Fishery Department

Mission :

Identify, disseminate & implement appropriate technology to optimize fish production. Promote economic fish farming, among large landholders and fish rearing in the smallest ponds. Encourage commercial fish production in all water bodies of the State. Produce fish competitively in price, quality and quantity to compete with imported fish. Ensure a stable fish market and return on investment no lower than agriculture related fields. Promote responsive-participatory restocking of capture fisheries. Preserve indigenous fish species and their habitat. Reclaim / improve derelict water bodies / wetlands.