A latest study by the Centre for Migration and Inclusive Development (CMID), Kochi, has found that fisherfolk in the sector comprise skilled and non-skilled fishers from Sundarbans region in West Bengal; Puri, Khorda, Cuttack and Baleswar districts on the Odisha coast; Srikakulam and Vizianagaram districts in coastal Andhra Pradesh; Udupi district in Karnataka, apart from Tamil fishermen from Kanyakumari, Cuddalore, Thoothukkudy and Ramanathapuram districts.