Fishery Profile

(I)  Population

        1.   No. of Fishermen Village        --     493

       2.   No. of House holds                 -- 12,795

      a)  Male                                 -- 21,854

      b)  Female                             -- 21,491

      c)  Children                           -- 23,966

3.  Fishermen engaged in Fishing --  9,399

      a) Part Time                         --   4,180

      b) Occasional                       --   2,678

      c) Total                                -- 16,257

3. (I) (A) Fisher Women engaged in Fishing

      a) Full Time                          -- 2,509

      b) Part Time                         -- 1,857

      c) Occasional                       -- 2,021

      d) Total                                -- 6,387

(II) RESOURCES AVAILABLE :

1.G.P.Tank No.                           -- 1733

Area                                           -- 1003.65 Hact

2. PRIVATE TANK. No.                 -- 8467

Area                                           -- 1112.96 Hact

3. AREA FOUND SUITABLE :

G.P. No                                      -- 1246

Area.                                         -- 732 .00 Hact.

REVENUE No.                             -- 620

Area                                          -- 3.12 Hact

PRIVATE TANK No.                     -- 7175

Area                                          -- 941.25

GRAND TOTAL AREA AVAILABLE:

No.                 -- 10,833

Area               -- 2,471.84

GRAND TOTAL AREA SUITABLE :

No.                 -- 10,833

Area               -- 1985.25

(III) CRAFTS AND GEARS.

1. Craft.

(a) Motorised         -- 6

(b) Non Motorised  -- 1388

(c) Total                -- 1394

2. Gears.

Total No.of Gears. 28,268.

(IV) TANK AREA DEVELOPED UNDER F.F.D.A. PROGRAMME.

YEAR .

1998-1999 With Bank Financed        --  16.25 ha.

Without Bank Financed                    -- 54.60 ha.

Total                                               -- 70.85 ha.

1999-2000 With Bank Financed        -- 10.98 ha.

Without Bank Financed                    -- 40.74 ha.

Total                                               -- 51.72 ha

2000-2001 With Bank Financed        -- 13.78

Without Bank Financed                   -- 53.23

Total                                              -- 67.01

2001-2002 With Bank Financed       -- 9.74

Without Bank Financed                   -- 33.36

Total                                              -- 43.10

2002-2003 With Bank Financed        --12.63

Without Bank Financed                    --42.65

Total                                               -- 55.28

(V) FISH PRODUCTION FROM F.F.D.A.TANKS.

Year

        1998-99                    2466.16 M.T

       1999-2000                1380.15 M.T

        2000-2001                2313.205 M.T

       2001-2002                3081.57 M.T

         2002-2003                3787.702 M.T

TOTAL FISH PRODUCTION :

1998-1999               5432.54

1999-2000               5621.11

2000-2001               5822.87

2001-2002               6151.12

2002-2003               6752.54

(VI) NO.OF FISHERMEN TRAINED :

                              1998-1999                70

                              1999-2000                NIL

                              2000-2001                10

                              2001-2002                NIL

                              2002-2003                10

                              2003-2004                NIL

(VII) CO-OPERATIVE :

1. Total No. of P.F.C.S.       131

2. Members enrolled in PFCS .

Man            Woman            Total

4755           1715                6470

3. Members Share Capital   64,700/-

4. No.of Sairat availed as the PFCS

Qty of fish caught :--      118 Nos.            1.118 M.T                Rs.3,09,827.00

5. No. of person benifited through Janashree Bima Yoyana     – 958

6. No. of person benifited through GIS                                    -945

7. No. of person benifited through NWFF housing scheme       - 25

Source : Asst.Director of Fisheries-cum-CEO,FFDA,Cuttack (on 06.01.2004)