Fisheries Department begins verification of fishing vessels in Puducherry

The Puducherry Department of Fisheries and Fishermen Welfare has begun a carnal verification thrust of motorised and non-motorised sportfishing trade successful the Union Territory (UT).

According to an official, the workout follows an acquisition from the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying to each the coastal States/Union Territories to implicit carnal verification of sportfishing vessels during the 2026 sportfishing prohibition play and to update the registry with ReALCRaft (Registration and Licensing of Fishing Craft) portal information accordingly. Further, it was directed that presumption and action-taken reports successful this respect beryllium submitted to the Ministry.

As portion of the drive, the Department of Fisheries and Fishermen Welfare carried retired the yearly carnal verification of each motorised and non-motorised sportfishing boats, berthed astatine the Thengaithittu sportfishing harbour and 15 coastal villages successful Puducherry.

During the exercise, registered vessel owners submitted their documents for verification. With respect to those registered sportfishing boats that were not produced for carnal verification, a abstracted enquiry volition beryllium conducted. Their registration volition beryllium validated oregon cancelled based connected the enquiry report.