Karwar
Karwar is a seaside town situated on the banks of the Kali river which is on the west coast of the Indian peninsula. The town lies about 15 kilometres south of the Karnataka-Goa border. Karwar was an ancient site of sea trade visited by the Arabs, Dutch, Portuguese, French and later the British. Ibn Battuta passed through this route during one or more of his journeys.
A bay near Binaga has become a new naval base for the Indian Navy called INS Kadamba, as part of Project Seabird. Thus, its beautiful beaches like the Casurina Beach (at Binaga) – now christened as Kamat Bay by the navy – and the Arga Beach are now transformed with shore infrastructure built by the Indian Navy and are out of bounds for the common man.
A major industry in Karwar is fisheries. Though the district is located along the coast, its marine products are not much renowned. But activities connected with fisheries are carried out on a large scale by the fishermen communities like Harikanth, Konkan Kharvis, Gabiths, Ambigas. A majority of the population lives in rural areas, undertaking agriculture as the main occupation.
