(J & K) and Mumbai(Maharashtra)

• J & K- For boat rowing and angling in Dal Lake

• Himachal Pradesh- Govind Sagar Dam for angling

• Gujarat- Veraval Fish Landing Centre• Maharashtra- Sasoon Dock Fish Landing

Centre• Goa- Panaji Market Complex on the seaside• Kerala(Cochin)- Export Operations

• Andhra Pradesh(Vizag)- Export Operations

• Orissa(Paradeep)- Landing Centre• West Bengal- Tourist Complexes of

West BengalState Fisherman’s

Cooperative Federation• Any State/UT with complete fishing

related tourism

There is enormous potential of fisheries tourism in India. The fisheries cooperative movement is so widespread and offers a diversified tourism interest than any sector. Thus, we must strive to derive the most of their harmonious coexistence.