Studies of fisheries with the causative environmental factors - optimum utilisation of FORV Sagar Sampada’s capabilities

Retaining the multidisciplinary character of research, FORV Sagar Sampada cruises got evolved into species-wise and sector-wise investigations to obtain complete cyclic pictures of species and sectors over seasons round the year for the EEZ waters of India. The paper aims at further transformation of the system of her cruises into problem-oriented investigations. Specific problems in pelagic fisheries of the waters around India are reasoned out for effective utilization of the unique sea-lab, the FORV Sagar Sampada. A rethinking is needed in planning and implementation of cruise programmes towards achieving realistic synthesis of studies of fisheries with the causative environmental factors