With 590 kilometres (370 miles) of coastal belt,[167] 400,000 hectares of inland water resources[168] and approximately 220,000 active fishermen,[169] Kerala is one of the leading producers of fish in India.[170] According to 2003–04 reports, about 11 lakh(1.1 million) people earn their livelihood from fishing and allied activities such as drying, processing, packaging, exporting and transporting fisheries.