INCOIS guides 9 lakh fishermen on potential sites

Offers data based on sea surface temperatures, chlorophyll, and sea currents

Hyderabad-based Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS), under the Ministry Of Earth Sciences (MoES), which is involved in oceanic observations, research and advisories, is also directly in touch with stakeholders like the fishermen across the coastline.

Close to nine lakh fishermen are on the contact list for getting daily messages on their mobile phones on potential fishing sites and at what depths the catch is available with data based on sea surface temperatures, chlorophyll, sea currents and the likes.

“For more than a decade, we have been able to help the fishermen improve the economics of fishing with advisories giving precise location of fish availability. This not only ensures a better catch but the usage of fuel is also less as they need not sail deep in search, thus reducing the time and overall expenditure,” explained INCOIS director T. Srinivasa Kumar.