Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute

Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute
CMFRI
Logo of CMFRI
Logo of CMFRI
Established 1947
Director Dr. A. Gopalakrishnan
Location Kochi, Kerala, India
Website http://www.cmfri.org.in/

The Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute is the largest marine fisheries research institute in India located at Kochi, India. It is an Indian Council of Agricultural Research institute.

The Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute established by the government of India under the Ministry of Agriculture in 1947 became a member of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) family in 1967. The headquarters was shifted from Mandapam Camp to Cochin in 1971.

A project named "Samudra" intends to help fishermen easily locate shoals of fish without wasting time and fuel.[1]

References

  1. "ISRO initiates Samudra project to help the CMFRI identify potential fishing zones". Firstpost. 24 November 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
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