date:Jan 03, 2014
other districts of Tamil Nadu. There about 700,000 fishermen in the State, of which nearly 300,000 are in these districts, said S. Velvizhi, MSSRF principal scientist.
The application developed for Android-based mobile phones, forms part of Fisher Friend Mobile Application (FFMA) phase-II programme. Five mobile phones incorporating features such as providing cyclone and disaster alerts, real-time data on fish colony and danger zones and helpline numbers, were distributed to five fishermen from