The Gujarat Fisheries Project components would include: improvement of the fishing harbors at Mangrol and Veraval; improvement of shore facilities and services at Mangrol and Veraval; provision of credit to establish fish processing, freezing, and ice plants at the two harbors; construction and equipping of 270 14.8-meter mechanized fishing vessels; assistance to traditional fishermen by the (i) provision, on credit, of 350 9-meter fishing canoes equipped with outboard motors and gear, and of 1,400 outboard motors; (ii) improvement in the infrastructure serving eight fishing villages and (iii) improvement in the fish marketing system of these villages; provision of two fish net manufacturing machines for GFCCA; technical assistance for test fishing, a marketing study, and project implementation The Gujarat Maritime Board (GMB), along with the department of fisheries, is harbouring newer destinations for fishing activities in about 25 places in the state.