STATE FISHERIES MANAGEMENT COUNCIL (SFMC) ) was established by Government of  kerala 1997 under Literary,Scientific and charitable Societies Act 1955. The main objectives of formation of the agency was to undertake projects for the development of fisheries sector in Kerala with emphasis on management and conservation programmes under fisheries and build up appropriate contacts with other research and development agencies in the country and abroad so as to get relevant information and data required for planning and evaluation.