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12. FISHERIES
12.1 FISHERIES DEVELOPMENT
Area: a. Total Coastal Line of the District : Nil
b. i. Total Inland Fresh Waterspread Area : 7876 Hec.
ii. Estuarires and Brackish Water Area : Nil
c. Marine Fishing Villages
2. Fish Production: Item Quantity Value (Tonne) (Rs) (1) (2) (3) 327.219 11461006
3. Inland Fisheries Development
Freezing Plants
Iceplants, Cold storages
And walk in coolers
Sea food manufacturing
Units in private sector -----Not Applicable-----
Fisheries Training centre:
i. Marine
ii. Inland
Fishing Vessels
4. Export
Fish and Fish Products: Export:
Quantity (Tonne) ----Not Applicable-----
Value (Rs.in lakhs)
Source: Tamil Nadu Fisheries Development Corporation Ltd., Bhavani Sagar. Asst. Director of Fisheries, Erode, Bhavani Sagar.
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12.2 ESTIMATED MARINE FISH PRODUCTION / INLAND FISH PRODUCTION
Sl.No. Place Quantity (Tonne) Value
(Rs. In lakhs)
1 Bhavani Sagar - -
2 Gunderi Palayam 23.222 645800
3 Varattu Pallam 7.712 165027
4 Odandurai 13.942 248115
5 Tamil Nadu Fisheries
Development Council, Bhavani Sagar
282.343 10402064
TOTAL 327.219 11461006
Source: Assistant Director of Fisheries, Erode, Bhavani Sagar.
12.3 NO. OF FAMILIES ENGAGED IN FISHING
Sl.No.
Name of the Fish catching centre
No. of Families engaged
1. Gunderipalayam 9
2. Varattupalayam 16
3. Odanthurai 8
Source: Asst. Director of Fisheries, Erode, Bhavani Sagar.
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