An economic analysis of the performance of marine fish production in India and Tamil nadu

Marine fisheries in India is accorded priority in the planned development process due to its significant contribution to the economy for generating income in the most backward regions and creating employment to the people who are in the lowest rungs of the social ladder besides providing foreign exchange earnings and ensuring food and nutritional security. Tamil Nadu is one of the important coastal states in the east coast which has the highest fishing population in India. With this background the study was carried out with the objective of examining the performance of marine fish production in India and Tamil Nadu and to find out the annual growth rate. The study was based on secondary data taking twenty one years of marine fish production in India and Tamil Nadu. Ordinary Least Square Method and AGR were applied for analysis.