A resume of marine biological and oceanographic research by the Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Cochin, India

Abstract

An account of the past four decades of research carried out in Marine Biology and Oceanography by the Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute is presented. The need for integrating the environmental research with the resources for better understanding of the dynamics of the latter is emphasized. It is also suggested that suitable models for the assessment of the impact of environment on the commercial fisheries be developed, with a view for prediction and forecasting the fishery.