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The '''Fishery Survey of India (FiSI)''', founded in 1983 by the [[Government of India]]'s [[Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare]], for the [[Fishing|fisheries]] studies, research and survey of the traditional and [[deep sea]] [[Fishing in India|fisheries of India]] within India's [[Exclusive economic zone]], is tasked with the preparation of an annual [[Stock assessment|Fishery Resources Survey]] and "Assessment and Research Programme" for the [[sustainable fishery]] requirements of [[Traditional fishing boat|traditional]] fishermen, [[Fishing vessel|small and medium boat operators]] and [[Commercial fishing|industrial fleet]] of deep-sea [[Longline fishing|longlining]] [[Tuna#Commercial_fishing|tuna fishing]].<ref name=FiSI1>[http://fsi.gov.in/LATEST-WB-SITE/fsi-main-pg-frm.htm FiSI].</ref><ref name=FiSI5/>

==History==
[[File:India - Fishing nets - 0819.jpg|thumb|400px|right|[[Chinese fishing nets]] at [[Fort Kochi]].]]
FiSI, founded in 1983, has its origin in the establishment of "Deep Sea Fishing Station" pilot project
by government in 1946. In 1974 it was renamed "Exploratory Fisheries Project" and granted the status of an institute. In 1983, after [[Exclusive economic zone]] (EEZ) come into force by [[United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea|UNCLS]] in 1982, the institute was renamed "Fishery Survey of India" and designated a national institute. In 2005 the Marine Engineering Division was transferred to FiSI from [https://www.nifphatt.gov.in/ NIFPHATT].<ref name=FiSI2>[http://fsi.gov.in/LATEST-WB-SITE/fsi-ab-us-frm.htm FiSI History].</ref> In 2016, the institute moved to its new headquarter at [[Sassoon Dock]] of [[Colaba]] in [[Mumbai]].<ref name=FiSI5>[http://www.worldfishing.net/news101/regional-focus/india-looks-to-raise-marine-fisheries-production India looks to raise marine fisheries production], WorldFishing.Net, 4 Aug 2016.</ref> On 27 July 2017, "Deep Sea Fishing Project" was launched by Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]] to end the [[bottom trawling]] fishing by providing incentives to 2,000 [[Fishing trawler|trawler]]s from [[Palk Strait|Palk Bay]] to diversify into deep sea fishing.<ref name=FiSI4>[http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/deep-sea-fishing-project-receives-good-response/article19537620.ece Deep sea fishing project receives good response], [[The Hindu]], 22 Aug 2017.</ref>

==Importance==
[[File:Fishing in an irrigation canal Kerala India.jpg|thumb|400px|right|[[Traditional fishing boat|traditional fishing]] in [[Kerala backwaters]].]]
[[File:Fishing Boats, Early Morning, Puri Beach, Orissa.jpg|thumb|400px|Fishing Boats, Early Morning, [[Puri Beach]] in Orissa.]]
India, with 8,118km [[Coastal India|coastline]], 2 million square kilometres [[Exclusive_economic_zone#India|Exclusive economic zone]] including 530,000km2 [[Indian_Ocean#Geography|continental shelf]] and 6.3% of the [[world fisheries production]], is second largest fisheries producer after China with 9.58 million tonnes total production and 1.05 million tonnes export worth INR 334.4 billion (US$5.57 billion) export revenue, with marine fishing constituting 35% share, 70% from [[Western coastal plains|west coast]] and 30% from [[Eastern coastal plains|east coast]] (2014-2015). India has 14 million people employed in fisheries, including 1.9 million fishermen with 80,000 mechanised fishing vessels, 75,000 motorised fishing boats and 50,000 traditional non-motorised fishing boats.<ref name=FiSI5/><ref name=FiSI6/><ref name=FiSI7/><ref name=FiSI9/>

The largest output producer states are Andhra Pradesh 20%, West Bengal 15%, Gujarat 8%, Kerala 7%, Maharashtra 6% and Tamil Nadu 6% (2014-2015). Among processed exports, major exports are tuna, prawns, squid and cuttlefish. Export volumes and values respectively are: frozen shrimp 31% and 64%, fresh and frozen fish 33% and 14.2%, frozen squid 9% and 6%, and frozen cuttlefish 7% and 5%.<ref name=FiSI5/><ref name=FiSI6>[http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Kochi/steps-to-develop-tuna-fisheries-in-andaman/article19227232.ece Steps to develop tuna fisheries in Andaman], [[The Hindu]], 7 Jul 2017.</ref><ref name=FiSI7>[http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/2017/jul/07/meet-on-development-of-tuna-fishing-to-be-held-at-cift-kochi-1625250.html Meet on development of tuna fishing to be held at CIFT, Kochi] [[Indian Express]], 7 Jul 2017.</ref><ref name=FiSI9>[http://businessworld.in/article/How-Sustainable-Is-The-Fishing-Industry-In-India-/20-04-2017-116747/ How Sustainable Is The Fishing Industry In India?], Business World India, 20 Apr 2017.</ref>

The largest importers of Indian fisheries output are USA 26%, [[Association of Southeast Asian Nations|ASEAN]] nations 26%, [[European Union]] 20% (export to [[United Kingdom|UK]] will increase due to 2016 [[Brexit]]), Japan 9%, [[Middle East]] nations 6% and China 4%.<ref name=FiSI5/><ref name=FiSI6/><ref name=FiSI7/><ref name=FiSI9/>

After the discovery of additional fishing resources in the [[Stock assessment|annual surveys]], the government has undertaken schemes to increase deep sea fishing to enhance the total output.<ref name=FiSI5/><ref name=FiSI6/><ref name=FiSI7/>

==Capabilities==
As of 2016, FiSi has a fleet of 11 ocean survey vessels for [[Stock assessment|Fishery Resources Survey]] spread across 6 major ports of India, with a total of 752 employees across India.<ref name=FiSI5/><ref name=FiSI8>[http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Visakhapatnam/an-exciting-time-for-students-at-fishery-survey-of-india-open-house/article4225294.ece An exciting time for students at Fishery Survey of India open house], [[The Hindu]], 21 Dec 2012.</ref>

== References ==
===External links===
* [http://www.worldfishing.net/news101/regional-focus/india-looks-to-raise-marine-fisheries-production Comprehensive third-party report on FiSI], 2016.

=== See also ===
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* [[Fishing in India]]
* [[Ports in India]]
* [[Overfishing]]
* [[Environmental impact of fishing]]
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=== Citations ===
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