National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS)
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PRINT ISSN : 2319-7692
Online ISSN : 2319-7706 Issues : 12 per year Publisher : Excellent Publishers Email : editorijcmas@gmail.com / submit@ijcmas.com Editor-in-chief: Dr.M.Prakash Index Copernicus ICV 2018: 95.39 NAAS RATING 2020: 5.38 |
The study was envisaged to know the cost and earnings of gillnetters operating from Jaleshwar village; Veraval (Dist. Junagadh), Gujarat and the economic viability of gillnet fishing. The study was carried out from October, 2008 to September, 2009. The maximum revenue was fetched by Silver pomfret, with (35.24%) share of the total revenue generated during the study period. Month wise, August was the most productive month in terms of revenue generation (17.38%) for OBM gillnetters. Among seasons, winter was more productive with (39.09%) contribution of the total fish catch. Among seasons, winter was more productive with (37.67%) of total revenue contribution. The capital investment of a single OBM gillnetter was Rs. 3,33,379. Similar was the case with variable cost. It was Rs. 1,07,568.41. Fixed cost inclusive of depreciation was Rs. 59,848.2. Total expenditure and revenue of OBM gillnetter was Rs. 1,67,416.41 and Rs. 1,52,778.43 respectively. The annual loss of rupees -14,638.2 was incurred considering the initial investment in terms of capital cost at the end of first year, however second year onwards the OBM gillnetters were profitable.
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