Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services & M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation Season Based Fish Catch Calendar INCOIS-MSSRF Season Based Fish Catch Calendar MSSRF / RR / 11 / 30

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Since 1997, M S Swaminathan Research Foundation has been providing knowledge connectivity to the rural communities in the form of setting up and running Village Resource Centres (VRCs) and Village Knowledge Centres (VKCs).The main purpose is to provide need based locale-specific demand-driven information to the resource poor, marginal farmers and fisher folk using different communication tools. It also includes conducting need based training and awareness programmes and making linkages with various experts and organizations in view of knowledge into action.

In this background, since 2005, MSSRF is partnering with Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) to provide capacity building of fisher folk for effective use of INCOIS scientific information such as Ocean State Forecast and Potential Fishing Zone information to address the livelihood security and safety on sea.

Indian has 8,123 km length of coastline including the coastlines of Andaman and Nicobar Islands in the Bay of Bengal and Lakshwadweep Islands in the Arabian Sea. There are ten maritime states with 3,827 fishing villages and 1,914 traditional fish landing centers. Among the 10 states is a major coastal state that has a significant population dependent on fishing. In Tamil Nadu, there are 581 marine fishing villages and 1,92,152 families' dependant on fishing. In Pudhucherry, there are 28 marine fishing villages and 11,541 families rely on fishing.

Traditionally Tamilnadu has long coast line and healthy fishing industry. However, in recent times the segment has taken a hit with dwindling stocks predominantly affecting the small fisher folk. In this backdrop comprehensive research is being carried out to enhance productivity per catch of fisher folk using scientific methods. Refining such scientific methods need constant feed back and understanding of traditional fishing knowledge and practices. To address this MSSRF has developed participatory season based fish catch calendar with the technical inputs of local fisher folk and financial support of INCOIS. The main aim of the fish catch calendar is to capture valuable data regarding the capture of various fish species in different months and seasons across the Tamilnadu and Puducherry coast. The calendar provides insights into the availability of major shoal fishes in different times and seasons thus enabling researchers to fine tune their research. It also helps policymakers, agencies working towards the coastal systems research in the areas of welfare, productivity and livelihood of the fisher folk to draw plans based on the seasonal fish catch calendar. The participatory exercise is being carried out since 2009 in 39 coastal villages.

I am grateful to all my colleagues particularly Ms S. Velvizhi and Mr S. Surendran for coordinating entire exercise in a participatory mode with great dedication. I also thank Ms Nancy Anabel for providing valuable inputs for compiling this data in such a presentable manner. All my colleagues who have all participated in the participatory data collection are listed in this publication.

I am also grateful to Dr P. Santhanam, Assistant Professor, Department of Marine Science, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli and Dr V. Ravi, Assistant Professor (Sr.), C A S in Marine Biology, Faculty of Marine Science, Annamalai University, Parangipettai for providing their scientific inputs to refine this publication to the next level.

MSSRF is very grateful to INCOIS and the visionary leader Dr Satheesh C. Shenoi and his colleagues Dr T. Srinivasa Kumar and Dr M. Nagaraja Kumar for helping us to take transformational research inputs to fisher folk through participatory mode.

I also thank Mr R.E. Ravikumar, Square Screens - for providing all the help to make several corrections and produce this publication in an attractive manner.

S. Senthilkumaran Director - IEC

3 Contributions

The contributions of the following persons have enabled the study to be published Puducherry Ms Girija D S, Mr Jayakrishnan G, Mr Lourdessamy Maleappane C, Ms Sundari Chidambaram Mr Elangovan R, Mr Veera Raj D, Mr Manikandan P, Ms Sathyasree G Mr Mugilnilavan P, Mr Maigandan, Mr Saravanan R Thanjavur Mr Muthukumar M Pudukottai Mr Rajkumar R, Mr Gurumurthy S, Mr Murugesan S Ramanathapuram Ms R Sreekirupa, Mr Abdul Salam K, Mr S Antony Arun Maria Jerome, Mr Arockia Kevikumar J Kanyakumari Mr Mohamed Bhilal A, Mr Mubarak, Mr Yesudhas M Chennai Mr Sivakumar P, Mr Kolappadhas R

Edited by : Ms Velvizhi S, Mr Surendran S, Ms Nancy J Anabel

4 Contents

I. Introduction ...... 6 III. Finding Map Location ...... 8 II. Methodology & How to reference IV. Wind direction and types ...... 9 the following study ...... 7 V. Conclusion ...... 100

1. Puducherry 3. Nagapattinam 5. Pudukottai & Thanjavur Overview ...... 11 Overview ...... 37 Overview ...... 67 1. a. Narambai ...... 12 3. a. Kalikuppam ...... 39 5. a. Kattumavadi ...... 68 1. b. Panithitu ...... 14 3. b. Samathanpettai ...... 41 5. b. P.R.Pattinam ...... 70 1. c. Pudhukuppam ...... 16 3. c. Vanagiri ...... 43 5. c. Sethubavachattiram ...... 72 1. d. Veerampattinam ...... 18 3. d. ...... 44 5. d. Therkupudukudi ...... 74 3. e. Chinangudi ...... 46 5. e. Vadaku Ammapattinam ...... 76 2. Cuddalore 3. f. Akkaraipettai ...... 48 Overview ...... 21 3. g. ...... 50 2. a. Mudasalodai ...... 22 3. h. Pazhayar ...... 52 6. Ramanathapuram & Thoothukudi 2. b. Muzhukuthurai ...... 24 Overview ...... 79 2. c. Parangipettai ...... 26 4. Kanyakumari 6. a. Kilakarai ...... 80 2. d. Periyakuppam ...... 28 Overview ...... 55 6. b. Valangapuri ...... 82 2. e. Pilumedu ...... 30 4. a. Kadiyapattinam ...... 56 6. c. Pamban ...... 84 2. f. Pudhukuppam ...... 32 4. b. Keezhamanakudi ...... 58 6. d. Mandapam ...... 86 2. g. Samiyarpettai ...... 34 4. c. Kovalam ...... 60 6. e. Olaikuda ...... 88 4. d. Neerodi ...... 62 6. f. Thangatchimadam ...... 90 4. f. Puthur ...... 64 6. g. Verkodu ...... 92 6. h. Seeniyappa Dargha ...... 94 6. i. Mangaleswari Nagar ...... 96 6. j. Vembar ...... 98

5 Introduction

Since 1992, M S Swaminathan Research Foundation has been pioneering the knowledge empowerment of resource poor, marginal farming, fishing and landless rural families in India. Harnessing the modern computer and satellite based Information Communication and Technology (ICT), the Village Resource and Knowledge Centres (VRC & VKC) set up by MSSRF using bottom up approach have been providing locale and time specific, demand driven information to the rural communities. Notably it plays a significant role in being a bridge between the research and rural communities' for facilitating the process of providing real time solutions to address the issues pertaining to lives and livelihoods of the rural community in the emerging trend of changing scenario.

MSSRF works with marine fishing communities through the platform of VRC’s & VKC’s in both Tamil Nadu and Pudhucherry for more than a decade. The unique feature of VRC is the bottom up approach that facilitates constant engagement with the fishing community for understanding their existing issues and needs related to development and livelihood, mapping the current knowledge and skill base and identifying the scope for research priorities. Such participatory tools and approach play a predominant role in recording the feedback / voices of community for taking an appropriate decision leading to research. Currently several research organizations and agencies engaged in improving the productivity of fisheries sector and enhancing the livelihoods of fishing communities are also turning to participatory tools as a source of capturing the wealth of knowledge and practices of the fishing community. Understanding and capturing such traditional knowledge and practices of the fishing community are vital as it provides invaluable insights in streamlining research for improving the productivity of fish catch and thereby enhancing the livelihoods of fishing community. Seasonality Mapping is one of the significant tools to elicit information to understand the fishing pattern, species availability across different seasons from the fishing community.

In this backdrop, it was decided to study the availability of shoal fishes, juveniles and various fish species across different months and seasons from fisher folk under MSSRF – INCOIS project through seasonality Mapping. The exercise brought out crucial information on the availability of shoal fishes and juveniles of various species during different seasons of the year along with diversified fish species, wind direction and wind pattern. It also helps policy makers and agencies working towards the coastal welfare, productivity and livelihood of the fisher folk to draw plans based on the seasonal calendar.

The season based fish catch calendar was commissioned for 39 villages across Tamil Nadu and Pudhucherry. An overview of the district level availability of shoal species and juveniles corresponding to major seasonal variation such as Pre monsoon, monsoon, post monsoon and summer has been given. The entire exercise and the invaluable data provide the reader with a rich tool for performing analysis correlating various data within and outside this book.

6 Methodology The exercise on seasonality mapping was carried out in 39 marine fishing villages in 7 districts of Tamil Nadu and the Union Territory of Pudhucherry by the NVA team of MSSRF. Before implementing the exercise, a common understanding was created through an orientation to the staff who were involved in the exercise. The field staffs were given a list of names of various fish species available in Tamil Nadu and Pudhucherry coast encompassing local vernacular, common and scientific names for obtaining uniform understanding. The villages had been selected based on a set criterion such as having fishing as major form of livelihood, population of above 1,000 and a landing centre. In order to identify the variations in the fish species in terms of fish catch / availability as shoal and juveniles, wind pattern, wind direction in relation to different seasons, seasonality mapping which is one of the Participatory Rural Appraisal tools was used in the aforementioned villages. Focus Group discussion was used as a method to execute the seasonality mapping. The target group was identified for the exercise keeping the criteria like current involvement in fishing, represents different age group, users of different crafts and gears. A checklist was devised corresponding to the objective for eliciting the information required from the target group through seasonality mapping. Participatory approach was employed through out the exercise to collect the data. The collected data have been cross verified and updated. Subsequently the mapped data have been compiled and analyzed to identify the availability of diversified fish species across different seasons, availability of shoal fishes, and availability of juveniles captured by the fisher folk. How to Reference the following study report? The book is divided into six segments; each segment represents the season based fish catch calendar for a particular district or a combination of two districts. At the beginning of the each segment of district, an overview of the seasonal calendar is presented; following which the seasonal calendar for each village of that particular district is provided. The data of each village is presented into two pages arranged in left and right hand side. Left hand side portion consists of brief profile of the village with illustrative map indicating the location of the village. At the right hand side, the season based fish calendar of the respective village illustrated in the form of circles divided into segments. Each of the seasonal calendars consists of three circles arranged in concentric manner. The inner most of layer consists of month wise calendar either corresponding to English or Tamil months. The next layer consists of wind data corresponding to the particular month following by the outermost layer containing the fish species captured by the fisher community in the respective month. If the month is situated in between a segment consisting wind direction and fish species, then it corresponds to the English calendar and in case if the month is situated at the periphery of each segment, it refers to the Tamil calendar. The type of wind is indicated by the direction from where the wind is originating. Within each seasonal calendar, the names of juvenile fishes and fishes available as shoals are indicated in different colours, which can be referred from the legend provided in each calendar.

