Welcome to Department of fisheries
The role played by the Fisheries Department of Tripura towards meeting the food security of the State’s population is significant, as fish is an important constituent of the daily diet for more than 95% of its population. The Department is making all-out efforts to implement and promote various developmental schemes and activities for sustainable development and conservation of fisheries in the state, aiming to achieve self-sufficiency in fish production.
While the farmers of the state were producing 17,979.60 MT of fish in the year 2003-04, the production has significantly increased to 85,805.68 MT during 2023-24. The state has 29,390.62 ha of water area under fish farming, utilized for the culture of fish, prawns, and fish seed. The Department is currently focusing on increasing productivity and expanding aquaculture areas by creating new water bodies, promoting alternative aquaculture practices such as cage culture in open water bodies and biofloc culture.
The Department is also encouraging scientific fish farming among farmers, Self-Help Groups (SHGs), and cooperative societies through necessary support and entrepreneurship development, enabling them to become self-reliant. Infrastructure is being developed to impart skill development training, raise awareness, and ensure the availability of quality fish in markets for consumers.
“Give a man a fish, he will eat for a day. Teach him how to fish & he will eat through his life.”
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