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Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying
Rights for Fishermen over Marine Resources
Posted On:
13 DEC 2024 12:32PM by PIB Delhi
Data on fishermen population in the country has been compiled in consultation with States/UTs Department of Fisheries and such data reveals that there are a total of 2,80,63,538 fishermen in the country. The state-wise details of the fishermen population are furnished as Annexure-I.
All the coastal State/Union Territories have already enacted their Marine Fishing Regulation Acts (MFRAs) / Marine Fishing Regulations to govern fishing activities within 12 nautical miles of territorial waters. The coastal States/UTs through these MFRAs have earmarked the zones/sea areas reserved for fishing only by the traditional fishermen using non-motorized and motorized fishing boats, wherein mechanized fishing vessels are not allowed to fish, e.g., Gujarat has reserved the area up to 9 nautical miles from the shore, Goa has reserved the area up to 2.7 nautical miles from the coast-line; Karnataka has reserved the area up to 3.23 nautical miles from the shore or up to 4 fathoms (whichever is farther) for traditional crafts; Tamil Nadu and Odisha have reserved the areas up to 5 nautical miles for traditional non-mechanized boats, and Andhra Pradesh has reserved the area upto 4.3 nautical miles from the shore for traditional crafts.
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Annexure-I
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State/UT-wise details of the fishermen population in the country
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States/UTs
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Fishermen Population
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Andhra Pradesh
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14,96,688
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Arunachal Pradesh
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24,015
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Assam
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25,24,106
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Bihar
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60,27,375
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Chhattisgarh
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2,20,355
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Goa
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10,545
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Gujarat
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5,58,691
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Haryana
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1,18,455
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Himachal Pradesh
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11,806
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Jharkhand
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1,40,897
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Karnataka
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9,74,277
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Kerala
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10,44,361
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Madhya Pradesh
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22,32,822
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Maharashtra
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15,18,228
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Manipur
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47,711
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Meghalaya
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16,567
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Mizoram
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6,289
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Nagaland
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7,958
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Odisha
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15,17,574
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Punjab
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7,591
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Rajasthan
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57,260
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Sikkim
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581
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Tamil Nadu
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12,83,751
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Telangana
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8,62,221
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Tripura
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7,761
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Uttarakhand
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8,352
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Uttar Pradesh
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39,00,005
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West Bengal
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32,36,261
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A&N Islands
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25,941
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Chandigarh
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524
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Dadra & N. H. and Daman & Diu
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40,106
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Delhi
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3,346
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Jammu & Kashmir
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17,396
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Ladakh
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22
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Lakshadweep
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6,518
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Puducherry
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1,07,272
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All India
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2,80,63,538
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This information was given by the Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Shri Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh, in a written reply in Rajya Sabha on 11th December 2024.
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