7 Finding Map Location

CUDDALORE NAGAPATTINAM PUDUKOTTAI Poompuhar Tanjore Vanagiri TAMIL NADU Chinangudi Sethupavachattiram Cuddalore Kattumavadi Tharangampadi P.R.Pattinam Periyakuppam Kalikuppam Vadaku Ammapattinam Samiyarpettai Pudhukuppam Karaikal Pudukkottai Parangipettai Therku Puthukudi Mudasalodai Muzhukuthurai Nagapattinam Pillumedu Puducherrry Akkarapettai Cuddalore Tamilnadu Karaikal Nagapattinam RAMANATHAPURAM KANYAKUMARI PUDUCHERRY Pudukkottai

Ramanathapuram Puducherry Thoothukudi Ramanathapuram Veerampattinam MandapamThangatchimadam Valangapuri PambanOlaikuda Verkodu Kanyakumari Kanyakumari Mangaleswari Nagar Seeniyappa Pudhukuppam KilakaraiDhargah Neerodi Thoothukudi Panithitu Vembar Pudhur Narambai Kadiyapattinam Kovalam Keezhamanakudi

8 Fish Catch Seasonal Calendar

Wind Direction and Types

Wind Name in Tamil Type Representation

Winds arriving from Northern Vadai Katru N direction

Winds arriving from Eastern Kondal Katru E direction

Winds arriving from Southern Sozha Katru S direction

Winds arriving from Western Katchan Katru W direction

Winds arriving from North Westerly Vadai Katchan NW direction

Winds arriving from North Easterly Vadai Kondal NE direction

Winds arriving from South Westerly Sozha Katchan SW direction

Winds arriving from South Easterly Sozha Kondal SE direction

P.S : Based on different seasons the wind direction may be subject to slight or gradual shift.

9

Overview

The Union Territory of Puducherry has a 15 marine fishing villages along its 24 Km coast line, housing more than 1 lakh people. The annual fish production is to the tune of 35,000 metric tonnes.

The seasonal mapping exercise was carried out in the villages of Veerampattinam, Narambai, Panithittu and Pudhukuppam. The major species captured by the fishermen in Pudhucherry are Mackerel, Oil Sardine, Squid, Octopus, Cuttlefish, Wolf herring, Seerfish, Flyingfish, Anchovies, Carangids, Barracuda, Rayfish, Catfish, Crab and Ribbonfish. The fishermen in these villages venture out for fishing using trawlers, fibre reinforced plastic boats and country boats and deploy gears such as Gill net, Flyingfish net, Pomfret net, Trawl net, Anchovies net, Crab net, Floating net, Purse seine and Prawn net for capturing fishes.

Fishes like Mackerel, Oil Sardine and Lesser Sardines are available as shoals and captured by the fishermen in different seasons of the year. Tuna, Anchovies, Silverbellies, Catfish, Seerfish and Paste Shrimp are available as shoals and captured by the fisher folk during the post monsoon season. Carangids, Tuna, Seerfish and Rayfish are available as shoals and captured by the fisher men during the summer season while Seerfish and Silverbellies are available as shoals and caught by them in the pre monsoon season.

The juveniles of Carangids are captured by the fishing community in the month of June, September and October. Silverbellies juveniles are captured in the months of May, August and from October to December. The juveniles of Octopus, Cuttlefish, Rayfish, Flatfish, Silverbellies, Goatfish, Carangids and Squids are captured during pre monsoon season. The juveniles of Barracuda, Mojarras and Carangids are captured in the summer season.

11 Narambai Village Name NarambaiPanithitu

Panchayat Narambai

Name of Block and District Puducherry

Population 1117

340 Number of households

Latitude : 11.812133° N 275 Longitude: 79.801183° E Number of people involved in fishing 165 Total number of fishing vessels

5 Trawlers 53 Fibre boat / Vallams 107

Catamarans Pair net, Pannu net, Kavalai net, Mani net, Crab net, Kola net, Disco net Madha net, Adil Valai, Sennankunni net, Nettili net, Launch net, Kattu net

Types of gears

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Panchayat Panithitu

Name of Block and District Puducherry

Population 1900

456 Number of households

Latitude : 11.810017° N 300 Longitude: 79.803683° E Number of people involved in fishing 143 Total number of fishing vessels

2 Trawlers 111 Fibre boat / Vallams 30

Catamarans Pair net, Pannu net, Kavalai net, Mani net, Crab net, Kola net, Disco net Madha net, Adil net, Sennankunni net, Nettili net, Launch net, Kattu net

Types of gears

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15 Pudhukuppam Village Name Pudhukuppam

Panchayat Pudhukuppam

Name of Block and District Puducherry

Population 1000

Number of households 250

Latitude : 11.865917° N Longitude: 79.818533° E Number of people involved in fishing 400

Total number of fishing vessels 150

Fibre boat / FRB 50

Catamaran and Trawlers Catamaran 100

Types of gears Types of Gears Kacha net, Sardine net, Ribbonfish net, Cast net, Disco net, Shore Seine.

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17 Veerampattinam Village Name Veerampattinam

Panchayat Veerampattinum

Name of Block and District Puducherry

7000 Population

1550 Number of households

Latitude : 11.894217° N 1800 Longitude: 79.824617° E Number of people involved in fishing 350 Total number of fishing vessels 13 Trawlers 187

Fibre boat / Vallams 150

Catamarans Mada net, White Tail Sting Ray net, Paste Shrimp net, Trawl net, Kattu net, Gill net, Flyingfish net, Anchovy net, Shark net, Paasi net, Lobster neti, Prawn net

Types of gears

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19 Cuddalore Overview

Cuddalore district is a major coastal district comprising of 45 fishing villages spread over a coast line of 57.5 Km. It houses 3 major fish landing centres. There are around 51,000 fisher folk with 13,769 fishermen directly engaged in fishing. The annual fish production runs approximately to the tune of 18,000 metric tons. The fishermen in these village venture out for fishing using fibre reinforced plastic boats, country boats and trawlers and deploy gears such as Gill net, Crab net, Prawn net, Cast net, Stake net, Trawl net, Pair trawl net, Shore Seine and Purse Seine for capturing fishes.

The seasonality mapping was carried out in 7 villages in and around Chidambaram such as Mudasalodai, Pillumedu, Pudhukuppam, Periyakuppam, Muzhukkuthurai, Parangipettai and Samiyarpettai. Some of the major marine species that were documented during the exercises were Lesser Sardine, Mackerel, Karut Croackers, Mullet, Anchovies, Catfish, Shrimps, Flyingfish, Tiger Perch, Rainbow Sardine, Cuttlefish, Yellow Goatfish, Pomfret, Ribbonfish, Seerfish, Tuna, Whitefin wolf herring, Silverbellies, Carangids, Lizardfish, Crab.

The juveniles of Seerfish are available in the beginning of summer, pre monsoon and during the end of post monsoon and monsoon seasons respectively. The juveniles of Tuna are available throughout the pre monsoon season, while the juveniles of Seerfish, Oil Sardine, Malabar Anchovies, Silverbellies and Lesser Sardine are prevalent in the post monsoon season. The juveniles of Seerfish, Oil Sardine, Mackerel, Silverbellies and Croackers are available in the summer season and the Carangids are available in the month of September and October.

21 Mudasalodai Village Name Mudasalodai

Panchayat Killai

Parangipettai Block, Name of Block and District Cuddalore District

Population 1248

Number of people involved Latitude : 11.484367° N Number of households 261 Longitude: 79.774633° E in fishing

Total number of fishing vessels >500

189

Trawlers 69

Fibre boat / Vallams Gills nets in different120 Mesh sizes, Purse Seine Net, Flying Fish net, Pair Gill net, Pair Trawling net, Shrimp net Catamaran Nil 22 Fish Catch Seasonal Calendar Types of gears

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23 Muzhukuthurai Village Name Muzhukuthurai

Panchayat Killai

Parangipettai Block, Name of Block and District Cuddalore District

Population 528

Number of households 161

Latitude : 11.464433° N Longitude: 79.779450° E Number of people involved in fishing 98

Total number of fishing vessels 45

Trawlers Nil

Fibre boat / Vallams 45

Catamarans Nil

Pair Gill net, Purse Seine net, Gill net, Types of gears Prawn net, Flyingfish net 24 Fish Catch Seasonal Calendar

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25 Parangipettai (Porto Novo) Village Name Parangipettai (Porto Novo)

Panchayat Parangipettai

Parangipettai Block, Name of Block and District Cuddalore District

Population 20,912

Number of households 4614

Latitude : 11.498583° N Number of people involved Longitude: 79.763517° E in fishing 500

Total number of fishing vessels 300

Trawlers 2

Fibre boat / Vallam / FRB 298

Catamarans Nil

Purse Seine net, Gill net, Ring net, Types of gears Flyingfish net, Crab net

26 Fish Catch Seasonal Calendar

Fish Catch Seasonal Calendar

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27 Periyakuppam Village Name Periyakuppam

Panchayat Kurunjippadi

Name of Block and District Kurunjippadi Block, Cuddalore District

Population 1700

Number of households 750

Latitude : 11.603717° N Longitude: 79.758017° E Number of people involved in fishing <500 Total number of fishing vessels 65

Trawler Nil

Fibre boat / Vallam / FRB 15

Catamarans Gill nets with different50 mesh sizes, Flyingfish net, Purse Seine, Disco net Types of gears

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nhve Yellow G at ishes Yellow Rainb w ardine Fish - Normal available catch A Pomf

29 Pillumedu Village Name Pillumedu

Panchayat Killai

Parangipettai Block, Name of Block and District Cuddalore District

Population 588

Number of households 82

Latitude : 11.433166° N Longitude: 79.780983° E Number of people involved in fishing 70

Total number of fishing vessels 179

Trawler Nil

Fibre boat / Vallam / FRB 179

Catamaran Nil

Pair net, Purse Seine, Gill net, Types of gears Prawn net, Flyingfish net

30 Fish Catch Seasonal Calendar Fish Catch Seasonal Calendar

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M llets Shrimps ashs u a

C tfi e

l in s l Anchovies Oi Sard e

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Mullets

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E July

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ov Y l ow Goatf s es Oct iel h N rs Tige Perche E E s E Paste Mullet Shrimp Malabar Anchov s Lsseerarne S dis

Oil nh ofises Sar ine ie b s Legend ch vies Fish Ri b ds

- Juveniles r An p arut Croa e

Kkrs

Fish - Available as shoals aa o hr

Mal b Fish - Normal available catch Sims

31 Village Name Pudhukuppam Pudhukuppam

Panchayat Kothattai

Parangipettai Block, Name of Block and District Cuddalore District

Population 3000

Number of households 500

Number of people involved Latitude : 11.526933° N in fishing 2500 Longitude: 79.766250° E

