CMFRI Director Dr. A. The MoU signed by Gopalakrishnan and Dr. T. Srinivas Kumar, Director, INCOIS, envisages both the institutions to collaborate on joint projects to leverage their expertise in areas such as operational oceanography, fishery oceanography, fishing advisories, ecology Has been. , GIS applications. It has been envisaged to work together. Biodiversity, Fisheries Management and Geology.

It will also include sharing of resources and personnel for focused research efforts.

Dr Gopalakrishnan said that combining the expertise and resources of both the institutions will be an important step towards securing the livelihoods of coastal communities and the health of the ecosystem for future generations, while Dr Srinivas Kumar said that it will also benefit the fishing communities. Will also provide assistance to. , Empowering you to optimize your fishing operations. And catches.

The joint effort will also undertake joint exploratory surveys to collect important geo-tagged fisheries and ecological data besides exchange of datasets between the two institutions for specific research programmes.