Dr. Kunal D. Jadhav (Associate Professor)
University of Mumbai, Vidyapeeth Vidyarthi Bhavan, “B” Road, Churchgate, Mumbai – 400 020, India.
Abstract
Fishing is one of the traditional activities of Maharashtra, India which has the
coastal regions of the sea water of Arabian sea. Maharashtra has the largest production as
compared to other states. The fish production of Maharashtra is declined over the past two
decades due to variety of reasons. This fishing occupation is maintained by Fisherman
Cooperative Societies. In the present study an attempt has been made to study fisheries
cooperatives from economic point of view. Besides that; membership, capital structure,
economic transactions of cooperatives for members, transactions of members with
cooperative, turn-over of cooperatives, impact of cooperative businesses on their members
and social, economic, educational and political relation of members and their cooperatives
are also studied.