1. REGULATED FISH
MARKETING THROUGH
submitted by
COOPERATIVES
Submitted By:
Remisha.O
IIIrd sem M.sc IF
Roll No. 12

2. OBJECTIVES
• What is cooperative?
• What are the benefits and
drawbacks of cooperatives?
• What are some examples of
successful cooperatives?

3. What is co-operative?
• These are user owned, user
controlled, and user benefit
associations.
• They can include components of
marketing transportation, supply,
purchase and processing capacity.
• Members of cooperatives can
increase product quality,
bargaining and purchasing power.
• Main objectives of cooperatives
india is to promote economic and
general welfare of it’s members.

4. Types of cooperatives in fisheries
 Marketing cooperatives
Purchasing cooperatives
• purchasing cooperatives
reduce costs of goods,
supplies, and services .
• In fisheries it could be a
good way to get cheaper fuel,
gear and other accessories.

5. What cooperatives cannot do?
• May not make agreements
with those outside the
cooperative(cooperative
fixing)
• May not “unduly enhance”
the price by holding back
supply
• May not force arguments
by refusing to sell
boycotting, picketing, or
through other non
competitive practices.

6. Cooperative features
• Fishing cooperatives control operations through
assignment of license within specific geographic
communities.
• License based on distance from shore and type of
gear used.
• Fishing rights may be held by individuals, private
enterprises, or cooperatives.
• Rights cannot be loaned, rented, transformed.
• Co-ops and FCA belongs to local communities of
fishermen

7. How they work ?
 They maximize on profits , skill of members
 Enhance advocacy and bargaining power
 Enhance financial accessibility
 Boost social capital and promote investments
 Provide education opportunity for members.
 Improve market access and promote income
generation for the small scale producers
 The main challenge has been lack of skill in
management

8. Advantages of co-operative fish
marketing.
Based on traditional fishing practices and
shared use of resources.
Avoid crowding and depletion of resources.
Share risk as well as benefits.
Lower costs, increase capacity, and improve
power in the marketplace.

9.  Make possible co-operation
among communities.
 Fishing co-ops improve
quality and yield, develop
new markets, negotiate higher
prices, co-ordinate timing of
harvest with market demand..
 greater purchasing power
 Gaining access to new
markets

10.  Accountability
 Community independence
 Stability and risk
 Sustainability
 Strengthening community and
economic development
 flexibility

11. Disadvantages
• Need to work cooperatively
• Initial shock at complicated start up
• Lost of start up
• Needs for professional management

12. Role of Fisheries Cooperative
Association (FCA)
 Assignment /acknowledgement of fishing rights
 Marketing, processing, and other support
(supplies, transport, training, financing, etc.)
 Dispute resolution
 Implement and enforce national and prefecture
legislation

13. BMU used as an entry point for co-
management
Role of BMU
– Participation in regulation & policy development
&implementation
– Protection of breeding grounds
– Cleanliness of beach
– Search & rescue operations
– Beach sanitation and development
– Welfare issues and training

14. NGOs
• Train BMU & local staff
• Provide rural development services
• Advocacy for fisheries stakeholders rights
• Assist in development of alternative income generation
activities within fishing communities
• Provide credit facilities
• HIV/AIDS advocacy and sensitization

15. Role of development partners
International agencies such as world bank, FAO,
UNDP, EU, etc :
• Advice on long-term development strategies
• Partner with Govt & NGOs to build capacity of
BMUs through fisheries research & management
• Financial and technical assistance for
implementation of management plans and
programmes

16. Concluding remarks..........
• Cooperative allow members of an industry
to engage in additional purchasing and
marketing activities.
• Cooperatives are used in several regions and
it sources is widely applicable in agriculture
as well as fisheries.
• Before starting a cooperation one needs to
consider both the benefits and drawbacks
and evaluate the likelihood of success

17. Previous year questions
• Co-operative in fish marketing-
november2008
• Advantages of co-operative fish marketing
June 2001 ,November 2006. October 1997
• Explain the concept of regulated markets and
describe the significance of marketing of fish
through co-operatives. November 2009
• What you mean by regulated markets ?
What are the advantages of cooperative
marketing. November 2010.
• Explain fishermen co-operatives and fisheries
corporations April 2010

18. thank you