Question

what are the steps taken by the government to support the fishermen

Answer 1

Answer:

The major objectives for the development of the fishery's sub-sector during the fifth plan-period (1997-2002) were to:

generate additional employment opportunities in fisheries and ancillary industries to help alleviate poverty;

increase fish production and improve nutritional levels;

improve the socio-economic conditions of the fishermen, fish farmers and other people engaged in the fishery sub-sector;

increase export earnings from shrimps, fish and fish products;

improve environmental conditions;

improve the biological and institutional management mechanisms for the judicious use of fisheries' resources;

strengthen research, extension, management and co-ordination in order to transfer technology and encourage production activities in the private sector, and to ensure sustainable development of resources of the vast floodplains