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more-inThe Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI), Kochi, has joined hands with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) to identify and forecast Potential Fishing Zones (PFZ). The two agencies have jointly launched a research project for identifying, forecasting, and monitoring PFZ in the coastal and offshore waters of Tamil Nadu. Researchers will focus on developing and running a satellite-based ocean forecasting model to offer PFZ advisory. Shoba Joe Kizhakudan, Principal Scientist at the CMFRI’s Chennai research centre, is the principal investigator of the project. A satellite-based numerical ocean model to forecast information on fishing locations will also be developed, said a communication..