Expressing concern over the plight of the fishing community, several experts have sought right to fishing granted to traditional fishermen to help them pursue fishing and post-harvest activities more confidently.
At a State-level workshop on the livelihood of fishermen organised here jointly by the District Fishermen’s Youth Welfare Association (DFYWA) and Oxfam India on Thursday, 20 recommendations were adopted to provide social security to the fishermen.
Scientist in-charge of Central Institute of Fisheries Technology Dr. M.M. Prasad, Joint Director of Fisheries Koteswara Rao, Integrated Coastal Management Director Venkatesh Salagrama, Oxfam-India programme officer Animesh Prakash, Green Climate editor J.V. Ratnam, and DFYWA project director Arjili Dasu participated.
The meeting mooted cost reduction, ecologically and socially sustainable technologies in fishing and post-harvesting to be made available to the traditional fishermen, and eradication of middlemen to fetch them remunerative price.
In another resolution, it sought credit and investment sources to be developed for people of traditional fishermen involved in production, post-harvesting, and trading activities by providing assistance through suitable banking systems such as thrift societies and co-operatives.