Total number of fishing vessels 115

Trawler Nil

Fibre boat / Vallam / FRB 107

Catamarans 8

Prawn net, Gill net, Purse Seine, Kattu net, Pair net, Flyingfish net, Disco net Types of gears

32 Fish Catch Seasonal Calendar Fish Catch Seasonal Calendar

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ana Ra n sh

Sardines ibowSrdies

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Sr Sh

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din i y

a W

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M ckerales E July Mackerels nes W Oil Sa ird Jan Aug ines Oli aS i rdn s LseesrS ar d e Sep E Dec

v W Oct Flyingfish s No es nowSrinb ade Rai E Ma E ck erel OS s E il ard n s Sar dines ie Sil erbel v r ines Liz

Oil rS ard lie od fis es s Legend a ainb w Sa es h

R dines i n

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Sar

Fish - Available as shoals Sa di es

ilverbellies Fish - Normal available catch S Oil

33 Samiyarpettai Village Name Samiyarpettai

Panchayat Silambimangalam

Parangipettai Block, Name of Block and District Cuddalore District

Population 2000

Number of households 600

Latitude : 11.549700° N Longitude: 79.758317° E Number of people involved in fishing 600

Total number of fishing vessels 82

Trawler Nil

Fibre boat / Vallams 72

Catamarans 10

Shore Seine, Fish net, Prawn net, Types of gears Gill net, Ring net 34 Fish Catch Seasonal Calendar Fish Catch Seasonal Calendar

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il ar in s a ere s Seerfish s

O S d e O Mck l hri ps S e c

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Ma

E Mar Ai Oil Sa ird nes June Shri mps Catfi hess White Feb n July Oil Sardi es Anchov ies E Tunas r Macke els W Jan Agu Anc h ovies Carangids Cuttlefishes Sveil rbe s llie Sep E Dec W ov W

hSit Oct e i N hr mps Yelloa w Go tfishes Ancho Mackere ls E vies E Ol ar n i S di esTunas Crabs shes E Cutt efis izardfi ls L es Fl wer Shr mp oi he ains i Srde s wh Lz s ardfihi Yello Goatf s p Legend ks Crabs Mac erel b Fish s - Juveniles ard ishes Cra s Shrim if es

Lz er s Fish as

S rdine - Available as shoals zadihs

low Lirfse Fish - Normal available catch F Crab

35 Nagapattinam Overview

The district of Nagapattinam is a major fishing centre with more than 64 marine fishing villages spanning across a 187 Km stretch of shore line. There are approximately 75,000 people living in these fishing villages. There are 4 main fish landing centers and 42 minor fish landing centers located in this district. The annual fish production of is around 80,000 metric tonnes, which is around 18% of the overall fish production of the State of Tamil Nadu .

The fishermen of this district capture Mackerel, Seerfishes, Oil Sardines, Grouper, Emperor bream, Flyingfishes, Crab, Squids, Shrimps, Ribbonfishes, Barracuda, Tuna, Yellowfin Tuna, Lobsters, Pomfrets, Catfishes, Rays, Skates, Croakers, Anchovies and Silverbellies. Nagapattinam coast is one of the major source for catching flying fishes during the summer season, which is also evident in the seasonality mapping carried out among the fisher folk in eight villages such as Akkaraipettai, Samathanpettai, Poombuhar, Vanagiri, Pazhayar, Tharangambadi, Kalikuppam and Chinnangudi. The fishermen in these villages venture out for fishing using trawlers, fibre reinforced plastic boats and country boats and deploy gears such as Trawl net, Purse Seine net, Pair Trawl net, Ring net, Flyingfish net, Floating net, Crab net and Rayfish net for capturing fishes.

Oil Sardines and Mackerel are available as shoals and are captured by the fishing community throughout the year. Fishes like Anchovies, Oil Sardine, Mackerel, Carangids, Croackers, Silverbellies, Flatfishes and Pomfret are available as shoals and captured during the monsoon, pre and post monsoon seasons. While fishes like Oil Sardines, Flyingfishes, Mackerels, Anchovies and Croakers are available as shoals and captured during the summer season. The juveniles of Mackerel fishes are caught by the fishermen all throught the year. It is identified that juveniles of Anchovies, Silverbellies and Carangids are captured during post monsoon, while Croakers, Oil Sardine and Anchovies are captured as juveniles in summer and pre monsoon. It is also found that the fisher folk catch Flatfishes and Silverbellies as juveniles during the monsoon season.

37 Village Name Kalikuppam Kalikuppam Panchayat Kalikuppam

Name of Block and District Karaikal

Population 1786

Number of households 415

Number of people involved Latitude : 10.977783° N in fishing 522 Longitude: 79.852050° E

Total number of fishing vessels 149

Trawlers 6

128 Fibre boat / Vallams

15 Catamarans

Gill net, Flyingfish net Types of Gears

38 Fish Catch Seasonal Calendar Fish Catch Seasonal Calendar

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Shrimps W S W Cr bas

NW A es Jan ug Goatfi hs Oil Srda e in s Mackerels NW Sep Dec W ov

N Oct Mack re nfish s e ls Reibbo NW Shrim W ps rp NW Sh im s Mackerels, Oil Sardin sCsrab R ne ain ow Sar ines

adi te old s bd e Sr s y ch A nadir gr Cpt potd C Shrim

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Gt , i h

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Co s, Ca ge d Cuttlefishes Fish - Normal available catch Ribbonfis Whitings Sard

39 Samathanpettai Village Name Samathanpettai

Panchayat Samathanpettai

Name of Block and District Nagapattinam

Population 2500

Number of households 510

Latitude : 10.798567° N Longitude: 79.850933° E Number of people involved in fishing 752

Total number of fishing vessels 190

Trawlers 10

Fibre boat / Vallams 140

Catamarans Gill net, Purse Seine40 net, Trawl net, Flyingfish nets

Types of gears

40 Fish Catch Seasonal Calendar Fish Catch Seasonal Calendar

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rl W

Ma Mar i Ap W Car gan s id June Oil Ssardine Sere fsishe Feb July Seefihsrse Shrimps

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Se Oct e ishes Nov rf shei Seerf s Mckeare ls NE W Shrimps Crangidsa NW Ca fishes t gidsC r himsrp aan S es er l k Sr Mac ee is kerelsM ac f h e Shrimps s Legend id n Ca Catfshes ags g ra Sries Fish il a d n - Juveniles O

Fish - Available as shoals

lr hi s Fish - Normal available catch Oi Sa dines Srmp

41 Vanagiri Village Name Vanagiri

Panchayat Vanagiri

Name of Block and District , Nagapattinam District

5800 Population

900 Number of households

Latitude : 11.130583° N 2800 Longitude: 79.857867° E Number of people involved in fishing 210 Total number of fishing vessels 15 Trawlers 180

Fibre boat / Vallams 15

Catamarans Purse Seine, Ring net, Gill net, Trawl net

Types of gears

42 Fish Catch Seasonal Calendar Fish Catch Seasonal Calendar

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Sri s

Ff

Cuttlefishe h Sardines, qi, i Sq hmp ishes lying

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aru Cr ersa Sardines s th as

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W MMar i Ap ar une JuneJ ackerels Paste S mhr s ip Paste Shrimps, M Tuna s FbFebe Sari d ne s, Sh dsa , July Fl yingfishes Anchovies Ri bonbfi shes

W C tu shes tlefi Whi teS rimh ps AgAug SW W JJanan u Sardin s, ads TCrahre eSh Srmshi p ad Fin Bre ams, Sp See bs

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43 Tharangambadi Village Name Tharangambadi

Panchayat Tharangambadi

Name of Block and District Tharangambadi, Nagapattinam District

9525 Population

2018 Number of households

Latitude : 11.032317° N 3258 Longitude: 79.855517° E Number of people involved in fishing 300 Total number of fishing vessels 30 Trawlers 250

Fibre boat / Vallams 20

Catamarans Purse Seine, Ring net, Gill net, Trawl net

Types of gears

44 Fish Catch Seasonal Calendar

Fish Catch Seasonal Calendar Shrim Oil

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M s April Rainbow Sard nes Mar S N E Ribb i June on shesfi Breams Mackerel Feb hn s July Treadfi Anchovies

W Sriesadn S N Jan Aug Seieerfsh s White Shrimp s rmpsi uma Sh Sp Kur N E e Dec S v Teainrmshr df B ea rS rm W

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r , Mac r ls fs Cab nc v e

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a ad

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45 Chinnangudi Village Name Chinnangudi

Panchayat Chinnangudi

Name of Block and District , Nagapattinam District

4081 Population

946 Number of households

Latitude : 11.094050° N 1800 Longitude: 79.853667° E Number of people involved in fishing 190 Total number of fishing vessels 5 Trawlers 165

Fibre boat / Vallams 20

Catamarans Flyingfish net, Ring net, Gill net, Ray net Types of gears

46 Fish Catch Seasonal Calendar Fish Catch Seasonal Calendar

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ov ar ine Oct W m N , Sh Shri ps ad NW Ma re creke ls Macke ls W T readfinhr B eams Shr mps s in NW i Crabs ine rd es Sard Oi Srdi s ai bow Sa h i fi Thr a l ane Rn w e s d s edn Sh m

m psri Crab Mackerels Whitefin olf herringsts b asTu

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m Fl ardines s

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47 Akkaraipettai Village Name Akkaraipettai

Panchayat Akkaraipettai

Name of Block and District Nagapattinam

Population 10,000

Number of households 2,226

Number of people involved Latitude : 10.744667° N 2,240 Longitude: 79.848283° E in fishing

Total number of fishing vessels 470

Trawlers 250

Fibre boat / Vallams 200

Catamarans 20

Types of gears Gill net, Ring net, Purse Seine, Trawl net

48 Fish Catch Seasonal Calendar Fish Catch Seasonal Calendar

ce Flat

akrls ker Ma O il il

Parrotfish s f Sri

S bss ishes adnes Gr upe a ea Sardineso covy , Crabs s Cr angid as ars rs e l sp tted Whi e Shrimps Co Cro ke do Sh t ma S r mp i Small ooth Sawfi en i h KuruCrabs, h i s s gr ad er An WhiteriBra rimp Yell Lz ardf shes T Th edfden n Ae ms es ishe owf n T ol nchovi Sha k G in Mo arra h Nagapattinam Shrimpsr Ribbonf ses s, Tu s uas Shrimps, i shes vies, hes Carangids na Lizardfiyifs S lat is es, j s s SW Ffh Pon Em e Ancho s p ror B W fi B eam he G re re roup ams Th ad, n C uttlefr i s es ers a ih

, Sea bass s ,Gotfs rl e ay W Se rfi hes

M Silverbellie Mar i Ap e echs W SaPr e s, Tiger rc Giant Tiger Pra ns, P e hes June Kuruma Shrimp,wuns ShadsTa Sea Perches, Groupers fis e Feb n pp r , eSe r h s Cro ka re , s ar inesSd July Sa es GoldeA n nchovy Ribbon fis eh s W

