FISHERY

Last Updated on: July 30, 2022

RESOURCES

          The island has large numbers of wetlands, river and rivulets, which constitute important fisheries resources for the people. There are with enormous potentiality in the form of flood prone wet lands, low lying area, derelict water bodies, large number of community tanks and other small home stead ponds in the district which provides scope for nutritional security, fish production as well as employment generation. Most of such areas become temporary water bodies in rainy season, holding water for a period of 6 -8 months. The capture ponds are naturally stocked during floods and culture ponds are used for aquaculture. 

Table- 1   Different water resources available in Majuli.

SI NO.

Resources

Water spread area in ha

1

River Fisheries 4 nos

330 km

2

Registered Beel (9 Nos.)

379.0

3

Un Registered Beel

640.0

4

Derelict water bodies, swamps

2388.0

5

Ponds &Tanks 3534 nos

696.0

6

AFDC Beel (7 Nos.)

362.0

7

Paddy field, canals and low lying areas

3949.0

8

Wet land / small beel

51.0

Table -2    Fish Farm in Govt. Sector

SI NO

Name of the Farm

Water area in ha.

Any Scope for Development

Remarks

1

Rawnapara Fish Farm

4.0

Prop. For dev. For signature project.

Defunct stage

2

Kamalabari Fish

1.0

Reclamation to be done for culture.

Defunct stage

Total

5.0

 

 

Table-3 Total Existing Culture area and most practicing culture practice.

Resources

Water area in ha.

Culture Practice

 

Ponds and Tanks

 

696.0

Capture area (ha)

Traditional culture area (ha)

Scientific culture area (ha)

Pig cum Fish culture area (ha)

696

420

246

30.0

Traditionally Fishery has been associated with poor and illiterate a person who belongs to the weaker sections of the society. Only a fraction of water areas has been utilized under scientific fish culture method. Out of 30.0 ha Pig cum Fish Culture area only 10.0 ha water areas has been utilized under Scientific Culture method.

Table-4 Fish Seed Production and Requirement during the last four years

Year

Fish Seed production (Nos in lakhs)

Requirement of Fish Seed (Nos in lakhs)

Remarks

2019-20

6.5

27.0

Fry-Fingerlings brought from other dist. And rearing of seed. Hapa breeding and hatchery operation carried out in the dist.

2020-21

6.8

29.8

2021-22

36

45.0

2022-23

30

55.0

Table-5 Fish Production and Nutritional demand during the last four years.

Year

Fish Production (MT)

Nutritional Demand of  Fish  (MT)

Remarks

2018-19

3304

2890

Natural production greatly reduced in beels and wet land due to flood protection devices.

2019-20

3417

2960

2020-21

5417

3454

2021-22

3521

3635

There is good demand of Fish in the island. The major part of fish catch of Majuli has sent to Jorhat and Golaghat market. The fish caught in the morning has sent to Jorhat and fish caught in the evening are sold locally within Majuli district. Fish did not come to Majuli from outside states except in the lean period.

 Scope of natural fishery resources development such as beel.

              Majuli is endowed with potential rich fisheries resources in the form of wetlands, Dead River, etc. Majuli is also rich in diverse ichthyofauna with almost all fresh water species available in the state. The beels of the Majuli district can be categorized as small beels less than 100 ha water area. Only 10% of beels of Majuli are in good condition and rest is in derelict and semi derelict condition. Mainly unregistered beels are in small size and not in good condition at all. Present yield from the beels are 450 kg/ha/yr (average) which is far below than their production potential.

       Beels are very rich in nutrients and have a great production potential. Some of the beels of Majuli Island are perennial and these water bodies can be stocked in the month of Oct-Nov and fish can be harvested in the month of March-April.

       Development of beel fisheries is important because of it provides source of livelihood to many families. Moreover it has high production capacity up to 1000 kg/ha/yr and also beels act as breeding and nursery ground of many fishes.

IMPLEMENTATION OF PMMSY SCHEMS OF DIFERENT ACTIVITIES for the yr. 2020-21.

Name of Component & Work

 

Target in (Ha/unit) (DLC approved)

Total no. of Benf

Total estimated Cost Rs. In Lakhs

Total no of Benf. Completed

 

Physical Progress

 

Construction of Pond & Estb. Of Fish Seed Hatchery

1 no

1 no

25.0

1 no

100%

Construction of Pond & Estb. Of Fish Seed Hatcher

7.0 Ha.

31 nos.

49.00

22 nos.

70%

Construction of New Pond  (individual

15 Ha.

59 nos

186.00

54 Nos

91%

Inputs for Integrated Fish Farming

18 Ha.

74 nos

18.00

48 nos

65%

Small Bio Floc

3 nos

3 nos

22.5

 3 nos

70%

Motorcycle with ice-box

4 nos

4 nos

3.00

 4 nos

100%

Cycle with ice-box

4 nos

4 nos

0.40

 4 nos

100%

Boats and Nets for Fishers

1 nos

1 nos

5.00

1 no 

50%

Livelihoods support for Fishers

1200 nos

1200 nos

54.0

 1200

100%

IMPLEMENTATION OF PMMSY  SCHEMS OF DIFERENT ACTIVITIES for the yr. 2021-22.

Name of Component & Work

 

Target in (Ha/unit) (DLC approved)

Total no. of Benf

Total estimated Cost Rs. In Lakhs

Total no of Benf. Completed

 

Physical Progress

 

construction of New Rearing Tank(Individual)

3.0 Ha.

28 nos.

21.00

 1 no

4%

Construction of New Pond  (individual)

3.0 Ha.

12 nos

25.20

1 no

8%

Inputs for Integrated Fish Farming

6.0 Ha.

38 nos

6.00

0

0%

Small Bio Floc

2 nos

2 nos

15.0

0

0%

Motorcycle with ice-box

3 nos

3 nos

2.25

0

0%

Cycle with ice-box

12 nos

12 nos

1.20

0

0%

Recreational Fisheries

1 nos

1 nos

50.00

0

0%

Stocking of Fish fingerlings in wet land

6.0 ha

20 nos

0.18

0

0%

PROPOSALS UNDER DIFFERENT SCHEMES

Sl. No

Name of schemes

Total units

(Ha./No.)

Govt Share (Rs in Lakh)

1

RKVY-RAFTAAR

   a. Fish farming in Existing Pond- (16 nos)

   b. Low laying Dev. In to Community Tank- (2nos.)

 

2.0 ha

2.0 ha

 

1.50

13.0

2

RIDF XXVI-

      a. Medium Fish Feed Mill- 1 no.

      b. 3 wheelers vehicles with ice box- 4 nos.

 

1 no.

4 nos

 

64.0

 9.6

Some photographs of schemes and other activities-

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