Economics of fisheries technologies / Naveen Gupta.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Dynamics of fisheries -- Assessment of economic models -- Fisheries economic models -- Fishing groups -- Conservation and management -- Characteristics of fish farming -- Models of farming -- The advantages of integrated fish farming.

"Fisheries is a sunrise sector of our economy. Its role in increasing food supply, generating job opportunities, raising nutritional level and earning foreign exchange has been important. Growing urbanization, globalization, rapidly changing social structures had a major impact on the fisheries structure in the country. Fisheries and aquaculture emerged as the important commercial activity from its traditional role as subsistence supplementary activity. Fishery economics is a central component to fishery management, explaining stakeholder behavior as well as the impacts of various management decisions. Fisheries sector plays an important role in the Indian economy. It contributes to the national income, exports, food and nutritional security and in employment generation. This sector is also a principal source of livelihood for a large section of economically underprivileged population of the country, especially in the coastal areas. Share of agriculture and allied activities in the GDP is constantly declining. It has been observed that agriculture sector is gradually diversifying towards high value enterprises including fisheries. The book covers both marine and inland fish production technologies and their economic evaluation. The book will be useful to scientists, resource managers and researchers working with big data to advance more sustainable fisheries practices"-- Back cover.