Bay of Bengal Network of Ocean Researchers for Fisheries (BOB-NOR)

Why in News?

India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and the Maldives have jointly launched the Bay of Bengal Network of Ocean Researchers for Fisheries (BOB-NOR) to strengthen climate-resilient fisheries in the Bay of Bengal region.

Key Features

• Objective: To improve understanding of changing fish populations and promote science-based fisheries research and management.
• Regional cooperation: Brings together ocean researchers, fisheries scientists and experts from the participating countries.
• Data integration: Combines satellite observations, oceanographic surveys, climate indicators and fisheries data.
• Research focus: Examines how changes in the following factors affect fish populations:
  • Sea temperature
  • Monsoon patterns
  • Salinity
  • Ocean productivity
  • Ocean currents
• Areas of study: Changes in fish distribution, migration, recruitment and abundance.
• Management approach: Promotes predictive and climate-informed fisheries management, moving beyond conventional catch-based assessments.
• Coordination: The network is coordinated by the Bay of Bengal Programme Inter-Governmental Organisation (BOBP-IGO).

Source: DD News