Fishing is the chief and the traditional occupation of Kharvis. After ten year the boys are usually sent to the sea with their adult family members to assist them. The different kind of fish such as, Pomphret, Prawns, Sharks, Sardines, mackerel etc are found in Goa. In Goa though they are landload of their area. It is found that the relations between the tenants and the landload are very cordial. Some of them cultivate the agricultural land as share-croppers and the some timeas daily wagers.
After Liberation Kharvis had migrated from Maharastra to Goa and Settled near the sea sides as they had a excellent knowledge of fishing. They survive by selling fishs market. Nowadays we not find fishing activites carried out in Goa in a large scale is mainly due to education is rapidly increasing among youngsters and even due to development of Barges, fishing quantity is decreasing. Presently we found very few people in Goa engaged in such activities and rest all are going for jobs and it is believed that after 4 to 5 years fishing activites will be decreased in Goa and Goan fish markets will be taken over by people of Maharastra & Karataka.
Threr are 5 types of individual fishing carried out in Goa besides with Rampon & Traullar
- Stick Net-This is on type of fishing in which fisherman burry Stick around the river attached with Stick Net and Net catches the fishes.
- Barrier Net-This is another type of fishing in which fisherman buries Bamboo Sticks around the river.During the High Tide Fisherman lifts the Net and Net catches the fishes.
- Caste Net-This type of fishing is usually takes place during the Low Tide. A fisherman spreads the net in water and then Net catches the fish.
- Gill Net- this type of fishing usually takes duringHigh Tide. In this fisherman spreads the Net water and Net catches the big fishes.
- Lourine- This is very common in Goa. This takes place in all areas in Goaand in Konkani it is known as (Garovap)
These 5 types of fishing is carried out in Goa in which fishermen’s wife collect the fishes which is caught by her Husband.