Sri Vijaya Puram, November 12: The Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying, Government of India, in coordination with the Central Institute of Fisheries Nautical and Engineering Training (CIFNET), Kochi, and the Directorate General of Shipping (DGS), is finalising the draft Merchant Shipping (Fishing Vessels) Rules, 2026, according to a press release issued today.
The draft Rules, in five languages — English, Hindi, Telugu, Tamil and Bengali — have been uploaded on the 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 up to November 30, 2026. Comments may be submitted in person at the Directorate of Fisheries, opposite Andaman Law College, Mohanpura, Sri Vijaya Puram, or by email at dirfish.and@nic.in.
A stakeholder consultation meeting will also be held at Sri Vijaya Puram with fishermen, fishermen’s associations, cooperatives and other stakeholders. The date, time and venue will be announced separately through a press release. Stakeholders have been asked to go through the draft Rules and keep their suggestions ready for discussion at the meeting.