W Emperor Sea Bream bass Cara dsngi s, Go a tfish es Jan Agu Caran g d i Pfrtom e s Cuttl fies hes imp , Eemp ror Bream WitheSh rS ser e fishes ois NW Sp Anch v e , e s Dec W Threadfi Bre hri mps

n ruma S Oct Nov ams Ku Se f ite hr mps ersesih Wh S i NW Pea l Spo s vl rt Sil erbel ieses ho i NW Sq d Anc v NW Car dsn shes S a bae s Caran s, sia ui ands r wns Lz rdfisheagi s Cragi nus tf o C e Spotted C , h s Goa ishesnt Ti r P a is i mn o i b Ga ge fshs a aker , C G uf erf C s ro olden A Mn e Bf s as frets o Bl Com o P nyf g hes oo y Sawfis e ets Cr b a ishasHi I Pu r ack m P roa

e s gids hy r l ls Croak rs on ffe i e agl Rays at , Rays k e fish s Pyafs , E ke ers Fl t i hes S rS se rA c Pom r nc mll Tot h , Legend Sa ohted , Sea Percyi Pmres e lue wimmin sttd B oft hovies

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- Juveniles Cld ra e gend

raie nov is es f ets ud Crab Cted ker Ca ngids

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- Available as shoals c G G oupers lc frts

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afs or Sp t

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49 Poombuhar Village Name Poompattinam

Panchayat Kaveri Poompattinam

Name of Block and District Sirkazhi, Nagapattinam District

8896 Population

2164 Number of households

Latitude : 11.144100° N 4800 Longitude: 79.851050° E Number of people involved in fishing Total number of fishing vessels 470

40 Trawlers 400

Fibre boat / Vallams 30

Catamarans Purse net, Pair Trawl net, Ring net, Gill net

Types of gears

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Fish Catch Seasonal Calendar

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ht h ps White Shr shes f Fl

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n n i ing

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ing Tun eer ids Fly Sf s

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il s O Sardines Aconhvis e Nagapattinam Flyingfishe Srfee ishes Tu a W NW Caar ng idsn ns SW Tu as W W rnes

Oil Sa di i S

White hrimps

ay

p l Apr M W M SW ar June Aove OlSadnei r i s nch is s Fbe Sfsheeer i July

Carangids W W Tunas a Aug Jn Cttluissef he Macs kerel Go tafi s h NW Sp es e Tig Dec erh,r P v W ec s Ca d angir , Goatfis s Serises e fh

es No Oct adfT n B a s rdin hre Oil Sa ga hyi hes NW ren Gl s t Ma ood potedre Pom etCroa rs, alabrea n dier m NW An ackerels ne NW fis es R fr ke r A c M s, nc ov Sa i s Th dfi hvi ibbon h es

a nbo s Ri w rd w Sa b Rai Macker ls on no inesOilS nes i ard s e l Legend Sard Oi Sardines s Fish esrdi - Juveniles Mackerel

rdine

Fish Rainbow - Available as shoals inb Sar

il Sa i Sardines Oil Ra ow dines

O Fish - Normal available catch Mackerels

51 Pazhayar Village Name Pazhayar

Panchayat Pudhupattinam

Kollidam Block, Name of Block and District Nagapattinam District

Population 6000

Number of households 1200

Latitude : 11.358966° N Longitude: 79.823900° E Number of people involved in fishing 4000

Total number of fishing vessels 570

Trawlers 220

Fibre boat / Vallam / FRB 350

Catamaran Trawl net (ShoreNil Seine), Prawn net, Ring net, Trawl net (Specific Design for Anchovies)

Types of gears

52 Fish Catch Seasonal Calendar Fish Catch Seasonal Calendar

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Cu tlefishes, iSOi

rd

ts Tuna Mace rels errin s l i

Le erte lies nh s ll es

izardfish s dina zar f shes res Acovie

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wlr nw l ht l g

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E Mar April May Kuruma un Shrimps Je s iSrd in e Oil Sardines Ol a Feb L ardizf ishes July Anchovies E

W Mackerels Cuttlefishes Jan Aug Anchovies Liz rdaf ishes Lesser Sardines Sp e N Dec W

imps c Oi Sardines Ot l Whit e Shr Nov b Anc v s Cra s N ho ie NE Cut ef shes Goatfishes tl i bnfsh NE Flower T il Shr mp Liza hes Ri bo i es hr s rdf lverbellies is Si Sall Spanish Macke els mia i low T l S imp Ferai Na row Sl meEm f b Ri i Shr mps rabonishsverbel

es m pr he es s W it Shrimps rred B - or s Brea lies Legend Crabs oi G atf shes e Fish bo - Juveniles r Ri b nfish

or ims Silverbelli Shr ll p Fish Bea pr - Available as shoals Fl we Tail Shr p

verbellies

Flower Tail Shrimps Em ero r ms

Ribbonfishes Sa imsm Fish - Normal available catch Sil

53 Kanyakumari Overview

The 71.5 km long coast line of Kanyakumari district has the distinction of facing the Bay of Bengal, the Arabian sea and the Indian Ocean. The eastern part of the district comprising of 11.5 km of coastline and the western parts comprises of 60 km of coast. The district contains 42 marine fishing villages with a total fishing population of around 1,37,000. There are two major fishing harbours namely Chinna Muttam and Kollachal .

The seasonal mapping exercise was carried out across 5 villages namely Kovalam, Keezhamanakudi, Pudhur, Kadiyapattinam and Neerodi. Out of these five villages, Kovalam and Keezhamanakudi are located in the east coast of Kanyakumari district while Pudhur, Kadiyapattinam and Neerodi are situated in the west coast of Kanyakumari district. The fishermen in these villages venture out for fishing using fibre reinforced plastic boats, country boats and trawlers and deploy gears such as Sardine nets, Ribbonfish nets, Disco nets, Shore Seine, Mackerel net, Purse Seine, Hook and Line, Rayfish net, Anchovies net and Emperor Bream net for capturing fishes.

The common species that are captured by the fisher folk in the east coast of Kanyakumari are Wolf herring, Garfish, Ponyfish, Carangids, Deep Bodied Sardinella, Mackerel, Anchovies, Solefish, Shrimp, Croakers, Skates, Malabar Trevally, Black Pomfret, Indian Goatfish, Ribbonfish, Sawfish, Emperor Bream, Tuna, Cuttlefish and Rayfish. Fishes like Anchovies and Commerson's Anchovies are available as shoals and captured in summer, pre monsoon and monsoon season in this east coast. Croakers and Oil Sardines are available as shoal in pre monsoon season. The juveniles of Wolf herring and Emperor Bream are available in the post monsoon season. The juveniles of Carangids are available in the monsoon season and in post monsoon season. The juveniles of Croakers are available in pre monsoon season, while the juveniles of Barracuda and Sawfishes are available in the monsoon season.

The common fish species such as Anchovies, Barracuda, Oil Sardines, Wolf Herring, Carangids, Mackerel, Threadfin Bream, Block Pomfrets, Ribbonfishes, Goatfishes, Croakers are available in the west coast of Kanyakumari. Fishes like Tuna, Oil Sardines and Anchovies are the dominant shoals available in summer season. Cuttlefishes are found as shoal in the end of pre monsoon and in the beginning of monsoon seasons. In the post monsoon season, Mackerels are available as shoals. During the post monsoon season, the juveniles of Tuna, Garfish and Horse Mackerels are available. The juveniles of Emperor Bream and Barracuda exist in the pre monsoon season. The juveniles of Seerfish, Carangid, Garfish and Horse Mackerels are prevailing during monsoon season.

55 Kadiapattanam Village Name Kadiapattanam

Panchayat Muttom

Name of Block and District Kalkulam, Kanyakumari District

Population 13,000

Number of households 2150

Latitude : 8.132650° N Number of people involved Longitude: 77.305183° E in fishing 5100

Total number of fishing vessels 275

Trawlers 25l

Fibre boat / Vallams 150

Catamarans 100

Whitefin wolf herring net, Sardine net, Types of gears Valla net, Ellumba Patta net Ring net, Hook & Line, Purse Seine

56 Fish Catch Seasonal Calendar Fish Catch Seasonal Calendar

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Oct Ray Parrotfishe s

Ba r S r acudas s RyiEerorems e NW af hmp r CuttlefishesS N NE hrimps Seerfish s Wh te a l Sti ayses Ba iTi ngRs, Gro per us

as,ruer rou , s Ra Prar otfis h es yfih es eB r Em rracuB s ada eo am r pe or C u t rimpsS tle h Legend Gp f erishes Seer ishe Fish eerfishes - Juveniles S s

f s Fish - Available as shoals s Fish - Normal available catch

57 Keezhamanakudi Village Name Keezhamanakudi

Panchayat Manakudi

Name of Block and District Agastheeswaram, Kanyakumari Dt.

Population 2056

Number of households 586

Number of people involved Latitude : 8.090850° N 450 Longitude: 77.490767° E in fishing

Total number of fishing vessels 100

Trawlers Nil

Fibre boat / Vallams 50

Catamarans 50

Challa net, Kacha net, Kathu net, Types of gears Yecha net, Disco net, Kanras net, Kankoosh net, Kancha net, Mattu

58 Fish Catch Seasonal Calendar Fish Catch Seasonal Calendar

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e R Cods, ce

fef roakers r

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ro ers

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Apri a My C ttlefiuses, SE E h Tunas Feb Parroes tfish Mackerels ne Ju o SW W Cr akers Ree fCods Soles Jan Emperor Breams July Anc ihov se

SE E Wih te Shi r mp s hovi s Anc e Spotted Croakers r Au Pomf ets S NW Dec g Scad s, Sep Sole , Whi e Shrimps W N s Nov t ad Oct Brrcuasa S W NW Protfa ishe r r Anchovies s Macke els W N Spotted Cro kers

m S W NW S Wh te ShrimCro s oles, akers Reef Cods Brea ror a mp s Ee i Spotte Pr ti das arof he Croaker nvies An cho racu p d Croakers s Legend Bar ds o s Mackerels Fish - Juveniles ls s Reef C ere Fish mper Brea acu Cods

- Available as shoals E or ms

c arr das mperBr ms

B Eorea Mk Reef Fish - Normal available catch a

59 Kovalam Village Name Kovalam

Panchayat Kovalam

Name of Block and District Agatheeswaram, Kanyakumari District

Population 4328

Number of households 1123

Number of people involved Latitude : 8.082617° N 2100 Longitude: 77.525567° E in fishing

Total number of fishing vessels 260

Trawlers Nil

Fibre boat / Vallams 60

Catamarans 200

Types of gears Kacha net, Sardine net, Ribbonfish net, Cast net, Disco net, Shore Seine

60 Fish Catch Seasonal Calendar Fish Catch Seasonal Calendar

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Mackerels, Soles r p

Sar ines ad o rn ar od he

Ahvi S r ines

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Dee Boid Srdines Ancho eams Caranpdea Ma sS lese es im s ck rel gids, rp Kanyakumari Srdnsa Sh An i Po choviese , nyfishes nes o Wlofheri S Sardi Tre NW hdrgs res a fin B amn , Scads G NE E Anis chov e arfishes NW

Mar April

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Oct WN ayfi es rigg T erfishes Em r r B ri p ngids SE E N s a Cro ers Cra Tpe vl o ea ak Bra s,Sp ted Cr ak rs Ponyfish W NW ar e o ot SE E N re a lys ms ors cuda Pmfetsh Cr bs werF ri a,lo S Goatfi Rfhe Sardines ah ay s is S wfis Emperor Be ms s d Barr a infshes Rb bio i T vay sh Croaker ote S t s ptd a s ll re , hmps gg as cu Croakers r angids

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ins n Si

Pony ish is s om e f Fish - Juveniles e ard Pfrts Pm i

Goatfish she Sawfishibbion is es Fish tfi

an ds

Rfh ny

- Available as shoals is bbon

ofishes Trigger

os awf hes Black o frets Ri h

P Sis

Car g Fish - Normal available catch Ga

61 Neerodi Village Name Neerodi

Panchayat Kollangcode

Name of Block and District Munchira, Kanyakumari Dt.

