📄 Abstract
<p>Earth is distinguished from all other known planets by the presence of a warm, salty ocean that covers more than two-thirds of its surface. Its value to our planet is incalculable, but has been brought into sharp focus by the fact that the future of humanity is dependent on the health of the ocean, and the goods and services it provides. Fisheries sector and fisher folk in Kanniyakumari district have drawn attention of many especially the academic community, fishing remained like most other productive activities, undeveloped. The mechanized mode of fishing had invited many problems in marine fishing and its socio-economic impact on fisher folk of Kanniyakumari district. This paper made an attempt to analyse the problems faced by the traditional fishermen practicing the mechanized mode of fishing in Kanniyakumari district with specific emphasis on the technological, socio-cultural and economic problems.</p> <p><strong>KEYWORDS:-</strong>Fisher folk, Problems, Mechanized fishing, marine fishing, Socio-cultural, Economic and Technological problem.</p>
📚 How to Cite:
Dr. Lourdes Poobala Rayen , Volume 4 , Issue 11, november 2016, EPRA International Journal of Economic and Business Review(JEBR) ,