Fisheries Minister Sudhanshu Das inaugurated a one-day state-wide workshop on the occasion of 23rd National Fisheries Day at Nazrul Kalakendra in Fatikroy in Unakoti district.

While inaugurating the workshop, he said, “Fishermen in rural areas are encouraged to make the state self-reliant in fish production. Priority has been given to scientifically based fisheries in the state.”

Successful fishermen of Tripura participated in the workshop. Unakoti Zilla Parishad President Amlendu Das presided over the opening ceremony of the workshop.

In the event, Fisheries Minister Sudhanshu Das said, “We have to be self-reliant in fish production, which is a big challenge for us.”
He added, “Now, the annual fish production in the state is 82,084 metric tons. Although fish production has increased compared to earlier. Fish has to be imported from Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal, Bangladesh to meet the deficit.”
Minister Das further said,

“There are no large reservoirs in the state, rivers do not have water throughout the year. In this situation, the department has decided to make the water bodies which are in abandoned condition at public and private level across the state suitable for fish farming. If these water bodies are properly utilized for fish production, it is possible to meet the deficit and produce quota fish.”

He said that the department is working on the goal to bring a qualitative change in fish production in the next two years.

The Fisheries Minister directed the officials of the department to provide technical assistance to the fishermen on how to conduct fishery for twelve months.