Identifying potential fishing zone  by remote 
                                sensing technology 
 

Fishermen are reputed for their skills in negotiating the sea, but now they fear that the sea may be holding more surprises for them in the days ahead. The irrational fear of fish consumers, fanned by irresponsible stories in the media that fish is likely to be contaminated, has only added to the woes of the fisher folk. The means to earn livelihoods simply do not exist for most fishermen. It is understandable that repairing fishing craft and gear will take time. But it is not clear whether the government has any plans for interim relief measures, particularly in the shape of a food-for-work programme, that will not only provide relief but enable the reconstruction of assets.

 Japan who have mastered and implemented an information system that stores and processes the data from various satellites and visualizes them by generating a oceanographic forecasting map and utilized the same for Satellite-based potential fishing zones (PFZs). As you aware India's substantial fishery resources are highly underutilized and it is widely recognized that there is immense potential to increase the output of this sector. Internationally modern fishing has used different tools to enhance operational effectiveness. In addition to advanced fishing equipment, information technology (IT) is now being widely used in other countries. The availability of Geographical Information System (GIS) makes it now possible to predict productive areas. This system has been used since the 1990’s. We have found this technology is most needed to our fishermen community.

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