• There are in all 26 landing centres in the U.T. Maximum number is in Pondicherry district (15) and Yanam and Mahe each has the minimum (1).
• There are 28 marine fishing villages in the U.T. of Pondicherry. Pondicherry district has the maximum number of fishing villages (15) and Mahe district has the minimum (1).
• The U.T. has 11541 fishermen families. Pondicherry district has the maximum number (65%) and Mahe district has the minimum (3.4%). Karaikal comes second (24.8%) followed by Yanam (6.8%).
• The total marine fisherfolk population in the state is about 43 thousand out which adult male constitute 34%, adult female 34% and children 32%.
• District wise analysis of the fisherfolk population shows that the maximum number is in Pondicherry district (62.8%) followed by Karaikal (23%), Yanam (7.5%) and Mahe (6.7%).
• Average fishermen population per village is about 1536 and family size is 3.73.
• 30% of the fishermen population in the U.T. of Pondicherry acquired primary education, 25% secondary, 8% above secondary and 37% have no formal education.
• The number of fisherfolk engaged in actual fishing is about 10341 forming 24% of the total fishermen population.
• Out of the 10341 fisherfolk engaged in actual fishing, 92% engaged in fulltime fishing, 4% part-time and 4% occasional.
• Out of 22133 fisherfolk occupied in the fishery activities, 46% are active fishermen and 46% are engaged in other in other activities such as marketing, repairing / making net, curing / processing, peeling, labourer and other allied activities. The remaining 8% are engaged in other activities not related to fishery.
• Out of 11541 fishermen families in the U.T., 0.3% belongs to SC / ST. Majority of the families is Hindus (99%), followed by Muslims (0.6) and Christians (0.4%).
• About 63% fisherfolk have membership in Fisheries and other Co-operatives Societies.
• In the U.T., 4457 fishing crafts are in the fishery out of which 14% are mechanized, 52% motorized and the remaining 34% are non-mechanized crafts. In the mechanized crafts 52% are trawlers, 28% are gill netters and the remaining 20% form others.
• Out of 3065 fishing crafts owned by the fishermen of the U.T., 15% mechanized, 36% are motorized and the remaining 49% are non-motorized.
• Among the mechanized, 65% are trawlers, 15% are gill netters. The remaining 20% comprise others.
• Among the motorized sector, fibre glass boat forms 49%, catamarans 46% and plank-built boat 5%.
• In non-motorized sector, 87% are catamarans and 13% are plank-built boats.
• Out of the 292 fishermen families having share in mechanized craft, 24.6% families share trawlers, 9.6% gill netters and the remaining share other type of crafts.
• About 1344 fishermen families share motorized crafts in U.T. in which 97.7% families share fibre glass boats and the remaining 2.3% families share the other crafts such as catamarans, plank-built and ring-seiners.
• Number of gill nets in the U.T. is given as number of pieces. About 32331 pieces of gillnet are owned by the fishermen.
• About 356 fishermen families possess electronic gadgets and 1 family possesses life saving equipment. About 9 fishermen acquired training in the field of aquaculture and allied field in the U.T.
• Nearly 41% of the fisherfolk possess neither craft nor gear.
• In the U.T., 29% f the fishermen houses are kutcha houses and 71% are pucca houses.
• There are about 38 Primary Schools, 13 Secondary Schools, 3 Collages and 2 Technical Institutions in the fishing villages.
• All the fishing villages in the U.T. are electrified and connected by road, 54% have bus stop / stand.
• There are about 8 ice factories, 1 cold storage located in the fishing villages.

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