FISHERIES ACTIVITIES OF PURI DISTRICT AT A GLANCE

Puri District is one of the coastal district in Orissa having
vast potential of Fisheries resources under inland & Brakishdwater,
sector. In order to look out the inland Fisheries activities alongwith
FFDA/BFDA sector work the Dist. Fisheries Officer-cum-Chiefr Executive
Officer, BFDA & FFDA has been established. The District office is
implementing the project in an effective manner and introducing improved
techniques of Fish/prawn culture as well as fish breeding method to
enhance the fish/prawn production in a progressive manner with the
following objectives.

(a) To reclaim and bring all ;fallow lands such as swamps, jhills,
silted water logged areas to a culturable condition in
scientific manner.

(b) To strengthen rural economy by providing self employment
opportunities to the rural people.

(d) To prepare feasible schemes, involve financial institution
to provide credit support for tank development.

(e) To built up trained personals of fish farmers to undetake
intensive fish/prawn culture and fish breeding.

(f) To introduce polyculture to increase the income of the
fish farmers.

(g)       To introduce new schemes such as wetland development ,
            integrated farming system,ornamental fish breeding,
            production of spawn & fry in private sector.

(h    Production of quality seed in departmental fish farm and
            to cater the fish seed demand of the Dist.
        (i)   Formation of Cooperative Societies to avail sairats and
            exploit the fish.
        (j)   To provide financial assistance to Fish farmer in shape
            of subsidy through the Agency i.e. 46,000/- per hect.
            under FFDA and Rs.30,000/- per ha.Under BFDA sector.

I. F.F.D.A. SECT (Area in Hect.)

     A.          Resources       Development          Development
                Available    during the year       since inception
                 Area in    Bank    Without TotaL     No.   Area
                 Hect.   finance finance
                          No. Area No. Area No. Area
     1.G.P.Tank 1113.62   -    -    1   2.4 1   2.1 1079 486.48
     2.Rev.tank 142.59    -    -    4   2.8 4    2.8   52   10.13
     3.Pvt.tank 1966.50 53 13.58 48 18.06 101 31.64 5839 1690.95
         Total    3222.17 52 13.58 53 23.26 106 36.84 6970 2187.56

     B.             During the Year i.e.      since inception
                       upto 31^st dec.
     Fish farmers            Nil                    1574
       trained
     C.subsidy released     1,59895               27,46,132lakh
     D.Last 3 years fish production
           Year     Fish production   Yeld per hect. Fish production                                                            from all sources
                                                         in M.T.
          1999-2000       3013.60          1.8.MT/Ha.        6957.50
           2000-01       2858.16          1.7 MT/ha         5574.72
           2001-02       2005.65          1.5 MT/Ha         3010.235
                                                           (upto 31^st Dec.)

     E. Freshwater prawn seed distribution and harvesting
             stocking during 2000-01 – 4.64 lakh
             prawn harvested during 00-01 8887 kg.

        II. FISH SEED HATCHERY

There is only one fish seed hatchery in departmental
sector with a capacity of 500 lakh spawn production and 40 lakh
fry production in Puri Sadar Block. Besides one more fish seed
hatchery with a product capacity of 500 lakh spawn and 30 lakh
fry in private sector has been developed during 1998 in Gop Block
through Bank Finance under FFDA.

III. FRY DISTRIBUTION

          Fish seed demand of the District is 170 lakhs. However
during last 3 years Fry Dsitribution to the farmers from different
sources in the Dist. is as follows.
      Year   Department   OPDC    Pvt.producer   Private   Total
                                                 Trader
    99-2000    60.45      0.85        51.53      40.73     153.56
    2000-01    54.00      0.45        32.16      16.55   103.1675
    2001-02    40.982     1.35        33.50      50.01     125.842
      IV. B.F.D.A. SECTOR

      A. Area         Govt.      8577.89 hect.
        Suitable    Private     2201.24 hect.

                                              10,779.13 hect.
           B.AREA DEVELOPED AS ON 31.3.2001
     Bank finance without bank Total   Within    outside    Total
                      Finance             CRZ      CRZ
       No. Area    No. Area No. Area
     1179 536.96 1821 4053.59 3000 4590.55 2891.12 1699.43 4590.55
     C. AREA DEVELOPED DURING THE YEAR
      789 hect has been developed during the year under own sources.
     D. Subsidy released       During the year       since inception
                               Area      Amount       Area      Amount
                              4.65ha.   1.06 LA.     556.95 87.68 Lakh
     E.Proposal sponsored     Proposal submitted    Approved   Pending
         To AAOI.                                             at AAOI
                                      727            102         625
   F. FARMERS TRAINED
            So far 1142 farmers have been trained under BFDA.
     G. SHRIMP ;PRODUCTION
              The last 3 years shrimp production is as follows.
       Year            Total production            Yield per ha.
      1998-99              1888.01                      825 MT
     1999-2000                 1189.35                      657 MT
      2000-01             1324.75                     710 MT

     V. COOPERATIVE SECTOR

     I.        No. of fishermen families- 11.084
     II. No. of fishermen       -   65.056
     III.Active fishermen      -   26.443
     IV. No.of working Co-op.Society-44
      V. No.of Moribond S.O.C. -     4
     VI. No.of liquidated S.O.C -     21
     VII.No.of SOC Marine Sector-    32
     VIII.No. of SOC Marine Sector - 16