Gandhinagar: Responding positively to the representations made by fishermen’s associations, the Gujarat Government today announced that for the upcoming fishing season starting from August 16 in the state, diesel distribution for fishing boats will commence from August 11 itself. In this context, Fisheries Minister Raghavji Patel stated that, as per the circular issued by the Gujarat Government, the new fishing season is set to begin on August 16. Generally, the state government starts distri...Read More

Gandhinagar: The Gujarat government on Tuesday announced that it is considering a threefold increase in diesel and kerosene assistance for fishermen operating outboard motor (OBM) boats, raising the allotment from 150 litres to 450 litres for the current year. The announcement was made after Fisheries Minister Raghavji Patel met with representatives of the fishing community in Gandhinagar, where several of their concerns were addressed. Among these, the fishermen had specifically requested an i...Read More

Gandhinagar: Gujarat  ranks second in the country for marine fish production. Fish Production Figures Gujarat's average annual fish production over the last four years reached 8.56 lakh metric tons. In the year 2023-24 (October-September), marine fish production in the state was 704,828 metric tons, and inland fish production was 203,073 metric tons. This brings the total state fish production for 2023-24 to 907,901 metric tons. For 2024-25 (October-September), marine fish production ...Read More

Ahmedabad: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an alert for fishermen along the Gujarat coast, warning of squally weather and rough sea conditions until July 4, 2025, due to active monsoon conditions. Both the North and South Gujarat coasts, along with adjoining open sea areas, are expected to experience strong winds and high waves, prompting authorities to advise fishermen against venturing into the sea during this period. Along the North Gujarat coast, covering areas such as ...Read More

Gandhinagar: A bill to amend the Gujarat Fisheries Act of 2003 is to be introduced in ongoing assembly session to pave the way for this new body. The Gujarat Fisheries (Amendment) Bill, 2025, seeks to create the Gujarat State Fisheries Port and Aquaculture Development Authority. This authority will be responsible for the development, management, and regulation of the fisheries sector in the state, including the crucial area of aquaculture. Key Focus on Aquaculture The bill introduces severa...Read More

New Delhi: Out of 194 Indian fishermen currently imprisoned in Pakistan, 123 are from Gujarat. Out of these 123 fishermen from Gujarat: 33 fishermen were apprehended in 2021, 68 fishermen in 2022, 09 fishermen in 2023 and 13 fishermen in 2024. This information was provided by Minister of State for External Affairs, Kirti Vardhan Singh in Rajya Sabha, while replying to a question raised by Member of Parliament  Parimal Nathwani regarding fishermen from India currently imprisoned in Pakistan. As...Read More

Gandhinagar: A total of 144 Gujarat fishermen are in Pakistani jails as of 31st January 2025. 432 Gujarat fishermen were released from Pakistani jails in one-year period from 1st February 2023 to 21st January 2024. After that, during the following year, no fishermen were released. However, the arrests of Gujarat fishermen by Pakistan have drastically decreased. In the one-year period from 1st February 2023 to 31st January 2024, only 9 fishermen were arrested by Pakistan, while in the subsequent...Read More

Porbandar: The Pakistani government has released 22 Indian fishermen from Karachi’s Malir Jail and is expected to hand them over to India, as reported by a Pakistani daily. These fishermen are expected to arrive in India late Saturday night. The fishermen were freed on Friday after completing their sentences, Malir Jail superintendent Arshad Shah told the media. These fishermen, mainly from the coastal areas of Gujarat, had been caught by the Pakistan Maritime Security Agency after they unkno...Read More

Porbandar: Various local organizations of Kharva community in Porbandar have declared a half-day strike today (December 26) in Porbandar protesting against proposed Jetpur - Gosa deep-sea pipeline. The fishermen had recently oganized an impressive rally as well against this project. Under the controversial project, a deep-sea pipeline off Porbandar coast is proposed for dumping of polluted water generated at Jetpur based textile industry units. The fishermen of Porbandar opine that such pipel...Read More

Porbandar: 100s of people of Porbandar dressed in black cloths held protest rally to oppose the State government's plan to lay a deep sea pipeline off Porbandar coast for discharge of the chemical liquid generated by the saree making factories in Jetpur. Those associated with fisheries join the rally which started from Narsang tekri. The protestors opined that the deep sea pollution discharge pipeline project must be dropped. If polluted liquid of Jetpur is released in deep sea, it will impact f...Read More