An analysis on the domestic fish marketing of south Andaman

Abstract

The domestic fish marketing of fish landing centre of south Andaman was analysed. The study has undertaken between January and February, 2022 in two fish landing centres (FLCs) of South Andaman namely Wandoor and Junglighat. Around 9 fishery cooperative societies marketing personnel were interviewed by adopting semistructured interview method and daily visit to landing centre has been done to analyse the structure and pattern of fish marketing system in both the FLCs (Table 1). This exercise has undertaken to meet different marketing personnel nearby portblair region and ideate about the interventions which could be planned for improving the infrastructure facilities and innovations in the marketing system (Table 2). It is observed that the marketing costs incurred by each of the intermediaries has been increasing day by day in Junglighat fish market and less involvement in Wandoor landing centre. Lack of proper communication facility with the island while fishing, inadequacy of maintenance yards for crafts and gears, lack of launching and landing facilities for crafts and gears in many areas, lack of processing factories and inadequate training for fishermen by the fisheries department are the infrastructural constraints pointed out by the fishermen at landing centre.