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Achievements
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Developed, standardised and implemented the Multistage Stratified Random Sampling Design for collection and estimation of marine fish landings in India. |
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Quinquennial Frame Surveys have been carried out for determining the fisherfolk population, craft, gear and other infrastructure details. |
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Maintenance of database on a large number of species of pelagic and demersal fishes, crustaceans and molluscs over space and time. |
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Developed methods for estimating vital statistics for stock assessment. |
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Developed software for analysis of marine fish landings in India. |
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Developed Management Reference Points for rational exploitation of the resources. |
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Identified potential fishing grounds through onboard surveys. |
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Carried out stock assessment of 47 commercially important finfish and shell fish resources . |
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Formulated fishery forecast models. |
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Suggested strategies for the conservation and management of the endangered/threatened stocks such as the marine turtles, marine mammals, certain finfishes, crustaceans and corals. |
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Prepared appraisal reports on the status of marine fisheries in each maritime state. |
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Developed fish aggregating devices/artificial reefs to attract and hold fish schools and transferred this technology to the fishermen. |
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Monitored the marine pollution in the coastal waters and identified the hot-spots. |
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Economic evaluation of the different sectors in the marine fisheries was carried out. |
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Estimated optimum fleet size for each maritime state. |
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Conducted a rapid census on all India basis for estimation of number of craft and gear. |
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Recent
Breakthroughs
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Hatchery development of the groupers |
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Breeding and seed production of clown fish |
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Breeding of spineless cuttle fish Sepiella inermis |
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Artificial insemination in shrimps |
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Prediction of oilsardine fishery |
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Future Thrusts
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Intensification of research to develop technologies for breeding and seed production of groupers, seabreams and marine ornamental fishes. |
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Enhanced research thrust on physiology, nutrition, pathology, genetics and endocrinology of cultivable species. |
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Upgradation of hatchery technologies of marine prawns, crabs, lobsters, seacucumber, pearl oyster, clam and mussel. |
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Strengthening the database on marine fish landings by enhanced survey coverage |
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Evolve methods and models for fish stock assessment to arrive at appropriate harvesting strategies |
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Establishment of the Division of Biodiversity |
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Strengthening and widening the linkages with the fisherfolk, coastal rural folk and the Industry |
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Upgrade the present education program into Postgraduate School of Marine Fisheries |
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Upgradation of the education programme at CMFRI by acquiring the DEEMED University status |
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