Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Kakinada Research Centre Activities and achievements

Abstract

The Kakinada Research Centre of Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute was established in 1965. The major objective of this Centre is to conduct research on marine fisheries of South Andhra Coast by monitoring the exploited resources and the environmental factors and by studying the biological characteristics and population dynamics of dominant and commercially important species to enable to suggest regulatory measures. The Centre has also been working for the development of suitable techniques for culture of shellfish.