Jagan extends greetings on World Fisheries Day

Collector M.N. Harendhira Prasad has called upon the scientific community and training institutes to create awareness among fishermen on the need to undertake sustainable fishing activity by protecting the fish resources for the benefit of posterity.

The Collector participated as chief guest at an awareness programme organised at the Fisheries Survey of India (FSI), Visakhapatnam Zonal Office on the occasion of World Fisheries Day, here, on Thursday.

Mr. Harendhira Prasad said that the objective of the programme was to create awareness among fishermen on the importance of protection of fish resources, management, and protection of the livelihood of traditional fishermen among other issues. Visakhapatnam district has 32 coastal villages and 15 fish landing centres. The fishermen were being provided transponders for their boats, with 100% subsidy.