Sri Vijaya Puram, Nov. 12: The Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying, Government of India, in coordination with Central Institute of Fisheries Nautical and Engineering Training (CIFNET), Kochi and the Directorate General of Shipping (DGS), is in the process of finalizing the draft Merchant Shipping (Fishing Vessels) Rules, 2026.
In this regard, the draft Merchant Shipping (Fishing Vessels) Rules, 2026, in five regional languages, namely English, Hindi, Telugu, Tamil and Bengali, have been uploaded on the official websites of the A&N Administration (https://andamannicobar.gov.in/) and the Department of Fisheries (https://anifisheries.andamannicobar.gov.in/) to invite comments and suggestions from stakeholders upto 30.11.2026. The comments can either be submitted physically to the Directorate of Fisheries, opposite Andaman Law College, Mohanpura, Sri Vijaya Puram or through email at dirfish.and@nic.in.
Further, a stakeholder consultation meeting shall be organized at Sri Vijaya Puram, with participation fishermen, fishermen’s associations, cooperatives and other stakeholders. The date, time and venue of the meeting shall be communicated separately through press release. Stakeholders are requested to go through the draft Rules and keep their suggestions/inputs ready for discussion during the meeting.