P.O. No. 1603, Ernakulam
Kochi – 682 014, KERALA
Fax No. : 0484 – 2394909
Phone Nos. : 0484 – 2394798, 2391407
E.Mail  :      cmfri@x400.nicgw.nic.in
                     mdcmfri@md2.vsnl.net.in

Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute

MANDATE    THRUST AREAS   ACHIEVEMENTS   TECHNOLOGIES GENERATED 

Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) was established on 3^rd February 1947 by the Government of India under the Ministry of Food and Agriculture with temporary Headquarters at Madras which was shifted to Mandapam Camp in 1949 and to Cochin in 1971.  The Administrative control of the Institute was transferred to the Indian Council of Agricultural Research in 1967. The CMFRI, headquartered at Kochi, carries out its research activities through Regional Centres located at Mandapam Camp, Vishakhapatnam and Veraval and Research Centres at Minicoy, Mumbai, Karwar, Mangalore, Kozhikoda, Vizhinjam, Tuticorin, Chennai and Kakinada and 28 Field Centres (16 along east coast and 12 along west coast).

MANDATE

• To monitor the exploited and assess the under-exploited marine fisheries resources of the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)

• To understand the fluctuations in abundance of marine fisheries resources in relation to change in the environment

• To develop suitable mariculture technologies for finfish, shellfish and other culturable organisms in open seas to supplement capture fishery production

• To act as a repository of information on marine fishery resources with a systematic data-base

• To conduct transfer of technology, post-graduate and specialized training programmes

• To provide consultancy services

• Assessment of fishery potential of EEZ

• Assessment of potential fishing grounds of commercially important finfishes, shellfishes, other marine inverterbrates, microalgae and macroalgae

• Characterization of abiotic and biotic features of Indian EEZ

• Development of management models for exploitation of deep-sea resources

• Population and production dynamic of exploitable living resources

• Restoration programme for endangered and threatened marine finfish and shellfish species

• Development of scientific programmes for responsible fishing

• Identification of potential spawning grounds of commercially important marine finfishes and shellfishes

• Development of seed production technologies for commercially important finfishes and shellfishes

• Refinement of mariculture technologies

• Formulation of strategies for the conservation  and management of over exploited fishfish and shellfish stock in coastal water

• Monitoring the marine pollution in coastal waters

ACHIEVEMENTS 

CAPTURE FISHERIES

•  Appraisal of marine fisheries resources of India

• Development of multistage stratified random sampling design for the estimation of marine fish production

• Development of database on resource  characteristics

• Development of database on environmental characteristics

• Development of database on availability of commercially important pelagic and demersal fishes, crustaceans and molluses in space and time

• Biological characteristic of commercially important pelagic and demersal fishes, crustaceans and molluses

• Assessment of fishery resource of Andaman and Nicobar Islands

• Assessment of fishery resource of Lakshadweep Islands

• Assessment of economically important sea weed resources in Gulf of Mannar, Palk Bay, Lakshadweep and Andaman & Nicobar Islands

MARICULTURE 

• Development of hatcheries for seed production of  commercially important shrimps

• Development of hatcheries for seed production of  edible oysters and pearl oysters

• Development of hatcheries for seed production of mussels and clams

• Development of hatcheries for seed production of  seacucumbers

• Development of seed production technology for marine ornamental fishes

• Development the hatchery technology for sea-crab, Portunus pelagicus

• Package of  practices for marine pearl production

• Package of practices for farming of edible oyster, green mussel and brown mussel

HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT 

• The  Institute is conducting education and research programmes leading to postgraduate (M.F.Sc.) and doctoral degrees (Ph.D.) in Mariculture.  84 Ph.D. and 170 M.Sc./M.F.Sc. degrees were awarded by Cochin University of Science & Technology/Central Institute of Fisheries Education to the students of the Institute

 TECHNOLOGIES GENERATED 

• Hatchery technology for pearl oyster

• Hatchery technology for edible oyster

• Hatchery technology for mussels

• Hatchery technology for clams

• Hatchery technology for sea cucumber

• Hatchery technology for seaweeds 

• Hatchery technology for marine ornamental fishes

• Package of practices for farming of edible oyster, mussels, clams and pearl production