Regional ocean research network launched to strengthen fisheries management in Bay of Bengal

Kochi, Nov 5 (UNI) India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and the Maldives have joined hands to strengthen scientific fisheries management and address the challenges posed by climate change in the Bay of Bengal region with the launch of a regional research initiative, the Bay of Bengal Network of Ocean Researchers for Fisheries (BOB-NOR). The network was formally launched at an international meeting held at the ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) here on the sidelines of an international symposium on fisheries and remote sensing. The meeting brought together representatives from the four participating countries, along with leading oceanographers and marine scientists…