The Fishery Wing of Directorate of Agriculture hatched out as full fledged Department in 1993 and started functioning as a separate Directorate since then. The Directorate of the Fisheries is housed in a rented building of Salvation Army at Temple Square, Tuikual, Aizawl.
A.TECHNICAL PROFILE:-
- RESOURCE
- Potential area available for fish farming = 24,000 Ha
- Area already developed for fish culture till 2015-16 = 4,850 Ha
- Reservoir Fisheries = 4,000 Ha
- Riverine resources = 6,000 Ha
- PRODUCTION:-
- Pond culture sector = 6308 M.T
- Capture sector = 400 M.T
- Cage Culture = 20 M.T
- Paddy cum Fish Culture = 100
TOTAL = 6828 M.T.
- Reservoir = Information to be furnished by the end of 2015-16
- Family engaged in fish farming (culture sector) = 13546 families
- Family engaged in Capture fisheries = 5355 families
- Present unit area productivity as at the end of 2015-2016 = 1.30 M.T per Ha
- REQUIREMENT SHORTFALL:-
- Targeted per capita requirement (as per yardstick laid down by NEC) = 11 kg
- Requirement of table size fish to achieve 11kg per capita target = 13,200 M.T
- Existing production level at the end of 2015-2016 from all sources of the state.= 6828 M.T
- Present per capita availability of fish flesh from the state own resources.=5.73kg
- Present per capita shortfall =5.27kg
- Present shortfall of fish flesh = 6372 M.T
- PRESENT FISH CULTURE PRACTICES IN THE STATE:-
- Composite fish culture
- Semi intensive fish culture in Indian Major carp
- Monoculture of Common carp
- Integrated fish farming:-
- Paddy-cum-Fish culture
- Fish-cum-Pig culture
- Fish-cum-Poultry culture
- New inclusions (as trial under technical guidance of CIFE Mumbai)
- Monoculture of Giant Freshwater Prawn
- Polyculture carp and prawn
- Low cost manure based fish farming
- FISH SEED PRODUCTION SCENARIO:-
- Present requirement of fish seed both Indian Major carp and exotic carp during 2014 = 40.0 million nos.
- Present production:-
- From Govt. sector = 2.2 million nos.
- From private sector = 27.1 million nos.
- Import of fish seed from neighbouring states = 5.40 million nos.
TOTAL:- 34.70 million nos.
Shortfall towards fish seed supply = 5.30 million nos.
- AVAILABLE MARKETING FACILITIES WHITIN THE DEPARTMENT :-
- Cold storage-cum-Ice Plant (Cold room – 10 M.T capacity, Ice Plant – 7.5 M.T capacity) = 3 units
- Ice Plant – 3MT capacity = 1 unit
- Retail Vending Kiosk = 5 units
- Light Commercial Vehicle for marketing of fish = 2 nos.
- Sales Emporium for fish farming inputs = 1 no.
- TRAINING FACILITIES:-
- Farmer Training Centre = 3nos.
- State level Soil & water testing and Disease diagnostic Laboratory = 1 no.
ROAD MAP FOR ATTAINING SELF SUFFICIENCY IN RESPECT OF TABLE SIZE FISH PRODUCTION
FOR THE STATE OF MIZORAM
POLICY AND OBJECTIVE :-
The main policy of the Government in Fisheries Sector are:-
To attain self sufficiency, to offer per capita consumption of 11kg. against the presently available per capita of 5.73 kg. preferable at the end of 2020.
To attain self sufficiency in fish seed production to meet the state fish seed requirement.
To establish required number of fish feed mills to cater the demand of fish feed at reasonable price.
To offer sustainable source of income to the Rural poor farmers engaged in Pisciculture.
To offer self employment to considerable nos. of Rural youth in the venture and also in the ancillary activities connected to the venture.
To create organized marketing network in the State.
To reorganise of existing administrative setup of the Department at the State and District level.
Thereby to bring about economic upliftment of a considerable numbers of Rural people.
STRATEGY TARGETED :-
In order to stock the newly created water bodies more fish seed production assets are also imperative.
Finally to offer remunerative price to the fish growers organized marketing network and value addition are also imperative.
Therefore, the following developmental strategy are contemplated in the years to come to attain self sufficiency both in table size fish and fish seed production.
2. To create another 3000 hac.of new aquacultural ponds in the private sector in cluster approach (to facilitate connectivity for marketing and input supply) through NFDB, FFDA, NLUP, NEC and State Plan Scheme Programmes.
To supply inputs under the aforesaid programme to the newly constructed as well as existing ponds to adopt improved and scientific method of fish farming in order to augment the unit area productivity from the existing 1.30 MT per hac. to 2.0-2.50 MT per hac.
To establish and create more district level and state level farmers Training Centre for imparting Technical know how among the fish farmers
3. Establishment of Fish Seed Farm with Hatchery to run on Public Private Partnership basis involving capable private individuals in order to attain self sufficiency in fish seed production by the end of 2016-2017. Also encouraging feasible individual fish farmer toward small scale seed production to participate in catering local demand of fish seed.
4. Establishment of required Fish feed mill to make fish feed available at a reasonable price and to run on Private Public Partnership basis involving capable private individuals.
To popularize and adopt integrated farming by the farmers integrating livestock, crustacean and horticultural plants where the excreta of the livestock and leaves and seeds of the horticultural plant can be utilized to compensate fertilizers/feed requirement of the fish stock. Thereby the production cost of the fish can be reduced to a large extend offering higher financial return.
5. The Hatchery and feed mill are likely to generate employment for the locals around the plants.
Development of Reservoir Fisheries in the Hydro-electricity and irrigation reservoir by giving water right to the Department of Fisheries for piscicultural activities. This will enable the Department to create a cadre of capture Fisheries fishers among the dwellers or inhabitants around the impoundment through issue of license in order to create self employment among them.
To establish one prawn Hatchery initially in the Government Sector for taking up prawn farming in limited potential areas which is considered to be high return oriented.
6. To create retail fish markets and transport facilities for efficient marketing of the produces and to create employment among the people around the location of the assets.
7. To reorganize the Department through creation of required Technical and Ministerial posts in order to fill the horizontal and vertical responsibilities to cope up with the existing increasing work load and future work loads for efficient extension service in the state. The reorganization plan contemplates 2(two) Joint Director (one for NLUP and other for CSS and other programmes) , Deputy Director of Fisheries to be the head of Districts, Assistant Director/SMS for potential Fishery Sub-divisions and to assist in the Directorate as well as in the District offices, 20- Fishery Extension Officers to look after the circles, 30- Asst. Fishery Officer to assist the circle offices and 50-Fishery Demonstrator to assist the District, Sub-Division, Circle officers for efficient extension service and implementation of Developmental programme. Similarly new creation of required ministerial posts from level of Assist down to the level of Fourth Grade are also contemplated.
