The fishing sectors in the developing countries are the major contributors to GNP and foreign exchange earnings and indeed have great potentials to grow. The role of women and children in cooperation with men in the rural coastal fishing villages generate self-employment opportunities among fishermen and help improve their living conditions.
The role of educators and the institutions (universities, colleges) both in formal and non-formal sectors may play an important role in producing a citizenry sensitive to the problems concerning environment and ecology. Educators should specially consider developing human resources in terms of improving their values, attitudes, knowledge, behavior and skills. It is through the development of these value systems by which the country can attain sustainable development in the long run.
