The Central Marine Research Institute (CMFRI) will provide technical support to strengthen the sustainable harvest of 11 selected shrimp and cephalopod trawl fishery Resources ofKerala.
According to the memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed by CMFRI directorA Gopalakrishnanwith A J Tharakan of Seafood Exporters Association of India (SEAI) on Monday, CMFRI will provide consultancy to help achieve the fisheries management target levels for these species caught by trawlers in Kerala.
CMFRI will conduct a 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-penaeid shrimp, squid, cuttlefish, octopus, ribbon fish and two species of threadfin breams.
The SEAI has signed an MoU with the Marine stewardship certification (MSC) for certification of these species to compete in the international seafood export market. The consultancy project aims to look at setting fisheries management target levels for these species, reporting on the incidental occurrence of sawfish, guitarfish and juvenile sharks in the trawl fishery of Kerala and providing indicative management actions.
The project will focus on the application of appropriate models tailored to the life-HISTORY patterns of the selected species and strengthening of the existing Database on the bycatch.