CMFRI Annual Report 1993-94

Abstract

The Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, established in 1947, is one of the eight Research Organisations in the network of Central Fisheries Research Institutes under the Indian Council of Agricultural Research devoted to research, education, training and transfer of technologies in support of development of fisheries in India. CMFRI's mandate is to conduct researches on exploited, under- and unexploited marine fishery resources and fisheries oceanography to advise on the rational exploitation and make forecast of abundance; development and upgradation of technologies for maximising production through mariculture and, conducting teaching, training and extension programmes for development of human resources in fisheries.