India: CMFRI to provide technical support for strengthening sustainable harvest of selected trawl fishery of Kerala

Published 2023년 6월 19일

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The ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) in Kochi, India, is going to support the Seafood Exporters Association of India (SEAI) to enhance seafood exports by providing technical support for the sustainable harvest of 11 seafood resources from Kerala. A memorandum of understanding (MoU) has been signed between the institute and the SEAI to conduct a consultancy research project focusing on evaluating the health of stock and fishery performance of various seafood species, including shrimp and cephalopods. The project aims to set management targets, report on the incidental capture of endangered species, and suggest management actions. This initiative is designed to promote sustainable fishing practices, in line with the global shift towards sustainable seafood, and will help the marine fisheries sector access more seafood markets.

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Kochi: In order to boost seafood export from India, ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI), Kochi will provide technical backstopping for strengthening the sustainable harvest of 11 selected shrimp and cephalopod trawl fishery resources of Kerala, following a request from the Seafood Exporters Association of India (SEAI). The institute will carry out a consultancy research project aimed at assessing the stock health and fishery performance of kiddi (karikadi) shrimp, flower tail (poovalan) shrimp, red ring deep sea shrimp, nylon shrimp, deep sea non-penaid shrimp, squid, cuttlefish, octopus, ribbon fish and two species of threadfin breams. A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed on Monday by Dr A Gopalakrishnan, Director of CMFRI and AJ Tharakan of the SEAI. The consultancy project aims to achieve a slew of objectives, including setting fisheries management target levels for these species, reporting on the incidental occurrence of sawfish, guitarfish and ...

Source: Agriculture Post