Author: Author is JVS Maxy Bai, Business Head-Fisheries, Garware Technical Fibres Ltd.
(Garware Technical Fibres is a the country’s largest supplier of mechanised fishing nets)

Millions of those who are employed in the fisheries sector are people who belong to communities which are indigenous to their regions and have been engaged in this trade for centuries. Of these, there are nearly 75,000 mechanised fishing entrepreneurs who continuously face challenges, different from the rest of the fishing community. These sea-faring entrepreneurs have to invest substantial money in their trawler, nets, employees, fuel and maintenance. They very often venture some nautical miles into the sea, often staying at sea for nearly two weeks at a time, and face the inclement vagaries of nature, only so they come back with a successful catch.
A successful mechanised fishing enterprise, like other businesses, needs to focus on productivity, by means of a better catch and lessening costs. For this, the fishing nets play a major role. With about 70% of the costs being cost of diesel, the drag of fishing nets, is a major factor in managing fuel costs. The shape of fishing nets needs to be retained over time, so that the yield of the catch does not reduce due to the nets sagging over time. Sagging nets reduce catch size, apart from causing more drag.
Garware Technical Fibres has been closely involved with the mechanised fishing entrepreneurs to understand their challenges and after extensive ground research we have created high-quality fishing nets best suited for trawler fishing. GTFL’s Garfil range fishing nets are designed in a way that they decrease drag enabling the fishermen to save around 50 to 100 litres of diesel on each trip. The Garfil nets retain their unique shape to allow for a bigger catch, even over years of use. These features add up to give an impressive increase in the profits for the fishing entrepreneurs. Through such innovative technology, we have enabled more than 50,000 mechanised fishing entrepreneurs earn higher revenues and catapult their growth. Garware’s fishing products are not just cost efficient but also eco-friendly which makes them a sustainable option for effective and sustainable fishing.
Garfil has become India’s most preferred brand by fishing entrepreneurs across India and our innovative products see the highest demand the mechanized fishing space due to their superior performance. At Garware, our objective has always been to improve the productivity and revenues of the fishing entrepreneurs, and we bring the best of R&D for relevant innovation that helps every mechanised fishing entrepreneur increase their profits manifold.