Where is Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute located?

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answered Feb 27, 2022 by Vedantk (113k points)
selected Feb 27, 2022 by KaifGoriya

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Correct Answer - Option 3 : Kerala

The Correct answer is Kerala.

Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI)
- Ministry: Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare and ICAR
- Headquarters: Kochi, Kerala
- Director: Dr. A. Gopalakrishnan
- It was established by the Government of India on 3 February 1947 and it joined the Indian Council of Agricultural Research(ICAR) family.
- It emerged as a leading tropical marine fisheries research institute in the world.
- A major achievement of ICAR-CMFRI is the development and refinement of the "Stratified Multistage Random Sampling" Method for the estimation of marine fish landings in the country.
- Its mission is to develop an information-based management system for changing over from open access to the regulated regime in marine fisheries, augment coastal fish production through mariculture and sea ranching and resolve critical marine habitats.