Digha Mohana

Currently our organization Digha Fishermen & Fish Traders Association (D.F.F.T.A.) is having 1425 members. We have around 2000 Fish Boats and 145 fish auction points. All the fishermen sell their hunted fishes through these auction points directly to the customers. There is no pre-fixed rule for the auction the highest bidder will get the fish.Around 400 – 450 Metric ton fishes being around of 80-100 different species are sold daily through our fish market. There are popular fish species like Silver Pomfret Black Pomfret Chinese Pomfret Hilsa Prown (white Brown Deepsea KariKari Flower ) Many types of Croker Ribon Solefish ILL Crabes Cat Fish Cuttlefish Cuttifish Squit Sceor Fish Tuna (BluEye) Bombayduek Oil Sarbin Indian mackerel Horse ml Mackerel Enchovi etc and many Types of Trash fish.Now from this year some yellowfin tuna are found in the nets of fishermen. Beside this we prepare huge amount of Dry Fish. Around 100000 (1 lac) Metric ton of Fishes are being sold in a season from this fish market. In an average of daily transaction of INR 4-4.5 crores made through this market and 70-80% of catch are being exported. We have made better infrasture like Drainage Syatem Packaging Transportation lightingand sufficient water in the fish market. We have GPS syatem Fish Finder Two way Radio Mobile Phone Radio life saving equipments life Boya Life jackets etc in the fishing boats for the better communication and fish hunting to the fishermen. We have implemented the mandatory rule to have Life Insurance for all Fishermen of our Association. Beside this service to our fishermen & fish traders we have social works like ------------- 1. Taking some initiatives for the benefits of Fishinf & Fishermen keeping relation through our organization in local & national level. 2. Providing FREE medicine & medical check up for the fishermen. 3. Providing scholarship for 3 years for the higher education to the poor & meritrius students. 4. Providing financial help to the fishermen family who have lost their mamber in sea fishing or any accident. 5. providing winter clothes to the poor people/poor students. 6. Holding Blood donation camp and Health consciousness programs. 7. Providing relief for natural disasters. 8. providing training to the fishermen to keep the quality level of the fishes. 9. Hold ''Sea Food Festival'' each year to explore the knowledge and taste of sea fishes.