भारत सरकार / Government of India

Daman 15^th May, 2026 25 Vaisakha, 1948 (Saka) No. : 02

संघ प्रदेश प्रशासन दादरा एवं नगर हवेली और दमण एवं दीव

U.T. Administration of Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu,

O/o Joint Secretary (Fisheries) / संयुक्त सचिव (मत्स्य पालन) कायाालय

4th Floor, Vidhyut Bhavan, Secretariat / िौथी मंजिल, ववधुत भवन, सचिवालय

No. SFD/1/2(Rule-Act)/2026-27/29 Dated: 13.05.2026

NOTIFICATION

Whereas, certain draft rules, which the U.T. Administration of Dadra & Nagar Haveli and

Daman and Diu proposes to make in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section 28(1) and read

with Section 4(1) and 4(2) of the Goa, Daman, & Diu Marine Fishing Regulation Act, 1980, and Rules

1982, the Dadra and Nagar Haveli & Daman and Diu Marine Fishing Regulation (5^th Amendment)

Rules, 2025.

Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 28(1) and read with Section

4(1) and 4(2) of the Goa, Daman, & Diu Marine Fishing Regulation Act, 1980, and Rules 1982, the

Administrator of U.T. DNH & DD, hereby makes the following amendment:

1. Short title and Commencement:

(1) These rules may be called the Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu Marine Fishing

Regulation (5^th Amendment) Rules, 2025.

(2) They shall come into force at once.

(8) Use of Turtle Excluder Device (TED) in Fishing Trawlers:

सरकारी रािपत्र

OFFICIAL GAZETTE

संघ प्रदेश दादरा एवं नगर हवेली तथा दमण एवं दीव प्रशासन

U.T. ADMINISTRATION OF DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI AND

DAMAN AND DIU

श्रेणी - १

SERIES - I

प्राधिकरण द्वारा प्रकाधित / PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

SERIES – I No. 02 THE GAZETTE OF DNH & DD

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(a) “Turtle Excluder Device” is a specialized device that allows a captured sea turtle to

escape when caught in a trawl net”.

(b) “In case of fishing by Trawling, no trawl net shall be used for fishing without a Turtle

Excluder Device (TED) attached before the cod end of the trawl net”

By order and in the name of the

Administrator of UT of Dadra & Nagar Haveli and

Daman & Diu

Sd/–

Director-cum-Joint Secretary (Fisheries)

DNH & DD

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