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The District Fisheries Management Council shall exercise the following powers and perform the following duties and functions, namely:-- (i) to prepare Marine Fishery Management Plan for the district and get approval from the State Fisheries Management Council; (ii) to take appropriate decisions on Village Level Fishery Management Plan prepared by Fisheries Village Management Councils; (iii) to discharge the duties and powers assigned by the State Fisheries Management Council from time to time; (iv) to conduct district level awareness camps among marine fisherfolk and coastal inhabitants; (v) to resolve issues and conflicts between Fishing Village Management Councils and those which are referred by such councils; (vi) to help effective implementation of the provisions of this Act in the District; (vii) to help the State Fisheries Management Council for carrying out its functions and provide information called for by that Council; (viii) to provide information to the State Fisheries Management Council on matters of conservation of marine fish resources; (ix) such other powers, duties and functions as may be prescribed; Sections 13A to 13D inserted by Act 22 of 2017.