"Spatial mapping of marine fisheries resources will help easily locate the fishing areas, navigational channels and protected areas distinctively in the open sea waters", he said.
He was addressing the valedictory of the Winter School organised by the CMFRI to train young researchers in using satellite remote sensing data.
He said as part of the marine fisheries management, the CMFRI has already launched a research project to analyse the productivity of sea waters utilising the satellite data.
Also, CMFRI has inked a pact with the National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC), Hyderabad, of the Indian Space Research Organisation, to conduct a collaborative study to assess blue carbon emissions and its sequestration, Gopalakrishnan said.
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The remote sensing data would also be used be for locating suitable sites for cage fish farming in sea waters.
Gopalakrishnan said the second international symposium on Societal Applications in Fisheries and Aquaculture using Remote Sensing Imagery (SAFARI), to be held by CMFRI in Kochi from January 15 to 17, will evaluate the progress of the development of these research initiatives in detail.