Trawl Fisheries in Andhra Pradesh: Facts andfishers insight

Along Andhra Pradesh coast, only indigenous gear operating country crafts were in vogue till the turn of 1960 and since 1964, with the advent of the Indo-Norwegian project, fishing by small mechanized fishing crafts started. Initially, Pablo type (9.14 m length; 2.14 m beam; and 40-45 HP engine) were present and within three years, two other types, namely “Royya” (9.75 -10.0 m length; 2.9 m beam; and 45-60 HP engine) and “Sorrah” (11.4 m length; 3.2 m beam; and 60-80 HP engine) with modifications in structure and engine capacity were introduced.