Vision & Mission

  • Ensuring Safety, Security and Wellbeing of the Fishermen of Tamil Nadu by providing avenues for safe fishing, sustainable exploitation, utilization and management of fishery resources.
  • To provide fishermen, a safe and secured environment with enhanced livelihood opportunities
  • To ensure social security and quality life for fishermen through multifarious developmental and welfare schemes
  • To safeguard the traditional fishing rights of fishermen
  • To create fisheries infrastructure facilities on par with international standards
  • To provide facilities for quality enhancement of fish and fishery products which in turn will result in value addition
  • Capacity building and Skill upgradation of fishers on post-harvest management
  • Diversification of fishing efforts into deep sea
  • To ensure the supply of quality and hygienic fish and fishery products to the common public at an affordable price
  • Implementation of conservation measures for sustainable fisheries

Major Policies:

  • Protection of traditional rights and welfare Fishermen of Tamil Nadu
  • Enhancing the productivity and production of fish from the Inland, Brackish and Marine Water resources
  • Capacity building and skill upgradation, technological intervention, Human Resource Development, Research & Development
  • Creation and Upgradation of infrastructure facilities such as Fishing Harbours (FH)/Fish Landing Centres (FLCs), cold chain, connectivity, forward and backward linkages
  • Bridging the gap between the demand and supply of fish for domestic consumption
  • Capacity building and Skill upgradation of fishers on post-harvest management
  • Harnessing the opportunity of expanding export market for high value fish and fishery products
  • Generating additional rural employment opportunities through fish culture
  • Fisheries resource conservation, stock enhancement and management through enforcement of relevant Acts, Rules and Regulations
  • Re-assessment of the fishery resources and their potential in the State of Tamil Nadu