மீன்வளம் மற்றும் மீனவர் நலத் துறை
கொள்கைக் குறிப்பின் முக்கியப் புள்ளிகள்
குறியிடப்பட்ட PDF-இல் பச்சை நிறத்தில் குறிக்கப்பட்ட ஒவ்வொரு பகுதியும், அதனுடன் உள்ள விளக்கமும் — மொத்தம் 61 புள்ளிகள்.
- 11,068.69 km coastline spanning 14 coastal districtsப.1
A 1,068.69 km coastline across 14 coastal districts - the second longest in India - supporting 10.84 lakh marine and 2.40 lakh inland fisherfolk.
- 210.24 lakh MTப.1
Total fish production in 2025-26 was 10.24 lakh MT - 7.24 lakh MT marine and 3.00 lakh MT inland. Tamil Nadu ranked second in marine fish production.
- 3second-largest fish-producing countryப.3
India ranked second in world fish production in 2025-26 and first in inland capture fisheries, at 8% of global output.
- 41.52 lakh MT of fish and fishery productsப.4
Exports in 2025-26 were 1.52 lakh MT worth Rs.7,660.48 crore, per MPEDA.
- 53.85 lakh hectares of inland water resourcesப.5
Inland waters cover 3.85 lakh hectares of rivers, reservoirs, tanks, lakes and ponds, plus about 56,000 hectares of brackish water - nearly 4% of India's brackish area.
- 6Coromandel Coastப.5
The coast divides into four regions: Coromandel (Aarampakkam-Kodiyakarai), Palk Bay (Kodiyakarai-Pamban), Gulf of Mannar (Pamban-Kanniyakumari) and West Coast (Kanniyakumari-Neerodi).
- 71.90 lakh sq. kmப.7
The State's Exclusive Economic Zone is 1.90 lakh sq km and its continental shelf 41,412 sq km, with 608 fishing villages.
- 844,382ப.7
44,382 fishing craft are registered - 5,045 mechanised boats and 39,337 traditional craft, of which 36,489 are motorised.
- 953 fish seed production centresப.8
53 fish seed production centres (17 Government, 36 private) and 283 rearing centres support inland fisheries; 107 crore early fry and 12.64 crore fingerlings were produced in 2025-26.
- 10Genetically Improved Farmed Tilapia (GIFT)ப.8
Besides Indian Major Carps, the department promotes Genetically Improved Farmed Tilapia and high-value Murrel (Viraal Meen).
- 11Tamil Nadu Inland Fisheries and Aquaculture Policy (TANIFAP)-2026ப.10
The Tamil Nadu Inland Fisheries and Aquaculture Policy (TANIFAP) 2026 is the new frame for inland fishery resources.
- 12Pazhaverkadu, Ennore, Adyar, Muttukaduப.10
Major brackish water ecosystems: Pazhaverkadu, Ennore, Adyar, Muttukadu, Pichavaram, Kollidam, Muthupet and the Punnakayal, Manakudi and Thengapattanam estuaries.
- 13special allowance of Rs.6,000/- per marine fishermenப.21
The lean-period allowance of Rs.6,000 a family has been raised to Rs.7,000 in the revised estimate, for 1.93 lakh families at Rs.135.00 crore.
- 14October – Decemberப.21
Lean seasons differ by coast: October-December for the eleven districts from Tiruvallur to Ramanathapuram, April-June for Thoothukudi and Tirunelveli, January-March for Kanniyakumari.
- 1561-day seasonal uniform fishing banப.22
A 61-day uniform fishing ban runs on the east coast from 15 April to 14 June and on the west coast from 1 June to 31 July.
- 16Rs.8,000/- as Ban Period Relief Assistanceப.23
Ban Period Relief is Rs.8,000, of which Rs.1,500 comes from the Centre under PMMSY; for those above 60 the State bears the whole amount. Rs.149.77 crore reached 1,87,218 families.
- 17contributes Rs.1,500/- which, along with the assistance of Rs.3,000/-ப.24
Savings-cum-Relief: the fisherman saves Rs.1,500 and the State adds Rs.3,000, giving Rs.4,500 in the lean months. A parallel scheme runs for fisherwomen.
- 1819,000 litres per mechanised fishing boatப.25
Sales tax exempted diesel: 19,000 litres a year per mechanised boat and 4,400 litres per motorised country craft. The exemption cost Rs.261.95 crore in 2025-26.
- 19Rs.25 per litre, subject to an annual entitlement of 3,700 litresப.26
Subsidised industrial kerosene at Rs.25 a litre, up to 3,700 litres a craft, in Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli and Kanniyakumari.
- 20Rs.350/- per dayப.28
Families of fishermen missing at sea get Rs.350 a day - Rs.10,500 a month - for up to two years or until insurance or welfare benefits arrive.
- 21Rs.500/- per dayப.28
Families of fishermen apprehended by neighbouring countries get Rs.500 a day, Rs.15,000 a month, until release.
- 22Rs.5.00 lakh in the event of the death of the sole breadwinnerப.29
Palk Bay ex-gratia from the Chief Minister's Public Relief Fund: Rs.5.00 lakh on death of the sole breadwinner, Rs.50,000 for grievous injury and Rs.20,000 for minor injury.
- 23Group Accident Insurance Scheme (GAIS)ப.30
Group Accident Insurance gives Rs.5.00 lakh for death or permanent total disability, Rs.2.50 lakh for partial disability and Rs.25,000 for hospitalisation. 6,14,718 fishers are enrolled.
- 2470% capital subsidyப.31
Trawlers were converted to deep-sea vessels with 70% capital subsidy to reduce fishing pressure in the Palk Bay; 89 vessels have been handed over.