The Orissa Pisciculture Development Corporation Ltd (OPDC) was incorporated during the year 1998 by taking over the activities of the erstwhile Orissa Fish Seed Development Corporation Ltd. and Orissa Maritime & Chilika Area Development Corporation Ltd.

Main Objectives:
To carry on the business of development of Pisciculture in brackish water areas and freshwater ponds, rivers, steams, lakes, rivulets or such other hydrological sources, of different species of Prawns, fishes, crabs and other aquatic organisms and sea foods.

To undertake preservation, processing, storing, freezing, canning, packing, selling and export of prawns, fishes and other aquatic products, To produce, buy, sell, export, import or otherwise of fish seeds, fish meal, fishery products and by-products To manufacture, buy, sell, export, import or otherwise deal in all types of fishing nets/gears/tackles, fishing boats, trawlers, deep sea vessels and other accessories and machinery used for capture and culture fisheries, manage and maintain diesel and other fuel outlets for trawlers, ships and other forms of aquatic transport as well as surface transport.

To manufacture, buy, sell, export, import or otherwise deal in salt and for this purpose own and manage salt pans, brine containers and to develop, maintain and let out the same, etc.