Introduction

History

Before the formation of Maharashtra state, Mumbai district included the coastal areas of Gujarat, Maharashtra and Karnataka. Shri. W.H. Lucas, a chartered officer, studied the marine fisheries of Mumbai district besides Sindh in 1910 and submitted a report to the government. This was the first time that the government took note of the fisheries in Maharashtra. The report recommended that the (then) method of salting fish was satisfactory and that duty-free salt should be supplied to fishing boats. The report stated that the youth of the fishing community were getting more attractive employment on merchant ships and in the mills of Mumbai as the main reason for the lack of progress in fisheries.

About the Department

Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, Dairy Development and Fisheries Department is the administrative department of this department. The Head of the Animal Husbandry, Dairy Development and Fisheries (PADUM) Department of the state, Hon. The Minister is the Minister of Animal Husbandry, Dairy Development and Fisheries (PADUM) and is assisted by the Hon. Minister of State. The administrative machinery of the department is headed by the Hon. Secretary, Animal Husbandry, Dairy Development and Fisheries (PADUM). At the regional level, the Hon. Commissioner Fisheries is the head of the department.