Population 7896

Number of households 1479

Number of people involved Latitude : 8.289483° N 5000 Longitude: 77.102317° E in fishing

Total number of fishing vessels 1650

Trawlers Nil

Fibre boat / Vallams 650

Catamarans 1000

Types of gears Challa net, Kacha net, Role net, Shore Seine, Hook & Line, Eacha Net

62 Fish Catch Seasonal Calendar

Fish Catch Seasonal Calendar

s

Sai f ab

she

e e i u fin Yel o ish

li M s

lw shes, e

ack els ed Cr erfi

nvi An nchovi s

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l S l es S

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s,

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as Sfs una RdCab u, Macke

T T Tnas ncho ies A ionf Sail es ke Yello fis rels h, Ribb ishes

wfin Tu as RdCab Kanyakumari Mack re Tnuas n as, el S rr ne els i wi Ahovenc is Oadis S SE Tnu Sa f shes Oil SSE Se ishere s Srdie erfak e an M c ls s Horse M WS nch ackerels A ovies io h s SW Ribb nfis e Mar y

April Yel Ma lowfin Tunas W S es Fb R nfish Sailfishes e ne Tus na , ibbo Ju fin Tunas

Mersack el SW Yellow

Tunas Jan Jyul Sh irm ps Anchovies WS di es Bauarrac d s OlSari n Aug So esl Mls Dec , Anch Horse ackere ENE ovies Sp Sole e s, o Y llowfinen Tu as Nv S N

na Oct S imps,hr R bb fishe Yellowfi Tun s ion s E NE Orienta Barra uda ef e S N cs Se r ish s s Tnuas , E NE Soles l Bonitos t Cut lefishe Anc o Shrimps, , hv s Yellowfin T na a an ids s i Cr g bshe Or Ri bonfi es nas,T u iental onit s Barracudas us lowfi n choviA Bo Legend Yel n Tu a ne e Fish Serfishes nis - Juveniles in n

uttefs s f Tuas he i fshes

Clihe g aa gd s f

Fish - Available as shoals Cr llow Ye Cuttle Fish - Normal available catch Seer is s Caran ids

63 Puthur Village Name Puthur

Panchayat Mandaikadu, Kallukuttam

Name of Block and District Kalkulam, Kanyakumari Dt.

Population 3525

Number of households 895

Number of people involved Latitude : 8.161217° N >1050 Longitude: 77.280933° E in fishing

Total number of fishing vessels 197

Trawlers 2

Fibre boat / Vallams 70

Catamarans 125

Types of gears Challa net, Kacha net, Shore Seine, Hook & Line, Mattu

64 Fish Catch Seasonal Calendar Fish Catch Seasonal Calendar

Wolf he

An hovies

rdines

Gec arfishs nove

iSis i Oi S rrin Mackerels Achis l

Hors Mac r Oil Sa

ard ne gs peror Bre ms peror

e ke Anchovies

Em a Ma ries mper r Br ams ckerels Wof rrings Eoe lhe els Oil Sa d n Anc ov e

his Kanyakumari Ga fi he r ror B ms ines ss pe rea Oil S rdin s NW W N W Em l Sard ae W Oi es E hovi Horse Mack e NE Anc els er SW W ls Macker Mar

April W fol He r ngsr i NE E May Feb Emperor Breams Anchov eis Jneu Cuttlefishes Simhr s p Garf ishes E E Jan Pony ishfes Jlyu W N

SW N Mackerels Oil Sas rdine Ribbonfishes Mackerel c A Horse s N NE De ug Sep v Ermpero B eam rs eams No SW N W Oct fishes Pony pr Em ero Br S E Cuttl fi hes Te fi Sshrimp S E es enese hr ad n nfi h s Macker s Jap SE Ribbo se Beram s el R onfi b he ib s s Sawfishes Cuttle

ms e er Em Tu Pon nas porBra rr Mac ere fishes yishes Shrimps, f

dn ra reams k Legend Empe o Breams eams efi Be Fish ls - Juveniles Thr a or r ms

Sawfishes e

Fish - Available as shoals pB

aw ish s Thr B adfin Em er Fish - Normal available catch Sfe

65 Pudukkottai and Thanjavur Overview

The district of Pudukottai has 42.8 km stretch of coast line comprising 32 marine fishing villages. There are 25,027 people living in these fishing villages. The annual fish production of pudukottai District is around 21,000 metric tonnes.

The seasonality mapping was carried out in 4 villages namely Kattumavadi, Pudhukudi (south), Vadakku Amma Pattinam and Pratharama pattinam. Along with the above mentioned fishing villages, a study was also carried out in Sethubavachattram , a marine fishing village located in Thanjavur district near Pudukottai District. Some of the major marine species which were documented during the exercises were Shrimps, Crabs, Squids, Oil Sardines, Mullet, Mojarras, Snapper, Spine Foot, Milkfish, Catfish, Rayfish, Indian Halibut, Barracuda, Leather Skin, Garfish, Tuna, Indian Threadfin, Carangids, Croakers, Seabass and Flatfishes.

Fishes like Lesser Sardine are available as shoals during the post monsoon season. Mojarras, Snapper, Leather Skin are available as shoals during the summer season. Snapper and Mullet are available in the beginning of pre monsoon season. The juveniles of Mullets are available in the end of pre monsoon and the beginning of monsoon season whereas the juveniles of Catfish and Sea Bream are available during the monsoon season. The juveniles of Rabbitfish are available at the beginning of pre monsoon season.

67 Kattumavadi Village Name Kattumavadi

Panchayat Kattumavadi

Name of Block and District Manamelkudi, Pudukottai District

Population 720

Number of households 180

Latitude : 10.133316° N Longitude: 79.226833° E Number of people involved in fishing 85

Total number of fishing vessels 116

Trawlers 56

Fibre boat / Vallams 60

Catamarans Nil Crab net, Prawn net, Milkfish net, Trawl net, Hook & Line Types of gears

68 Fish Catch Seasonal Calendar Fish Catch Seasonal Calendar

M

il Crabs kfih es

rs Cr s ifi Shrimps s

ab Mlkshes Squids rab hi S C s rmps llet

Mu Oil Sard nes

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rl W p SE

Ma E M Ai Ceatfish s ar June shes Pudukkottai & Thanjavur Rabbitfi Mo ajrras NE Feb Shrimps N July Suidsq Crabs

S n A Siphr m s Ja ug Squids ns Snrsap OiS l ardi e NE pe NW Sep Dec

v

W Rfabbit ifi No Oct ishes Rabb t shes Sh m s Smphri s ri p r N Her ings W Cr s ds ab N Suids q q Sui Sper nap s Catfishes a Oil S rdines

Squids abtfisRa e

a bi hs Mll Legend R bbitfishes u Fish ets - Juveniles Squids

Fish - Available as shoals Mullets

us

ats ue R bbi fi hes Mllts Fish - Normal available catch Sq id

69 Village Name Pratharamapattinam Pratharamapattinam Panchayat Krishnajipattinam

Name of Block and District Manamelkudi, Pudukottai District Population 1808 Number of households 260 Number of people involved Latitude : 10.102250° N in fishing Longitude: 79.227100° E 150 Total number of fishing vessels 50

Trawlers Nil

Fibre boat / Vallams 40

Catamarans Senkani net, Kicken10 Muchen (A special type of bagnet modified for Squid fish), Types of gears Mullet net Rayfish net, Prawn net

70 Fish Catch Seasonal Calendar Fish Catch Seasonal Calendar

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ls ss

Ca ul et jarras Cr bs t rbs M le s Catfis ora

Mjars Catfi he Mul ets Mul h oja ras Rabbitfishesl e s Mr hs Snappers

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Rabb rl S ay SW

M Mr i Ap Cat Fis NE a

hes June Pudukkottai & Thanjavur tshesfi

Crabs Ca N

NE Feb July

W Squids

Srh imps

S SW Ryfseaihs Jan Aug Carbs Ra itbb i hes f s Oil Sardines Sp NW e Dec N

ov SW Oct Cat N fsihes Shrmp i s N NW Cr SE abs s S E Sha Crab rk s He rr ng she i atf s Ci s Css atfi he

rapo s

Mojarra Cs Tapo The n r Legend ns her ab oj as Marr

Fish - Juveniles abs ines imps s

Cr pr

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he ap

orr

Trons OiS r Sn p e s Fish - Normal available catch Mjaas

71 Sethubava chathiram Village Name Sethubava chathiram

Panchayat Sethubava chathiram

Sethubava chathiram, Name of Block and District Thanjavur District

Population 1630

330 Number of households

Latitude : 10.152516° N Longitude: 79.226533° E Number of people involved 425 in fishing

123 Total number of fishing vessels

80 Trawlers

33 Fibre boat / Vallams

10 Catamarans

Crab net, Squid net, Murrel net, Types of gears Prawn net

72 Fish Catch Seasonal Calendar Pudukkottai & Thanjavur & Pudukkottai 73

s

p s qds

Crabs ap ers id

Mullet Sui

Sn

aprnapp abbitfishes Squids

Ses R s, Squ Crabs n S appers hri ps

r Sm

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btihe i

ab Ra s Rabb tfishes

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R Herr Sa Oil ine

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Legend Fish Fish Fish South Pudukudi Village Name South Pudukudi

Panchayat Kottaipattinam

Manamelkudi, Pudukottai District Name of Block and District

Population 1586

375 Number of households

Latitude : 9.993383° N Longitude: 79.212167° E Number of people involved 640 in fishing

250 Total number of fishing vessels

Nil Trawlers

250 Fibre boat / Vallams

Nil Catamarans Senkani Net, Murrel Net, Prawn Net, Crab Net, Squid Net, Katta Net, Kalinkan Net Types of gears

