• Dr. M. MATHIVANAN
• S RAMESH

Fish exhibit greater species diversity than any other group of vertebrates, fish are an important resource for human worldwide, especially as food which benefit human beings in more than one way. Fishes are more common and widely distributed in all parts of the world. The species may be different, the quality and quantity may very but are they used by man everywhere. Fish is a general terms used for all types of aquatic forms including prawns, shellfish, lobsters and true fishes. Fish has been one of main source of animal protein for human beings. Present study was conducted to find out the existing fishing and marketing system in Nagapattinam District. The highest 49 % of the Fishermen belonged to age category of 30 to 45 years and lowest 7 % belonged to 60 to 75 years one third of the fishermen (33 %) were illiterate. The fishermen sold to the Wholesalers, Retailers and Consumers. This paper attempted to Problems of Marine fish marketing of coastal areas in Nagapattinam District, in Tamilnadu.

fish, prawns, vertebrates

"PROBLEMS OF FISH MARKETING IN THE COASTAL AREAS OF NAGAPATTINAM DISTRICT", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no.81-85, June-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1906302.pdf

"PROBLEMS OF FISH MARKETING IN THE COASTAL AREAS OF NAGAPATTINAM DISTRICT", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no. pp81-85, June-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1906302.pdf