Fishing Technologies for Conservation of Marine Fish Genetic Resources

Abstract

The advancements in fi shing technologies over the years, had helped to signifi cantly increase the fi sh production
from the capture fi sheries and has helped to improve the per capita consumption of fi sh. Increase in the fi shing
eff ort, use of unsustainable fi shing gears and lack of proper monitoring and surveillance, combined with the
climate related changes in the oceans, have caused serious declines of fi sheries worldwide. The bycatch, discards
and pollution are also becoming concern in several fi sheries world over including India. Despite the fact that
numerous measures, including gear-based technical measures, have been evaluated and mandated by law, the
use and implementation of these measures in the fi eld, remained largely negligible.