Main Article Content
Abstract
Hunting and fishing as chief economic activities of the primitive men preceded even agriculture and farming and hence, in the early stages of the progress of the human race, fisheries held a relatively more important place than in the recent centuries which saw the development of diverse industries and manufactures. As a livelihood activity, fishing and related activities of the subsistent economy was of least interest to the policy makers of both British and Princely Travancore. Fishing and related practices became on the verge of becoming important because the community was neither a worker nor a peasant that contributed to the state revenue