{"id":1921,"date":"2021-06-10T03:37:30","date_gmt":"2021-06-10T03:37:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mpeda.gov.in\/fishers\/?page_id=1921"},"modified":"2021-06-10T03:38:56","modified_gmt":"2021-06-10T03:38:56","slug":"state-mrf-act","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mpeda.gov.in\/fishers\/?page_id=1921","title":{"rendered":"State MRF Act"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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State MRF Act - Conservation and Management Measures<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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State<\/strong><\/h4><\/td>

Conservation Measures<\/strong><\/h5><\/td><\/tr>
Turtle Excluder Device<\/strong><\/h6><\/td>
Square Mesh Cod end<\/strong><\/h6><\/td>
Minimum Legal Size<\/strong><\/h6><\/td><\/tr>

Kerala<\/p><\/td>

Vide G.O (P) No.36\/2019\/F&P dtd 1.09.2019-TED is made mandatory in all bottom trawl gears\u00a0<\/p><\/td>

Vide KMFR Rules amendment\u00a0dtd. 1st<\/sup> Sep. 2018 Fishing in any specified area by trawl net in contravention to the dimension of\u00a0 gear and type and size of mesh as specified below is prohibited:<\/p>

35 mm for fish & cephalopods and<\/p>

25mm for shrimp<\/p><\/td>

\u00a0Vide GO(P) No:40\/15\/F &PD dtd. 24.7.2015 & GO(P) No:11\/2017\/ F &PD dtd.17.5.2017<\/p>

notified MLS for 58 species caught off Kerala<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Tamil Nadu<\/p><\/td>

\u00a0<\/strong>G.O. Ms. No. 186, dtd. 30th September 2015<\/em> TNMFR Rules, 1983, Amendment<\/p>

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No trawl net shall be used without fixing Turtle Excluder Device (TED) before the Cod end,<\/p>

during the specified period as may be notified by the authorized officer.<\/p><\/td>

\u00a0There is no Requirement of Square Mesh Cod end as per TNMFRA, 1983 or has been amended\/Notified in this regard Henceforth.<\/p><\/td>

\u00a0There is No Notification regarding Minimum Legal Size (MLS) as per TNMFRA, 1983 or has been Notified in this regard<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Andhra Pradesh<\/p><\/td>

TED is made mandatory in all bottom trawl gears\u00a0<\/p><\/td>

\u00a0Nil<\/p><\/td>

\u00a0Nil<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Odisha<\/p><\/td>

Notification No.:7Fy Sch 2\/2001 6952\/FARD-\u00c2\u00a0 dtd. 17th<\/sup>\u00a0April 2001\u00a0 The State government amended the Orissa Marine Fishing Regulation Rules, 1983. It mandated mechanized vessels to use Turtle Excluder Devices (TEDs)<\/p><\/td>

Not Implemented<\/p><\/td>

Not Implemented<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Maharashtra<\/p><\/td>

No provision of TED in the Maharashtra MFR act.<\/p><\/td>

Notification <\/u><\/p>

Dated 10.01.2017 <\/u><\/p>

The Government of Maharashtra considers it necessary to regulate fishing on scientific basis so as to conserve fish and to avoid the catch of small fishes and juveniles.<\/p>

No trawl gear having less than 40 mm square mesh cod end shall be operated by any mechanized fishing vessels.<\/p><\/td>

No provision of Minimum Legal Size of fishes in the Maharashtra MFR act.<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

West Bengal<\/p><\/td>

Trawl-net of standard mesh size fitted with Turtle Excluder Devise (TED) suitable to the size of trawl-net.<\/p><\/td>

Nil\u00a0<\/p><\/td>

Catching of Hilsa below 23cm is prohibited.\u00a0<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Gujarat<\/p><\/td>

So far no any provision made in Gujarat Fisheries Act 2003<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

40 mm square mesh cod end provision is there but there is no strict implementation <\/strong><\/p><\/td>

So far no any provision made in Gujarat Fisheries Act 2003 <\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Karnataka<\/p><\/td>

Not amended so far<\/p><\/td>

As per the GO No. AHF 49 SFS 2018 Bangalore dated 16\/7\/2018, use of 35mm square mesh at cod ends for all trawl nets mandatory for the conservation of fishery resources for the welfare of traditional fishers under subsection 1(D) of section (3) of KMFR act 1986<\/p><\/td>

As per the GO No. AHF 157 SFS 2018 Bangalore dated 26\/6\/2019, minimum legal size for 19 species is declared in order to avoid juvenile fishing in the state under subsection 2(C) of section (3) of KMFR act 1986<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Goa<\/p><\/td>

Not amended so far<\/p><\/td>

Not amended so far<\/p><\/td>

As per the GO No. No. DF\/ENF\/NOTI-IMPL-MLS\/2020-21\/5042 dated 7\/1\/2020, minimum legal size for 20 species is declared in order to avoid juvenile fishing in the state under Clause (c) of sub-section (1) of Section 4 of Goa, Daman and Diu Marine Fishing Regulation Act, 1980<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

State MRF Act – Conservation and Management Measures \u00a0 State Conservation Measures Turtle Excluder Device Square Mesh Cod end Minimum Legal Size Kerala Vide G.O (P) No.36\/2019\/F&P dtd 1.09.2019-TED is made mandatory in all bottom trawl gears\u00a0 Vide KMFR Rules amendment\u00a0dtd. 1st Sep. 2018 Fishing in any specified area by trawl net in contravention to …<\/p>\n

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