Example data sheet in NMFDC
Data processing in NMFDC
| Meaning of terms used: | Summary of Available Data on Marine Fish Landings in NMFDC |
|---|---|
| National | Entire coast in the Mainland excluding Lakshadweep, Andaman & Nicobar Islands |
| Region | The mainland along the coast is categorized into four regions namely North-East, South-East, South-West and North-West |
| State | The entire coast is divided into nine coastal states and these are West Bengal, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Goa, Maharashtra and Gujar |
| UT | The union territories under the central government along the coast line are Puducherry , Daman and Diu. |
| District | These are distinct subdivisions of states covering the coastal region belonging to the coastal state |
| Fishing Zone | These are non-overlapping exclusive subdivisions of coastal districts. |
| Sector | Fishery is divided into three sectors namely, Mechanized, Motorized and Non-motorized |
| Gear | Different craft/gear combinations used for harvesting from the sea are termed under this. Major gears are Mechanized Trawlnets, Mechnaized Gillnets, Mechanized Hooks & lines etc. under Mechanized sector and Outboard Gillnets, Outboard Ringseines, Outboard Hooks & lines under Motorized sector. |
| Category | The four Categories are Pelagic, Demersal, Crustacean and Molluscs |
| Group | The species landed are summarised into 83 resource groups for presentation in tabular form based on their dominance in the fishery and commercial importance (link to view groups) |
