A/534559

FISHES AND FISHERIES

CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT

Edited by

Rekha R. Gaonkar
R.B. Patil
Maria D.C. Rodrigues

A P H PUBLISHING CORPORATION
5 ANSARI ROAD, DARYA GANJ
NEW DELHI! 10 002

Contents
Preface
Principal M.S. Kamat: A Profile
Contributors
Introduction

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SECTION I
FISHERIES SECTOR IN INDIA IN THE CONTEXT OF WTO
AND REGULATIONS
1. Trade Policy Reforms, Food Safety Standards
and Indian Fisheries Exports
- Anjani Kumar and A.K. Jha

2. Impact of WTO on Indian Fisheries

- M. Das and Ashutosh Mishra

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3. Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries and

its Application to Management of Marine Capture
Fisheries in India
- M.E. John

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4. Implementation of the Code of Conduct for

Responsible Fisheries in India
- Yugraj Singh Yadava

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SECTION II
MARINE RESOURCES: MANAGEMENT AND
CONSERVATION
5. Management of Coastal and Marine Environment
- N.P.S. Varde

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6. Importance of Aquaculture in the Sustainable

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Marine Fish Production
- S. Subramanian, K.N. Mohanta and Nee lam Komarpanl

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Fishes and Fisheries

7. Status of Marine Resource Exploitation and

Management in Karnataka
- Ramachandra Bhatta and Dinakara Shetty.

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8. Sustainable Fishery Development: A Necessity

- Vijay Kumar Yaragal

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9. Application of Remote Sensing Technique in

Increasing Efficiency in Marine Fisheries
- S. Subramanian and Neelam Komarpant

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10. Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries (EAF):

Implementation and Impediments
- Jyotirmayee Sahu and MM. Prasad

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11. Destruction of Environment Mangroves in

Sundarbans of West Bengal - Is it due to Brackish
Water Fisheries or Inappropriate Settlement Policy?
- Debabrata Lahiri

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SECTION III
SMALL-SCALE FISHING COMMUNITIES: SOME
CONCERNS
12. Multifunctional, Coastal Area Ecosystems and
Small-Scale Fishing Communities: Some
Thoughts for a Vision and Action
- John Kurien

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13. Poverty Alleviation in Small-Scale Fishing

Communities: A Review
- M.M. Prasad and J.K. Bandopadhyay

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SECTION IV
FISHERIES SECTOR IN GOA: SOME ISSUES
14. Fisheries Resources of Goa: Its Management
and Conservation
- Shamila Monteiro

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15. Sustainable Development of the Marine

Resources in Goa - What Needs to be Done?
- Avinash V. Raikar

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16. One Sea ... Few Fish ... Many Trawlers: A

Case Study of the Ramponkars in Goa
- Sharon D'Cruz

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17. The Fisherfolk Movement in Goa: A Conflict

Between Tradition and Modernity
- R.B. Patil, Rekha Gaonkar and Maria Rodrigues

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18. The High Court and the Monsoon Fishing

Ban in Goa
- Norma Alvares

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