At a seminar held at the State Institute of Fisheries Technology (SIFT)here on Friday, speakers explained the role of the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) in providing the fishing vessel communication equipment ensuring better safety of the vessels.
The seminar was organized jointly by the ISRO, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, department of Fisheries Government of India, Central Institute of Fisheries, Nautical and Engineering Training (CIFNET) Unit Visakhapatnam and Department of Fisheries Andhra Pradesh.
The fishermen were shown the demonstration of the Transponder equipment on MFV developed by the ISRO which helps in avoiding mishaps, and accidents and facilitates early response for any untoward incident to the fishing vessels