Figure 1
The vertical axis of the grouped vertical bar graph is labeled “Percentage of Fishers.” The horizontal axis has five fishing method categories. From left to right, they are: “Hook and Long lines,” “Hook and lines,” “Monofilament Gillnet (Roll vala),” “Drift Gillnet (Valiya Vala),” and “Boat seines (Thattu madi).” Three vertical bars are shown in the graph representing the three study areas. The legend at the bottom specifies the area and the color assigned for each area. They are “Pozhiyoor” (blue), “Vizhinjam South” (red), and “Anjengo” (green). The data from the bars on the graph is as follows: Hook and Long lines: Pozhiyoor: 14; Vizhinjam South: 4; Anjengo: 2. Hook and lines: Pozhiyoor: 8; Vizhinjam South: 48; Anjengo: 16. Monofilament Gillnet (Roll vala): Pozhiyoor: 10; Vizhinjam South: 22; Anjengo: 22. Drift Gillnet (Valiya Vala): Pozhiyoor: 40; Vizhinjam South: 10; Anjengo: 20. Boat seines (Thattu madi): Pozhiyoor: 28; Vizhinjam South: 16; Anjengo: 40.Fishing gears used in the study area. Source: Authors’ own work