ICAR Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute is a premier national Institute working in fields of marine fisheries, taxonomy of marine fish, marine aquaculture, marine fish health, genetics and biotechnology of marine organisms, economics and information sciences. Nitte DU and ICAR-CMFRI signed an MoU on July 5, 2024, agreeing to cooperate in skill-based training education and to bridge the gap between basic and applied research. DST TEC enabled this collaboration, which would pave the way for the development of the scientific relationship between Nitte DU and ICAR-CMFRI to foster translational research and communication for advances in multidisciplinary fields. This program would provide a conducive environment for researchers, students, faculty, fisheries industrialists, and aquaculturists to develop networking and seek solutions on a real-time basis. This partnership intends to include activities like manpower training, support and advice to develop projects for funding, conducting collaborative projects, conducting lectures and sharing experience in product development, organizing webinars, joint conferences and symposia, exchanging technical information and knowledge development, and promoting other cooperative activities in the fields of mutual interest.
The MoU exchange took place in the Board Room of Nitte University between Dr A Gopalakrishnan, Director, CMFRI and Dr M S Moodithaya, The Hon’ble Vice Chancellor, Nitte University n July 5, 2024. Dr. Harsha Halahalli, Registrar, Nitte University signed the MOU on behalf of the University. Dr Indrani Karunasagar, Director Projects and DST TEC; Dr Praveen Kumar Shetty, Director Research & Development, Dr. Grinson George, Head of Division of Marine Biodiversity and Environment management and Dr. Sujitha Thomas, Officer in Charge, Mangalore Regional Center of CMFRI and DST TEC staff were present on occasion.
Before signing the MOU, Dr A Gopalakrishnan, Director ICAR-CMFRI, Dr Grinson George, and Dr Sujitha Thomas, visited the DST Technology Enabling Center and Dr. Gopalakrishnan gave a presentation on ICAR-CMFRI its inception, mandates and on-going projects. Faculty and students of NUCSER attended this talk.