January 2016
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Fisheries sector plays a significant role for socio economic development of country.The contribution of the fishing industry to the development of the State economy has been increasing over the years as measured by its percentage share in Net State Domestic Product (NSDP) and its share in the total output of the primary sector, (GOG,2013). The study endeavours to make a comparative analysis of the annual growth rate and compounded annual growth rate of fish production in Goa and India from 2001-2014. It also examines the percentage of jetty-wise fish, variety wise marine and inland fish catch in Goa in from 1998 to 2015. The study focuses on the growth performance in major item wise exports of Goa's marine products during year 2005 to 2014. Secondary data was analysed by using statistical tools ie descriptive statistics i.e mean, standard deviation, coefficient of variation, ANOVA,and simple regression analysis to study the contribution of the fisheries sector to Goa's economy. Gross domestic product of Goa is highly influenced by the contribution made by the fisheries sector in Goa.