Central Institute of Fisheries Technology

In the year 1954 the Ministry of Food and Agriculture, Govt. of India appointed a high power committee to consider steps to be taken for achieving overall development of fisheries industry in the country. Following the recommendations of the Committee, the Institute came into existence at Cochin in December 1957 under the Department of Agriculture, Ministry of Food and Agriculture, as Central Fisheries Technological Research Station, with a small nucleus of staff for research in fishing craft and gear

Fishery technological research and extension in India

The Central Institute of Fisheries Technology was set up by the Government of India according to the recommendations of a high power Fisheries Research Committee headed by Dr. B. N. Chopra so as to undertake research on Craft and Gear, and Byproducts technology. The Institute had started with Fishing Craft and Gear wing in 1957 and in the following year Processing Wing was added to carry out research on handling preservation, Quality Control and Inspection and to conduct fishery technology extension services. Since then the country has achieved commendable progress in her fishing and fish processing industries. Ranking sixth in the world in magnitude of production, landiing 2.4 million metric tonnes of fish, India's export of processed marine products reached an all time record of Rs. 3850 million per annum