Overview of the marine fisheries research in the Lakshadweep

The Union Territory of Lakshadweep consists of 10 inhabited islands and 16 uninhabited islets. The U.T. has an area of 32 sq km and possesses 400,000 sq km of Exclusive Economic Zone. Each island except Androth has a lagoon on the western side, and the lagoon and the reef porvide an ideal coral habitat for a variety of flora and fauna