What we do?
1. Fish Marketing - Fish Stalls, online Sales and Mobile restaurants
TNFDC is marketing fresh fish and sea food through its chain of retail fish stalls and mobile units in Chennai, Madurai, Coimbatore, Tiruppur, Pollachi, Ooty, Thoothukudi, Kanniyakumari and Thiruvannamalai.
The Corporation is running 3 modern mobile sea food restaurants at Chennai (Marina and Neelangarai) to serve various sea foods delicious to the customers at an affordable price.
TNFDC is making sincere efforts to create awareness on the positive health aspects of sea food consumption. TNFDC has established an online fish marketing facility called meengal.com on a trial basis to convenience of customers in Chennai. There are plans to expand this facility in other parts of Tamil Nadu. Also Modernising of the TNFDC food Court at Teynampet, Chennai is under progress and expected to be completed soon.
2. Reservoir fisheries management
For efficient management and commercial production and marketing of fresh water fishes, the reservoirs under the control of Department of Fisheries have been transferred to the management of Tamil Nadu Fisheries Development Corporation Limited, in more than one phase, on 30 year lease basis. Systematic scientific stocking of fish seeds is being done for sustainable fish production in the following 8 reservoirs which are managed by TNFDC
| Reservoirs | District | Area(Ha) |
|---|---|---|
| Aliyar Reservoir | Coimbatore | 646 |
| Amaravathy Reservoir | Tiruppur | 906 |
| Bhavanisagar Reservoir | Erode | 7728 |
| Palar Poranthalar Reservoir | Dindigul | 629 |
| Perumpallam Reservoir | Erode | 65 |
| Sathanur Dam | Thiruvannamalai | 2000 |
| Thirumoorthy Reservoir | Tiruppur | 445 |
| Uppar Dam Reservoir | Erode | 445 |
3. Fish Seed Production
TNFDC is having a total fish seed rearing area of 2.83 hectares at Sathanur, Aliyar, Amaravathy and Palar - Porandalar reservoirs. Quality fish seeds are produced by TNFDC are stocked in the reservoirs managed by TNFDC besides supplying to the fisheries department and private fish farms.
4. Centralized Kitchen
TNFDC is in the process of setting up a Centralized Kitchen with training facilities for Women Self Help group for production and Marketing of Ready to Cook & Ready to Eat fisheries product at Royapuram, Chennai at an estimated cost of Rs. 304.4 lakhs. The aim of this project is to promote sea food consumption among the public and providing self employment opportunities.
5. Chetpet Eco Park
Fisheries Department has established a beautiful Eco - Park with sport fishing facilities at an estimated cost of Rs.42 Crore at the Chetpet Lake which is located at the heart of Chennai city. The Eco - Park has numerous facilities like Boating, Angling, Multi - Level Car Parking (MLCP), Recreation Centre, Food Court, 1.5 KM Walking and Jogging Tracks, Children's Play area, Multimedia, Amphitheatre etc. An Aquarium cum - Aquatic Virtual Reality Centre is being established at a cost of Rs.6 Crores in the Eco-Park.
6. Supply of Subsidised Diesel/Kerosene to Fishermen
TNFDC is operating 31 diesel outlets in the fishing harbours and fish landing centres located all along the coastal area in the state to supply tax exempted high-speed diesel to the motorised traditional and mechanised fishing crafts. Also, TNFDC has 10 outlets in Kanniyakumari District which supplies kerosene to the fishermen for their fishing activities.
7. Production and marketing of ornamental fishes
TNFDC is having ornamental fish production centres at Aliyar and Thirumoorthy Nagar. Various steps to promote the sales of Ornamental fishes are being undertaken.