74 Fish Catch Seasonal Calendar Fish Fish Fish Legend

- Juveniles Normalavailablecatch - - Available asshoals

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e Barra SE cudas Snapp rs Sep June SW

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Pudukkottai & Thanjavur Vadakku Ammapattinam Village Name Vadakku Ammapattinam

Panchayat Manamelkudi

Name of Block and District Manamelkudi, Pudukottai District

Population 4124

Number of households 158

Latitude : 10.797111° N Number of people involved Longitude: 79.845433° E 150 in fishing

Total number of fishing vessels 150

Trawlers Nil

Fibre boat / Vallams 150

Catamarans Nil Mullet net, Squid net, Murrel net, Prawn net, Senkani net, Crab net Types of gears

76 Fish Catch Seasonal Calendar Fish Fish Fish Legend

- Juveniles Normalavailablecatch - - Available asshoals

Mjara S

Ctfishes C

i adns n Sard Oil

Le quids Shrimps, eabreams

a ors

ar ie Ft n Sk the

ai la Flatfishes

Sh fh

ses

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es

M E S N

hr ojarras

imps NE

Crabs N

N E Sppers

Srnappe s SE na Jan Feb

N E Dec Mar S E Flatfishes Sp Paste hrim s Ca hestfis Nov rl

Ap i E E Crabs Mojarras May Shr imps Oct

Fl tfisheas

ps Sep June Snap er S SW

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ts Car ids

e ang

S

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Pudukkottai & Thanjavur Ramanathapuram & Thoothukudi Overview

The coast line of Ramanathapuram district spans 271 km including Gulf of Mannar (141 km) and Palk Straight (130 km). The total fishing population is around 1, 24, 387 dwelling in 78 marine fishing villages. There are 17 main fish landing centers located in this district.

The seasonality mapping was carried out through participatory approach in 10 different villages namely Pamban, Mandapam, Thangatchimadam, Olaikuda, Verkodu, Kilakarai, Mangaleshwari Nagar, Vembar, Seeniyappa Dargha and Valangapuri. The fishermen in these villages venture out for fishing using Trawlers, Fibre Reinforced plastic boats and country boats and deploy gears such as Trawl net, Crab net, Gill net, Hook and Line, Squid net, Shrimp net, Lobster net, Fish cage, Flyingfish nets for capturing fishes.

The study unveiled that a variety of fishes such as Ribbonfish, Whiting, Mojarras, Goatfishes, Grouper, Rabbitfish, Snappers, Parrotfish, Seerfish, Yellowfin Tuna, Mackerel, Carangids, Oil Sardine, Rayfish, Catfish, Emperor Bream, Lesser Sardine, Garfish, Silverbellies, Leather Skinfish, Barracuda, Anchovies, Blue Spot Mullet and Pomfrets are primarily available and captured by the fisher folk in Gulf of Manner and near by areas of Ramanathapuram district across different seasons.

It has been identified through fisher folk that shoal fishes are dominant in both monsoon and post monsoon seasons. The seasonality map also revealed that fishes in shoals such as Seerfish, Mackerel, Barracuda, Carangids, Oil Sardine, Rayfish, Garfish, Lesser Sardine, Silver bellies, Leather Skinfish, Blue Spot Mullet, Pomfret, Catfish and Emperor Bream are available during the aforementioned seasons. The fishermen expressed that the Mackerel fishes are available as shoals throughout the year along with other species, however during the period in between June and August, only Mackerels are available as shoals. More juveniles are caught by the fisher folks during the summer, pre and post monsoon seasons. Altogether three types of juvenile fishes are available such as Seerfish, Catfish and Lesser Sardine.

79 Keelakkarai Village Name Kilakarai

Panchayat Kilakarai

Thiruppullani, Name of Block and District Ramanathapuram District

Population 70,000

Number of households 52,000 Latitude : 9.230105° N Longitude: 78.785469° E Number of people involved 20,000 in fishing

Total number of fishing vessels 270

70 (Trawler) 135 Trawler / Fibre boat / Vallams (Fibre boat or Vallam)

Catamarans 65 Gill nets of different Mesh Sizes, Prawn net,Trawl net, Pair Trawling Types of gears

80 Fish Catch Seasonal Calendar

Fish Catch Seasonal Calendar

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Parrot sSeerfish Barrac

a ls Mae Gshs,

Ma B pero E

fse e efis t u

o rs

Er as ojr B s mrr

lh tl cker atfi Goatfi mpe

ut i esCufis tl r, fishe

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te h am roe d

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hes , dine

s s

eef hes i

hmpSh eams, a a ePar o u r she Ga as sas Mac das shebon otfihe

tfishr s ri f s rfi hims a sesGar is Moj rr os s Mo , er S Sr p

ke els s,

jarra , Crab s r fh s tef es Crab utl ishit s E m , Less r C rpr Ribb nfi Shr hs m Crabs Bar c d e or Breams, G Rabb fishe ra u as is Cuttl o po r p tf shes Gao , tfishes efis se Em er r B eams r Mack hes , Crabs Ca ng erels r s Mojar as ra ids CabsGi Grfisahe s NW Le seroa SardinesShrimps s Seerf sh , S SW i hrimps tle fishe Potfarr i es NW Cut Mja s sh orraes Mar Rabbitfishes , Rib on bfh S pr s is es p W Em ero Bream Empero Br Feb Aril r NE Braar d eams, May cu as Crasb C ttul ef she is Crabs, Goatf is h es LesSads ser r ine G aot f h s,is e Ja NE n Mor jar as Garfishes June Mackerels , Shrimps Srh imp s Caradsngi SE Cuttl isheef Dce July s Sere fishes Rab iisbtf es h t ishe i Emperor Breams rr Ramanathapuram & Thoothukudi Pofsa Ribbo n f shes arras v Aug Mo j , N Crabs No oa Cr bs ams, Sep a e t SE , Gss per or Br LssreeSdis tfiar he ne Em Oc aa rfishes B rracud s Ga Moj rra tl i hhes, rmpsi NE a Cut eff s es E , Sh C Smhri ps s Goat is els S Em uttfhe NE Ra le i Macker Goatfishes peror Brbb am ss ang ds bi s Cra s ar ifits s he Ci Rib onf she t L b, Seferise hs res rS es Parroaa, fishes reams adi ese Moj rr s Crab EB s mperor ream C Moj ras a s sRab itfsh uttle ishes Shr mp s a n Emperor B ams r ab bi e s rs i Legend f Mojarr s, se

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81 Valangapuri Village Name Valangapuri

Panchayat Thamaraikulam

Name of Block and District Mandapam, Ramanathapuram District

Population 1200

300 Number of households Latitude : 9.273380° N Longitude: 78.970733° E Number of people involved 80% in fishing

210 Total number of fishing vessels

10 (Trawler) 150 (Fibre boat or Vallam) Trawler / Fibre boat / Vallams

50 Catamarans Gills net with different mesh size Hook fishing (Lobster),Crab net, Rayfish net, Shore seine Types of gears

82 Fish Catch Seasonal Calendar Fish Catch Seasonal Calendar

s b b

Sverbllies Cra s

le il Sk s rf es fs

onfret a P s

Grunters

G ish eather in rimp Cte

ut l ishe

L L Sh ses Cuttlefi h

Lo er

rs Ca b , bst s S lverbiel lies ps Clieutt ef sh s SW Shrim Gr ntu SW ers NE sters

Mar SE Crabs, Lob pri G r ish s Squi s Feb Al af e , d NE a Le sse r Sa di s r ne My s Cut t le fi s he Caragn ids Jan Grunters N June Seerf ishes W Sihr mps

S Cutt lefi hess e July abs Dc Ca s, o se RayfishC , r rb Lbtrs Ramanathapuram & Thoothukudi er r Breams

Emp o Aug N Nov Sep SE Chuttlefis es fis es Gar h , Squids Oct r Sardines s Le se gi SW s Cranadse Cs Shrimps SW rab , ob ers Grr unt e SW er hs Lst Sefisetelfishs Cut yfi ro re s Ra sh, Crabs s Empe r B ame sh , Squids Cab i se s rs Garfi ems

Legend Lesrang r Sardine es Flyingfis S ads harks un erfishe S C r Gs

l s es es Fish - Juveniles Gr ters ih, r e arfi See fishes eorBra Cutt efiayf h s Crabs

Fish R h h - Available as shoals Emp

s Fish - Normal available catch

83 Pamban Village Name Pamban

Panchayat Pamban

Name of Block and District Mandapam, Ramanathapuram District

Population 20,000

5000 Number of households Latitude : 9.284766° N Longitude: 79.225383° E Number of people involved 18,000 in fishing

270 Total number of fishing vessels

110 Trawler / Fibre boat / Vallams

700 Catamarans Seerfish net, Lesser Sardine net, Crab net, Fish net, Rayfish net, Pomfret net, Barracuda net, Trawler net Types of gears

84 Fish Catch Seasonal Calendar

Fish Catch Seasonal Calendar

klMk Srin

L arcs Barrac Moj

er Se Rainbow dines Sa Spot ue B

ess ad

cees ere ac l Grey l

Barr ehe,P aras

Lea h s

e r

Garfishes s om re fis r Sardines Sardines r

cd acuda uda es a es,Sar i g dCar t Les er Sard nes e r nan i dn r i morEm Skin Pomfret si s, s r acudas

e Ribbonfi r s,h per Seerfish s w Sa e Mullets Mullets e s Sard nesoa oBa r rdines f Mjarrs Beams akrels ts inb Mc Br uds, Ra arac er he e e Lthe s Sefiss, e ss rGrey a n s a Garfis Pom rets Le e S rdi r Sk nsa hes Sr f Tun s Sardine i ee Flyingfishe Blue Spot Mullets as,s a fish Cr b Shrimps L see Sardi s s, C sr ne e aangirss NW SW Emperor Breams d W Rfis ay she N eishes Ribbo fishes,n Ctfut l Mar SW in Tunas Pomf ets pri Yfellow r Bar acudas, N Feb Al r a My gh Leather SkinsSes eerfish Flyin fis es ,unas T Gar ishfe s Jan Crabs June Shrimps SardinC es, arang i ds N

S ayR fis he s Lsseerar Sdines Dec July Ctlefsut i he Emperra or B e ms s Yell wfin Tunas s Pomfre t o Ramanathapuram & Thoothukudi onish es, Ribb f N Aug es Nov r Se Flyin a , See fish SW arracud s p gfishes B Oct Cr bs, ids ans Laheet r k Sin s Tu a hs Sri N ih ai ees, Carang Rayf mps Grfs SW Cttu r adirnes Yell fin Sdina E sh s Pomfrets ow l e Breams Empero Bre ef Lsees r S ishes i hes, nf Tu Emperor nas S Cutt ef sheram

