Request for appointment with Director of Fisheries

03 October 2025

To,

Director of Fisheries, 

Government of Goa,

Panaji, Goa

Subject: Request for appointment with Director of Fisheries 

Madam,

We seek your urgent attention to the fact that from 15 September 2025 till 01 October 2025 there has been daily illegal fishing through trawling and purse seine at Zuari river mouth that begins around 8.00 pm and ends at around 3.00 am. Often fishing vessels switch off the navigation lights during such night operations.

There are enough laws and Court directions that we have brought to your attention in our previous communications. We are surprises to know that inspite of such communications to you earlier illegal mechanised fishing within specified area has only flourished instead of it being stopped and culprits booked.

We call upon Director of Fisheries to: 

(1) Give appointment to meet you to sort out the above matter and intimate us with dare and time. 

(2) Urgently convene joint meeting with Captain of Ports and Superitendent of Police (Coastal Security) along with All Goa Small Scale Responsible Fisheries Union (AGSSRFU) to solve this problem.

Awaiting your quick action. 

Thanking you.

Yours sincerely, 

Shaila D'mello 

(President)

Laximan Mangueshkar

(Secretary)