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Large scale fish deaths raise alarm in Gopalpur

Berhampur: After nearly a gap of one year, hundreds of dead fish were again seen floating near Gopalpur port in Ganjam district. As per reports of an expert team, poisonous chemical content in the water has led to the deaths, though the source of the chemicals is unknown. Talking to OTV, Marine Technology expert Bijay […]

  • Thursday, 22 July 2021
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ISRO, CMFRI join hands to help identify fishing zones

Kochi: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will now help Kochi-headquartered Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) to identify potential fishing zone (PFZ) in the seas surrounding the subcontinent. The project named ‘Samudra’ is aimed at helping fishermen easily locate shoals of fish without wasting time and fuel. The satellite based numerical ocean model analyses […]

  • Tuesday, 06 July 2021
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CMFRI opens research centre in West Bengal

Kochi: Kochi-headquartered Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) is set to open a new regional research centre in Digha, West Bengal, aimed at fulfilling research and development needs, an official said on Thursday. This is the 11th regional research centre of the CMFRI — the largest fisheries research institute in the country under the Indian […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
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India's marine fish production down by 9% as sardine catch drops

Kochi: Consequent to a drop in the catch of oil sardine from Indian coasts by 54 per cent, India’s marine fish production in 2018 was recorded at 3.49 million tonnes, down by 347,000 tonnes compared to the previous year, the Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) said. The data, which was released by Kochi-headquartered CMFRI […]

  • Wednesday, 28 April 2021
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