'Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Kochi'
Abstract
Vision-2050 document of ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research
Institute (CMFRI), Kerala has been prepared, based on a comprehensive
assessment of past and present trends in factors that impact agriculture,
to visualise scenario 35 years hence, towards science-led sustainable
development of agriculture.
It maps out the
challenges faced by the sector and puts forth the opportunities available
with us to overcome these challenges. It is high time to realize that fish
and fisheries are only a part of the entire marine ecosystem. Managing
them alone will not lead to sustainability. Instead we need to think of
the services provided by the entire ecosystem and develop appropriate
management interventions. Hence, we propose a shift towards Ecosystem
Approach to Fisheries Management (EAFM) which aims at development
and management of fisheries while considering the health of the entire
ecosystem
