| List of Tables | p. x |
| List of Figures | p. xviii |
| List of Abbreviations | p. xix |
| Introduction | p. 1 |
| World Fishery | |
| Periods of Expansion and Decline in World Fishing: Ascendancy of Developing Nations | p. 9 |
| Introduction | p. 9 |
| Fishery as a distinct activity | p. 9 |
| Fishery expansion in the developing world | p. 11 |
| Depletion of oceanic resources | p. 14 |
| Conclusion | p. 17 |
| Annexure 1.1 | p. 19 |
| Price Realization of Fish Products | p. 20 |
| Introduction | p. 20 |
| Comparative analysis between developed and developing countries | p. 23 |
| Competitive analysis among emerging countries of Asia | p. 24 |
| Realization of competitive advantage | p. 27 |
| Conclusion | p. 27 |
| Global Fish Production: Market Opportunities and Competition | p. 28 |
| Introduction | p. 28 |
| Developed countries | p. 28 |
| Net exporters | p. 30 |
| Net importers | p. 32 |
| Developing countries | p. 35 |
| Country ranking | p. 41 |
| Inland water fishing | p. 43 |
| Projections for the future | p. 46 |
| Demand-Supply gap | p. 46 |
| Environmental issues | p. 48 |
| Conclusion | p. 49 |
| Overfishing, Depletion and Yield Potential | p. 51 |
| Introduction | p. 51 |
| Catch pattern of major groups of fish species | p. 51 |
| Yield potential | p. 56 |
| Production pattern of important fish | p. 61 |
| Yield potential for major fish types | p. 61 |
| Conclusion | p. 62 |
| Disposition of World Fish Production and Import Trade | p. 63 |
| Introduction | p. 63 |
| World Trade of fish in different forms | p. 65 |
| Price realization | p. 69 |
| Import of Fish in fresh, frozen or chilled form | p. 70 |
| Import of Fish in prepared or preserved form | p. 80 |
| Import of Crustaceans, Molluscs etc. in fresh, frozen or chilled form | p. 89 |
| Import of fish in dried, salted or smoked form | p. 99 |
| Strategic marketing focus | p. 108 |
| Market Focus Model | p. 109 |
| Projections of world imports | p. 114 |
| Conclusion | p. 120 |
| World Export of Fish Products and Export Strategy | p. 121 |
| Introduction | p. 121 |
| Export of fish in fresh, frozen or chilled form | p. 121 |
| Export of fish in prepared or preserved form | p. 137 |
| Export of Crustaceans, Molluscs etc. in fresh, frozen or chilled form | p. 155 |
| Export of fish in salted, dried or smoked form | p. 175 |
| Conclusion | p. 193 |
| Indian Fishery | |
| Structure of Production and Terms of Trade in the Indian Fishery Industry | p. 197 |
| Introduction | p. 197 |
| Structure of Indian fishing | p. 198 |
| Boat bonding | p. 199 |
| Poor boat economics | p. 200 |
| Excess boat capacity and role of financing agencies | p. 201 |
| Modernization and empowerment of fishermen | p. 202 |
| Suggested approach | p. 203 |
| Political economy of terms of trade and price determination | p. 206 |
| Price equation | p. 209 |
| Impact of developmental plans | p. 210 |
| Conclusion | p. 217 |
| Marine and Inland Fisheries of India | p. 219 |
| Introduction | p. 219 |
| Catch characteristics | p. 220 |
| Problem of overfishing | p. 221 |
| Fishery resources of India | p. 223 |
| Production Efficiency Index | p. 239 |
| Projections for the future | p. 243 |
| Demand-supply gap | p. 246 |
| Environmental issues | p. 249 |
| Deepsea fishing | p. 250 |
| Recommendations for the financial restructuring of deep-sea fishing | p. 258 |
| Conclusion | p. 259 |
| Disposition of Fish Landings in India and Export Performance | p. 261 |
| Introduction | p. 261 |
| Fresh and frozen fish | p. 261 |
| Cured form | p. 264 |
| Canned fish products | p. 264 |
| Reduction | p. 265 |
| Export performance | p. 265 |
| Competitiveness of Indian exports | p. 268 |
| Strategic thrusts | p. 282 |
| Market destination of fish exports | p. 282 |
| Analysis of total fish products export performance of India | p. 288 |
| Problem identification and action plan | p. 288 |
| Projections | p. 290 |
| Conclusion | p. 291 |
| The Crisis | p. 292 |
| Introduction | p. 292 |
| Financial analysis | p. 293 |
| Methods of lending and norms for current assets holding | p. 303 |
| Insurance and ECGC coverage | p. 305 |
| NPA settlement | p. 307 |
| Plan for financial restructuring of the seafood export industry | p. 308 |
| Conclusion | p. 316 |
| Bibliography | p. 317 |
| Index | p. 319 |
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