IMPACT OF GOVERNMENTAL REGULATIONS IN PROTECTING COASTAL ZONES AND THE PRESENT STATUS OF VARIOUS COASTAL RESOURCES IN KERALA, INDIA Ramachandran School of Industrial Fisheries, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Cochin-682 016, India Ph: 0091-484-2356133; e.mail: rahul_rama@hotmail.com B. Enserink Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management, DelftUniversity of Technology, P.O. Box 5015, 2600 GA Delft, The Netherlands