Marine sciences research at FERAL largely focusses on traditional and artisanal fisheries along both the East and West coast of India. We work closely with the fishing community while collecting data and regularly present and receive their feedback on our findings. Scientific co-management and conservation are two linchpins of our fisheries research work which we hope will lead to breaking the vicious cycle of resource overexploitation and ecological degradation. This programme has now been merged with the Natural Resource Management programme.