Ribbo s u Shrimps, hrimps G Seerfis es Es l mperor Bre Silve Anc

i ivr liess Silverb s , C hvi Legend r o h s utei he bellies

Sf

Anchov rnter Gr runters tl

e ishes eer es Fish - Juveniles uttle Fis

Ch el s fs

Fish am - Available as shoals s ies Fish - Normal available catch

85 Mandapam Village Name Mandapam

Panchayat Mandapam

Name of Block and District Mandapam, Ramanathapuram District

Population 20,000

6000 Number of households Latitude : 9.284010° N Longitude: 79.165017° E Number of people involved 4000 in fishing

650 Total number of fishing vessels

500 Trawler / Fibre boat / Vallams

150 Catamarans

Trawl net, Fish net Types of gears

86 Fish Catch Seasonal Calendar Fish Catch Seasonal Calendar

Po ibo Rayfishes Sardines

bi Rb Seerfi

Lesser L eather Skins eather

mfr R Mcrels Mac ifish ers r Se b

et

b shes S shesnf nes on a efi heske Sardines he , mfretP rdines R o el Macke ayi shes Le he ei s f th Sk y mfret Lesser rSkinsat Se rf s eerins Ra fishesPo r La , ar i e es Sdnsnfis s ie Ri Sar ines k bbonf c erel Me d Ribboer he i acker ls Ma sSardn Se s ish s erfihes Les S ear din s Pomfret ro Rayfis es W nP SW Ba eid L h eaerth k ns Si W Le ser Sa d

sr Mar

Arl

N S ines p pr l May Mar W Fe Ai Cut fishestle b May Feb Rbi b nfishes o n G a fishes Ju e s ot Jna Jun e Sbeilver elli N Shrimps Srhim ps Jan Se h Ju yl SW e rfis es

Dce Ju yl

Whitin g s Mckrlsaee Dc e Aug Cabrsuttlefi , Ch Ramanathapuram & Thoothukudi

ara Aug ses Moj r s Nov

Sp

N Nov Sep Octr

t e r Ri nf s SW bboihe es Oc

Sl er ele

Cu tlefisht i vb s e N l tfish s hpis Srims Goa E Cb esSe ra us, erfish imp S eMa Shr s Ct cker ls tings hi tle he W fis s aras Ri r bof e asCisCa s,C b Moj r Ca bs rb Silv , nish s eb ell e mps ri i s Se Sm pshri h erfishe hr l bs ckerelsM S ses hesuttlef

Legend utt efish s a hs s Ce Cra bell e ris Fish - Juveniles Seerfi

Mkr lve ac e els rl

Fish Si ioni is ne bn

- Available as shoals tfie ce l Rbb fshes ilve be lies

Shr mp , Ri bo fis Cu tle sh s S

Seerfishes Fish - Normal available catch Makres

87 Olaikuda Village Name Olaikuda

Panchayat Rameshwaram (Municipality)

Name of Block and District Mandapam, Ramanathapuram District

Population 1300

300 Number of households Latitude : 9.266476° N Longitude: 79.326850° E Number of people involved 95% in fishing

405 Total number of fishing vessels

300 (Catamaran) 35 Trawler / Fibre boat / Vallams (Fibre boat or Vallam)

70 Catamarans Gill net, Crab net, Prawn net, Lobster net, Fish cages , Rayfish net Types of gears

88 Fish Catch Seasonal Calendar Fish Catch Seasonal Calendar

s ds ds

Cut l s

Mjrra,Lbse

a ers E re s

ie as oa o n

Leat er Skin mpe s h tf ems r i eis e , el ce ifs es a rsMakr in m

otf sh s ns

ar cke Protshes Skher h rfi ar ror Cagi a Rabbi abtih Ma h Rayfishes, Crabs Rb es

B Prr ishes, Cr b

a Leatins rBra s reams B sCa ang y tfis es

tf arangi s a Br or mpe li fish

SlersWihess Cd racu s ts rid a Er Ra f ihs, r ilverbel s i Grouper eatha ki

r S Ler ra ,

da , hi ings Lobst s, Mojarr Prroabbiter oj r as bs s R Ctt ises, tese Empero e ulef h ilverbe l es, Groupers Mar,Lote

M Whiting Bar cudas arracud Whit Cu tlS f , G ou ers oarras , lB as, gs h Em er r Brej, ms t t Rayfish s, C abs Lea h r Skinsp a Lo Ca i tlefishes, o u Mac te bs ersar ng s Go tfis es Ct lrpverbelliesMacke els res P kere a Si ar tfro ih s ls ds See fishCrab s Rab it ish s bf e S Raysees E pp fi h s, bs Sna ers Ba racurdahis s, Cra S Silverbellies, Gr upe W ting Mar

o Rabbitfishes

rs Mo arr s, G oupers NE ja r N Feb April Cr s,ab es Eemp ro Rayfish a May r Bre ms Goatfishes Leaht er S ki ns Jna Sil belver iesl June Seer fis hes Ca drangi s Seerfishes N Crabs

Mckera els SW Parrotfish es Dec Jlyu Snappers Rabesbitfish abbitf shes in Ri Ramanathapuram & Thoothukudi Sliv erwh it gs tti lef shes Aug Lbste,ors Cu N Nov Sep t Emperor r am ,G ro u p es r jrara s SW Mo afise Be s

ra , R y h s a Oc

Cbs s Snapper Emperor Brek ms N the in Lea r S W G ouperr s s Siv l er b ellind e s S Garfis es ara gi s s C rfishesl SW Goatfishes ere See es h ack lefishe Parro h f Msiti gs rrotfishes C Emp Pa , utt tis ers Rabbitfish e iverWhl n r es S om Lobst r Brea s Sppr

E se na e s Gro pers mperor Bre m ero Br a s Garfi

Ep r em Parro fishes Goa Parrotfishes u Legend Snapp rs Goatfishes tfishes shes

S G rfishes rfishes G

Grouper rs p Gro t ah Fish na

- Juveniles a G rfisotfie es rf pes

Ga shs ue

pr Fish ams - Available as shoals Pa rot ishes Fish - Normal available catch

89 Thangachimadam Village Name Thangachimadam

Panchayat Thangachimadam

Name of Block and District Mandapam, Ramanathapuram District

Population 18,000

3,000 Number of households Latitude : 9.284600° N Longitude: 79.258367° E Number of people involved 10,000 in fishing

750 Total number of fishing vessels

600 (Trawler) 120 (Fibre boat or Vallam) Trawler / Fibre boat / Vallams

30 Catamarans Gill net (Vidu net, Veechu net, Pachu net), Shore Seine, Purse Seine, Lobster net, Garfish net, Crab net, Rayfish net, Types of gears Disco net (Prawn), Trawl net, Pair Trawling

90 Fish Catch Seasonal Calendar F F Fish Legend i i s s h h

Normalavailablecatch - - Available asshoals - Juveniles

Ol

Mke

b i Rbb s erfis S Em Sp Sha

Anchovi

ehe Barr ii

Carangi es s onf i rels ac

ot dCro rs k Sa

peror Br peror

Barracud C

te a h y rs

hks Sh A

ns an

k

us au

Spotte Croak Spotte

rd nes nes rd

m rEmp r nch ag ra

c

Ol s R ar Ri afis Ra ,

S

Sardi bbo

ds e , da

Ma Groupers ov

e h e s, ls r Mac id

S , e

e

,f d ies

relsc o Gro rfi i r S Oil nfishes

er as,

ke es Buf am a fishes fishes a

Ri bonfi e ,f

Ct s ke

BeamB a

Emper uei e Bu

ines ,

bsfishes y e hs

Ste ae Ca

s

e

a r fi es

upers

p s S,

erfi e

Anchovo es, R harks di f

h tis Barracud td C e

nes nes

Car ids,n fs B or e sh rf she rs s s s

ehe h ag

ro r

i eams

Gs,Bf ayfish e

opr ffshe f uf rouper

s

MsGiekr as,

Gro Ai

oj s, nchove

atf

Buffe ishes Ch s e

S arra , e StdC

pot d aersC up rs po

is

R

Cbt e t r rs roak e ibo

ra s, S e f bns

oatf s es

Cg

ris i er

Cut Ma

ara ids ids ara

ro k f c

i

tlefishes k

n

e hes h s Seerfis

S rimps r els els eer hs NE

fishes O

he

Ribbonfishes nes d a il N Sri

E mp or B or mp

Em e o e s e

prrBram NE rr hr Sh

a

eams

Cat s, S esr k s

, Ra ,

fishe a d Ba yfish rcd , rracuda

Cs e

D Jn

arangids, Silverbell s

s

Cfsh a ti at

in N

ec SW e

s s Fb ie N e Mo as,jarr aGo f t i ov s erisefh S ottepd es Buff hes

okersh se is, is

Cr a s Seerf h Cr Mar a ,bs Shri mps Anchovy,Rayfrkr s Oct Spote t d Coa e Cufittleesh s S SW ibbonfishesR See fri sh e s W Oil ard sin es

Emperor Breams

Ribbonfis hes Se ams p Sh rks,a Mackerels o April Emper r Bre Group r rdsne Br e s,

he, a ie aracu as, Car ngidsa Cati f s s S i SW d

ids,bs Silver ell Aug May Cfiat she s

Carang Car SW Sfsh

ang eer i

id eJu July

s, Sardin s, es,

Empero Avyncho , Puffe

n es p e okrs roak te Spo rfi e

r Breams r shs

d e tdC Spott Rayf

ed ro keis s hes S Seerfishes C

Ribnfar

ot Go bo s

E permo r Br af O

Gr u Sks,Maci i

ishes ishes l s hs

af Ca har

h s m Shr Br e

ivrb v Si a

tf o

Ctl se is le Cut ar r bn he bbonf R t

eelis le dines

ishe iis

ip Mjar ip lu ot pe

Ca W B acudas,

srs eams s s agds rang

le ,

, eSp Mull Ca a k

hs, e

oas

,t i, rgrel

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Spot C

s S n

Blu atfish s s

C

r

hr oj m s, S ies di Sa Epror Bam Epror

u l Cut abs C s ull ot Catfish id as ra afshes Catf id tCCr es re e m

e ra s ak Cr ted ip leS Me , et Blue M Sp s

b b

aag Cara aang s

e et e

efi hes hes efi Spot Mu Spot ise Ri

i s, Crabs

S Sp bbonf sh s

e e Sef Sil arrasM

oer s, s Catf

h E erishs nths

G

ri ps, ps, ri Goatfishes o

hms, m Sh ea o mp es, ve

o Rb

i er Sil

m

Sed esC tted Croakers

meo em re Emperor ,

id

atfishes atfishes

S

bon ib rbe otroak pott

ipMj as Moja p ri

v , er

s, s,

i Sr

eerfi hes

rn llets, Crabs Crabs llets, a le

he is Rbb u l utei e tlefis Cu

b i

M msr Br

llie b e S dines

S hs sh r Se Go ion tes

ellies ellies

atfis s fhe

o s e r ilv

ss is le s

j

ar fish

Sar

Bas e ras

ie fi f dne r

rr

is hes he

r

s

91

Ramanathapuram & Thoothukudi Verkodu Village Name Kilakarai

Panchayat Kilakarai

Thiruppullani, Name of Block and District Ramanathapuram District

Population 70,000

Number of households 52,000 Latitude : 9.277802° N Longitude: 79.312792° E Number of people involved 20,000 in fishing

