Impressions of a recent visit to Lakshadweep from the fisheries and marine biological perspectives

Lakshadweep has been in the limelight owing to the special considerations shown by the Government of India towards its alround developmentand the welfare of the people. Marine fisheries have to play a key role in maintaining and upgrading the standard of the life in the islands. In this context CMFRI had already contributed to the management of marine fisheries resources and steps are now being taken to expand its research activities in particular fields