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Strengthening
Goa’s Fisheries
From Shore To
Shelf
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Directorate of Fisheries has its Head Office at Panaji. It provides Infrastructural facilities,
deals with the Registration of Fishing vessel, Fishing canoes/Fishing crafts, fishing nets etc. The Directorate also implements various developmental as well as welfare schemes for the
upliftment of the Fishermen and the fishing industry in Goa State.

VISION

Sustainable & responsible increase in fish production in the State
while contributing towards social and economic growth of the fishers & fish farmers and
ensuring nutritional security of the State.

Schemes of the Department
To Empower Livelihood

Leadership That

Dives Deep

DR. PRAMOD SAWANT

HONOURABLE CHIEF MINISTER OF GOA

Shri. Nilkhanth Halarnkar

SHRI. NILKHANTH HALARNKAR

HONOURABLE MINISTER OF FISHERIES

Shri. Prasanna Acharya

SHRI. PRASANNA ACHARYA, IAS

SECRETARY – FISHERIES

Shri. Chandrakant D. Velip

SHRI. CHANDRAKANT D. VELIP

DIRECTOR – FISHERIES

128378

Catch in tonnes
(2024 – 2025)

8684

Inland Catch in tonnes
(2024 – 2025)

824

Fishing Vessels
(Regd. till June 2025)

2272

Fishing Canoes
(Regd. till June 2025)