The Socio - Economic Conditions of Fishermen Community

Abstract

Fishing has been one of the oldest economic activities of human race. It comes next only to agriculture. Fish-and other sea food constitute an attractively integral part of a wholesome food provision. Specially, fishes of several varieties serve as tasty and healthy food with rich protein and fat content. The ‘omega' a chemical element found in fish has immense medicinal value. Experts believe that such properties of fish could be consumed even by persons having bean problems. They have both nutritive and curative powers. Fish has a curative culture of creditable value. Fishery is an important sectors in most of developed and developing countries the world from the standpoint of income and employment generation. Fishery is the oldest and most important livelihood option for the population of the coastal line of the country, in India, many good and rare varieties offish are found. 'Prawn" seems to be the queen of fishes. Millions of people all over the world have been profitably engaged in fishing and fish trading over the years, in a sense, fish and fisher fob are together and inseparable to a great extent. They go to the sea, stay and search, catch fish, spend even bights, take risk and been uncertainties and venture bravely and rewardingly. Many hurdles and riddles seem of prevail and persist. It is a real problem and a paradox too. The present study aims to find out the living conditions of fishermen community in Thoothukudi district, Tamil Nadu.