The seminar was organized by the Central Marine Fisheries
Research Institute at Cochin on 23rd April 1986, marking the
occasion of the Institute's moving into its own permanent building.
The objective of the seminar was to find ways and means of
bridging the gap between the estimated potential marine fishery
resources of the country and the present level of actual yield
from the exploited stocks. Considering the increasing demand
for marine fish and the potential for export of marine products,
critical information on the presently exploited stocks and those
identified as under-exploited or unexploited resources is vitally
essential for suggesting management and other measures to obtain
optimum yields from these resources
