Indian Fisherman Village Editorial Photo

India, Bengala gulf: indian traditional fisherman village with hut among the trash. There were 1.7 million full-time fishermen, 1.3 million part-time fishermen, and 2.3 million occasional fishermen, many of whom worked as saltmakers, ferrymen, or seamen, or operated boats for hire. The fishing fleet consisted of 280,000 traditional craft powered by sails or oars, 35,000 motorized traditional craft, and some 45,000 mechanized boats.