FISHERIES AND AGRICULTURE

1990

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

Total Catch ('000 metric tons)

76.4

104.6

105.4

107.4

118.2

124.1

118.9

127.2

163.4

155.4

158.6

186.0

184.2

143.6

Local Consumption

19.7

43.5

41.7

40.0

44.4

49.7

56.5

57.4

76.5

37.6

29.9

50.1

33.1

43.4

Exports

52.9

56

60.4

64.5

68

62.8

57.3

64.8

79.3

112.0

122.2

129.6

148.4

97.6

Stock (of current year)

3.8

5.1

3.3

2.9

5.8

11.6

5.1

2.7

4.5

5.8

6.6

6.3

2.6

2.6

EEZ

-

-

-

5.6

3

0.8

3.5

2.2

3.1

3.2

-

Growth in Fish Catch (%)

7.3

0.6

0.8

1.9

10.1

5.0

-4.2

7.0

28.5

-4.9

2.0

17.3

-1.0

-22.0

Composition of Fish Catch: (in metric tons)

Total

76,374

104,566

105,413

107,358

118,115

124,109

118,963

127,184

163,388

155,415

158,576

185,980

184,158

143,597

Skipjack

59,899

70,372

66,502

69,015

78,409

92,888

79,683

88,044

115,322

108,329

109,749

132,060

138,458

96,861

Yellow fin

5,279

12,504

12,440

18,619

17,164

15,079

15,706

15,246

24,525

22,914

24,818

24,571

22,954

24,387

Other Tuna Related Species

5,185

7,071

10,897

5,067

8,312

5,520

6,339

6,778

7,219

7,508

6,543

8,302

5,718

7,091

Other Marine Fish

6,011

14,619

15,574

14,658

14,230

10,622

17,236

17,115

16,322

16,664

17,466

21,047

17,029

15,258

Average Number of Vessels Engaged in Fishing ( per month)

Mechanized Masdhoni

1,151

1,406

1,397

1,328

1,271

1,206

1,137

1,128

1,102

1,104

1,112

1,002

923

888

Sail Masdhoni

11

8

13

9

30

52

41

66

90

117

8

5

3

10

Mechanized Vadhu

-

52

63

102

61

70

58

49

59

49

61

63

44

42

Sailing Vadhu

-

211

169

139

125

68

72

40

9

8

25

15

11

17

Trolling Vessels

354

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Rowing Boats

17

8

22

20

24

15

19

13

16

18

22

18

14

16

Total Annual Lease of Uninhabited Islands( in'00

351

648

654

1,374

1,373

1,373

1,373

1,592

1,579

1,561

1,355

1,408

1,615

5,328