Regulated fish marketing through cooperatives. Cooperatives are user-owned organizations that can provide benefits like increased bargaining power and product quality to members. In fisheries, cooperatives help members purchase supplies at lower costs and market catch. Successful cooperatives require professional management and cooperation among members. While challenges exist in starting cooperatives, they can improve market access for small producers and generate income if properly implemented.

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