Kasaragod Wins Kerala Fisheries Department’s Excellence Award 2025

The Kerala Fisheries Department has awarded the Fisheries Department Excellence Award 2025 to Kasaragod district for excellence in performance in the Popular Fish Farming Project. Awards such as this affirm Kasaragod on the leading edge of sustainable and innovative aquaculture and its continued work from bottom-up.

State Level recognition for fisheries efforts.

Kasaragod was recognized as the best district in the State for its success with fisheries development projects. This award is part of the annual State Farmer Award from the Department of fisheries to recognize excellence in the fisheries and aquaculture industry throughout the State of Kerala.

According to the district administration, the honour indicates the district’s proactive support both in terms of promotion of aquaculture and increase of inland fish production and active engagement with local fish farmers/palawans to promote sustainable fish farming practices.

Local fish farmers receiving recognition in individual categories.

In addition, two fisheries practitioners from Kasaragod also received recognition in individual categories. The individual awards were:

• Ravi P.P from Padanna, a farmer, came in second for the Best Backwater Fish Seed Production Farmer

• Sea Pearl Aquafarm based in Kumbala, got third place for Best Innovative Fish Farming.

This recognition reinforces the importance of individual entrepreneurship and innovation in supporting the strength and cultivation of the the fisheries ecosystem in the district.

Leadership and Coordination Acknowledged.

District Collector K. Inbasekar thanked all stakeholders for pride in getting the honour, specifically acknowledging Deputy Director of Fisheries, K.A. Labib, for his stewardship and management of multiple fisheries projects and initiatives to successful outcomes in the Kerala fisheries.