Shoreline Changes and its Impact on Fishing Communities

Abstract

The fishery system plays a major role as the engine of the coastal economy providing local economic benefits, foreign exchange and employment. Conservation of shoreline area is essential for the existence and well-being of the fishing community. This paper identifies the reasons for shoreline changes and its impact on fishing community. This paper focused on opportunities for the improvement of life of fishing communities. This study will explore the practical concerns among the fishing community and suggest viable measures for making it more effective. The study will also examine the present scope of existing sustainable and resilience measures. The study is based on primary and secondary data. Primary data is available from the fishing communities in Chellanam. Primary data on socio-economic conditions of fishing community will be undertaken by using techniques including semi structured questionnaire, personal interviews and observation methods. The secondary data were collected from the published and unpublished sources of various coastal management Department, Government offices, School of Marine Industrial Fisheries and from various websites of Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Commerce, Ministry of Food Processing Industries and from books, Journals, International and National working papers. Key words: Sustainable Shoreline, Fishing Communities, Coastal Economy, Conservation of Shoreline, Resilience measures