Activities
• Sagar Mitras are interface between the Government and fishers and
act as first person of contact for any marine fisheries related
demands/services of fishers.
• To create awareness among the local fishers on various schemes and
programmes
• Promote participatory management of fisheries resources. Sensitize
the local fishers about the Government policies, programmes and
regulations
• Dissemination of information on weather forecast, Potential Fishing
Zone (PFZ) and natural calamities.
• Create awareness about the hygienic handling of fish, personal
hygiene, healthy living and working conditions.
• To create awareness on sustainable utilization of fisheries resources
and relevant regulation including Code of Conduct for Responsible
Fisheries (CCRF), importance of ocean and coastal ecosystem
conservation, prevention of IUU fishing etc.,
• To promote women empowerment through alternative livelihood,
postharvest and marketing activities.
• To compile information/data on daily fish production, fishing vessels
including their entry and exit, fish price and marketing information
and provide such data to the Government
• To mobilize fishers for training or impart training.
• Perform any other tasks as may be entrusted by the State Government.
• Sagar Mitras should reside in the village of his/her engagement or in
the vicinity of the fishing village of engagement
Skills
Computer Course MS-CIT (MS-Excel,
MS- Powerpoint,
MS-Word )
Certificate as a TYPIST.
Practical Skills Sampling, Preparing detailed reports like the
environmental impact assessments for agencies like commercial
organizations, Governmental body working with computer databases and specialist software analyze information, Carrying out population assessments of individual species, Evaluating ongoing
damage to coral reefs in a narrowly defined area.
