Articles tagged under: fishing

Two Maharashtra Boats Caught Using LED Lights for Fishing Off Porbandar Coast

February 27, 2026
Two Maharashtra Boats Caught Using LED Lights for Fishing Off Porbandar Coast

Porbandar: Two Maharashtra-registered fishing boats were apprehended for allegedly carrying out light fishing about 25 nautical miles off the Porbandar coast during a joint patrol operation. According to a complaint filed by Lakhman Bhanu Sadia, Head Constable of Navibandar Marine Police Station, the incident occurred on the afternoon of the 25th when a joint team of Navibandar Marine Police and the Indian Coast Guard was patrolling Gujarat’s territorial waters under Operation ‘Sajag’. Th...Read More

Gujarat Holds Second Position in Marine Fish Production

August 03, 2025
Gujarat Holds Second Position in Marine Fish Production

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