OUR AIM & OBJECTIVE

• To double the fish production of the State in the coming five years

• Tripling the export of marine, brackish & fresh water fin and shellfishes & other aquatic species from Orissa within five years

• Generating employment & higher income in the fisheries sector

• Improving the socio-economic conditions of traditional fisher folk & fish farmers

• Increasing the per capita availability & consumption of fish to about national average of 11 kg per annum as against State average of 8.28 Kg/annum at present

• To acquire self-sufficiency in Inland Sector

• Conservation of aquatic resources & generic diversity

OUR MANDATE

• Optimum utilization of Inland Water Resources for Pisciculture

• Maximising Utilisation of Brackish Water Resources

• Harnessing Marine Resources in greater proportion keeping in mind the environmental issues

• Adapting scientific Technology for enhancing productivity with greater emphasis to private entrepreneurs

• Improving Professionalism through training/ counselling of major stakeholders involved in Fisheries Sector

• Forming Cooperative’s and SHGs for community participation and expanding market potential

• Dissemination of new technology through its extension machinery

• Providing livelihood support to unemployed youths through Self Employment Programme