Total number of fishing vessels 270

70 (Trawler) 135 Trawler / Fibre boat / Vallams (Fibre boat or Vallam)

Catamarans 65 Gill nets of different mesh sizes, Prawn net, Trawl net, Pair Trawling Types of gears

92 Fish Catch Seasonal Calendar

Fish Catch Seasonal Calendar

Bl S M l s s l M C S Bl

ru Gr Srimps a ds, n Car f Goa

Oi

rabs,

h, ept let ul pot ue

o Gat l

agi o r dineSa ti S p

h ers, R s as Bl r Catfishe

r fishes, Moja r h r

ms,im t mf e

Cr ue Pom re s ts s, Mojarras s, jr a res o pP e Groupers yfi he Spot M Sshes bs, s, ayf

e Br fret Carangids, eri s o Catfi ish s t as aa ies O ines, l S

h, M a s Ca fishes i cuda r leulle e ,Ra s shes mt s ard tf s y rfi hes as ts a a, escud s Shri ps, Pomf ers, RaSe f sh Cat hs, i Seerf she Blue SpotCr Mull bs ra Go i e s, fs e Bar a Blu B rracu as s g adi Group e Spo nes, C s aa id a Se fshe Crn ran ids, tt ed Mull ser t i Sh i g rmps, bs Oil Sardi M Le oj e sser Sar in sC r aarr s SW dea BnProda ei Ylloeoa SW w G t ishes O f SW il Sardi e n, Ma Pfrom ets il SW

r Feb Apr Catfishes, N ay Seerfishes M Blu eS p o tt ul t Srbea C a ed M le Blue Caran i s, gd N Jna Mojarras June Smphri s S rimpsh, r bs Ca W

Lesser Sardine s SW S erbelliesilv Dec July Yle low ot G a he fis s s Cuttle Fishes Pomfret Ramanathapuram & Thoothukudi S r , Aug Oil a dine N s Nov he Sp t Seerfis e SW B lu See Ctshesafi , Oc ted le a Crab lue po BStMult rd e SW LeseSainssr Srh W ims Cr s ar Silve b ll e p Oil Sardine Moj ras ets hes SW rp ab reis Sh im s, Cut ag Gf tle ishes Car n ids, Blu f C Yellow oat is uS lu ut f r e abSea C t le ishes, Pomf

BeeCr e e B

Silverbellies hipsSh i r s Cu rm ie Legend l

ttl e Cuttle

lehr b s ve Si efi

Fish Simp li - Juveniles ssh efish s mp Shr

ie e aab B u Sea Cra f bl es rbell e

Slvrbl ish Fish ut is

- Available as shoals Ctl e s Fish - Normal available catch

93 Seeniyappa Dharga Village Name Seeniyappa Dharga

Panchayat Sathakonvalasai

Name of Block and District Mandapam, Ramanathapuram District

Population 300

150 Number of households Latitude : 9.261500° N Longitude: 79.068700° E Number of people involved 250 in fishing

0 Total number of fishing vessels

30 Trawler / Fibre boat / Vallams

0 Catamarans Lobster net, Gill net, Crab net, Rayfish net, Disco net Types of gears

94 Fish Catch Seasonal Calendar

Fish Catch Seasonal Calendar

G Oi ckyishesR Shrimp Emp osterLo

o e afs l s Sarn s h ri Sardin l idie Oi ,n b, Shr mp , bsCr rrs r er Garfi or B is a Cr s, Rocky s is sGr

s es

Emperor Breamshes eam abs o sters uter e Lob ters, fe Lb il S di es h Gruntersrfi hes s O arn Ga sys s Oi S rdn e Shrimps, Crabs Breams

lai s G R or Shrimps, Crabs ru ockfihs nters per Ga f Em r ishs Rockyf ab Cr s ish s NE Eprme s e SW or Bream NE Lt,obs ers ru rs Gnte

Mar SE

F April N e b Oil rdiSa en s May Jan

N June Ghoatfis es Crabs

SW Dec Ju yl t Cut lefishes Aug Ramanathapuram & Thoothukudi SW o Nv Sep SW

b Oct Cra s SW sh SE Cabsr Garfi es SE es h lis Cutt ef

Legend Crabs

Fish - Juveniles Crabs Crabs Fish - Available as shoals Fish - Normal available catch

95 Mangaleswari Nagar Village Name Mangaleshwari Nagar

Panchayat Mayakulam

Name of Block and District Thirupulani, Ramanathapuram District

Population 549

140 Number of households Latitude : 9.219400° N Longitude: 78.739064° E Number of people involved 148 in fishing

Total number of fishing vessels 27

25 Trawler, Fibre boat or Vallams

2 Catamarans Gill net, Crab net, Shore Seine, Hook and Lines Types of gears

96 Fish Catch Seasonal Calendar Fish Catch Seasonal Calendar

Ep

m

r ines

a e Sd ror Breams Sar ines s d ror e rdine a m ero Bre m S Ep r as

Empe Br ams

Emp er o rBreams r Breams rb Ca s SW Empero s Sardines SW SW Sardine

Mar ri he eeS f s s SW pri

Mack s, Feb Al ere R bb is e l Sk NE ionfhsates May Garfishes ms Emperor Brea Car ng Jan

a NE ids June Cr abs Sa dirne s

Seerfish es SW Sar inesd Bardracu as Dec July See fishes

Errampe or B e ms r Ramanathapuram & Thoothukudi Rainbow Sardines o Aug N Nv Sp

e Em ct SW peror re m MacreSk ke ls, ates O Ba

Ribb onfishes

ses N s

Garfi h Crab gi N a SW s Crands Sardines a S rdines Seerfe Seferishs e ara uds Brca ish s m eror Br ams Ep e Bar cu aboSari Rin w dnes serrdinesLe S Garf es s dasra es ih s a

a,ts Mackere s M ckerels Ska e ib fs es n ard n R b oni hes Legend S Garfishesara gids C Fish es oi

- Juveniles Sardin l por s Sar r nes as

Se rfi hes erel

B rracuda s se Em er Bream ihes Fish f - Available as shoals Rainb w

ac s

B rra uda Les di Mack s Fish - Normal available catch Gar

97 Vembar Village Name Vembar

Panchayat Vembar

Name of Block and District Vilathikulam, Tuticorin District

Population 7401

1799 Number of households Latitude : 9.082250° N Longitude: 78.363639° E Number of people involved 948 in fishing

129 Total number of fishing vessels

Trawler, Fibre boat or Vallams 34 (Trawler), 53 (Fibre Boat or Vallam)

14 (Catamaran) 27 (Vathai) Catamarans Gill net, Shore Seine, Crab net, Prawn net, Hook and Line, Trawl net Types of gears

98 Fish Catch Seasonal Calendar

Fish Catch Seasonal Calendar Sardines

Sh

Pomfrets

akr s Mackere aa s i an Ca ishes Seer

r rgd

Ct imps ueihe f Pomfre lfss s f tl Carang s

l B ar ac das t s Beams Se ,s ru ,r , Carangids rfie hes id Cabs es a he r prrC atodons cud s ha ks Oil Sardines Em ero , rra sS Cutfhes Sh i tl rmps Ba eo ad Pom eis LssrSrin n Sardine fre , Cra ts b Csarangid ssiac da arr u sar Le or SardB es hks Ba r N S rdacu as SW ck r sS S rimp N Ma e els eerfish e e,

hs Mar NE SW Ribbonfish s pi F Arl Cu tlefishes Mackerels eb t, ardines May sser S Cra Le bs, Sh impsr Jan Ribbonfishes Baar s Jnue rcuda N Sarne di s

Garfih s es W Mack e l re s rdines c Rai nbow Sa De Ju yl Seer sfi es h m Po frets Che Ramanathapuram & Thoothukudi arangids, a odont C Aug s N Nov Sep W Les ser Sardin s

Oct

ifsRi f bbon ish e omfre s N Pt e i Sa N rndi Ctlefshesut r Mkeac e es N Se r l Ch ato ns erfi es s White Sh imps sh Les er Sardines edo ibofihes s Rb n s rdines s Ribbonfishes Sa Skin e Sardines ei e is Se Mackere Lesser gi s onsCh at Legend n r s h erf Leath r ins eod

ad cud ses d s Fish - Juveniles Cra Sardines ls Sar ines bo f es

er acudas acudas

Barra as hk is Fish bnfh

- Available as shoals Rib n ish ss

arr a Ri bo i

Le Leat er S B Fish - Normal available catch C rangid Sard ne

99 Summary The season-based fish catch calendar exercise was carried out in 39 coastal villages of Tamilnadu and Puducherry with the generous support of INCOIS. The coastal villages cover four major coastal ecosystems namely, Coramandal Coast, Palk Bay, Gulf of Mannar and West Coast. The exercise provides clear picture of the fish catch pattern during various seasons. It is COASTAL ECOSYSTEMS observed that the availability of juveniles as well as shoals of major fish species vary across coastal systems and seasons.

For example, species such as Mackerel, Silverbellies, Seerfish and Carangids are caught as juveniles all throughout the different seasons across the Coramandal Coast. Fish species such as Flying fish and Sailfish are captured as shoals during the summer season and Tuna is captured as shoals across summer, pre monsoon and monsoon seasons in the Coramandal coast.

In Palk Bay area juveniles of Mullet are caught during the pre monsoon and monsoon seasons, while Rabbit fish is caught only during pre monsoon and Sea Bream and Catfish are caught only during the monsoon season. Snapper is captured as shoal during summer and pre monsoon seasons.

In the Gulf of Mannar area juveniles of Seerfish are captured during the post monsoon and summer seasons. Barracuda, Gar fish and Pomfret are caught as shoals in all seasons.

In the West Coast area, species such as Wolf Herring is available as juveniles during the post monsoon and summer seasons, while Sawfish and Garfish are captured as juveniles during the monsoon seasons.

Throughout the post monsoon and summer seasons, species such as Sardines, Mackerel, Carangids are captured as juveniles across the Tamil Nadu and Pudhucherry coasts.

Based on the available data, it is clear that fish species such as Anchovies, Mackerel, Oil Sardine, Croakers, Silverbellies and Carangids are captured across all coastal regions and seasons.

Fisher folk are deeply concerned that the fish stock has dwindled over the years and they have Coramandal coast Palk Bay Gulf of Mannar to venture further than before to seek their catch. The study also indicated that majority of the fish catch of fisher folk are in juvenile stages. The study and the results are as yet in exploratory stage and more studies are needed in order to derive a more precise understanding of fish catch pattern and trend over a period of time.

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