Protected Elasmobranch Species of India: The Wild Life (Protection) Amendment Act 2022, Schedule-1

Protected Elasmobranch Species of India: The Wild Life (Protection) Amendment Act 2022, Schedule-

CMFRI and INCOIS join hands to boost research on oceanography, fisheries management Lokmat Times 14th June 2024

To ensure India's marine fish stocks are used responsibly and last for future generations, the Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI), signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) on Thursday. This agreement allows them to collaborate on various operational oceanography, fishery oceanography, fishing advisories, ecology, GIS application, biodiversity, fisheries management, and geosciences. This will also involve sharing resources and personnel for focused research efforts

Fishery and biology of cobia and snubnose pompano

Rachycentron canadum, cobia, a fast-growing pelagic fish belongs to the monotypic family Rachycentridae, is widely distributed in tropical, subtropical, and warm temperate waters of >20°C temperature and totally absent in central and eastern Pacific Ocean (Fig 1.). It makes seasonal migrations in connection with changes in water temperature and also for spawning. In the Chesapeake Bay, cobia was found to enter the bay in early June, and leave by midOctober (Richards 1977). Arracott (1977) indicated that cobia from southern Indian Ocean waters may move north to spawn off the coast of Arabia. Smith and Heemstra (1986) reported that cobia migrate to South African waters during the austral summer, occasionally reaching False Bay. Cobia associate with larger fish, such as rays and sharks, and sea turtles (Baughman 1950). It is so well known that fishermen often consider schools of large rays to be indicators of cobia (McNally 1985, Moe 1970)

Study of shark and ray non-fin commodities in India

This report is the outcome of a study on shark and ray non-fin commodities in India, carried out by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (ICAR-CMFRI) for the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and funded by FAO. The study recognizes the role of shark non-fin commodities in nutrition, trade and livelihoods and seeks to enhance the understanding of shark product utilization in India, which will complement India’s national plan of action on sharks and support policy matters on sharks

മത്സ്യോൽപാദനം കൂട്ടും, ഉപജീവനം മെച്ചപ്പെടുത്തും: കേന്ദ്ര ഫിഷറീസ് സഹമന്ത്രി Madhyamam dated 26th August 2024

മത്സ്യോൽപാദനം വർധിപ്പിക്കലും മത്സ്യത്തൊഴിലാളികളുടെയും മത്സ്യകർഷകരുടെയും ഉപജീവനം മെച്ചപ്പെടുത്തലും അടിസ്ഥാനസൗകര്യവികസനവുമാണ് ഫിഷറീസ് മേഖലയിൽ കേന്ദ്ര സർക്കാറിന്റെ പ്രധാന മുൻഗണനകളെന്ന് കേന്ദ്ര ഫിഷറീസ് സഹമന്ത്രി പ്രൊഫ. എസ് പി സിങ് ബാഗേൽ പറഞ്ഞു. കേന്ദ്ര ഫിഷറീസ് സ്ഥാപനങ്ങളുടെ പ്രവർത്തനങ്ങൾ വിലയിരുത്താൻ കേരളത്തിലെത്തിയ മന്ത്രി സിഎംഎഫ്ആർഐ സന്ദർശിച്ച് അവലോകന യോഗത്തിൽ സംസാരിക്കുവെയാണ് ഇക്കാര്യം പറഞ്ഞത്

Fishery and stock dynamics of ribbonfish Trichiurus lepturus (Linnaeus, 1758) in the Indian Exclusive Economic Zone

The fishery and stock dynamics of Trichiurus lepturus (Linnaeus, 1758) were studied in the Indian Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) for the period 2014-2019. The average annual landing was 2,09,285 t and varied from 1,77,259 to 2,39,355 t. Trawl nets were the major gear, contributing more than 85% with an average annual catch rate of 4.56 kg h-1. The annual catch rate decreased over the years from 5.40 to 3.85 kg h-1. Landings (23,155-40,354 t) and catch rates (4.24-8.67 kg h-1) were highest during the post-monsoon months (September-December). Around 63% of the landings (1,32,072 t) were from the north-west coast, with Gujarat alone contributing three-fourth (98,296 t) of it, followed by the south-west coast (17%, 36,017 t), the south-east coast (12%, 25,322 t) and the north-east coast (8%, 15,875 t). The von Bertalanffy’s growth equation was Lt = 143.8 [1-e–0.48 (t + 0.03285)]. Natural mortality, Exploitation ratio and Maximum Sustainable Yield (MSY) were 0.76; 0.65 and 1,59,504 t respectively. Recruitment was substantial throughout the year with a single modal peak during June-October. With lower lengths at first capture and recruitment and with exploitation above the maximum permissible level and landings higher than MSY; the species appears to be overexploited along the Indian coasts. The present study is the first holistic report on the population parameters and stock status of T. lepturus from the Indian EEZ

Coastal cage farming of marine finfish, Indian Pompano

Cage farming technology is widely recognized as one of the most important culture technologies in mariculture for increasing fish production. High saline estuaries are one of the unified ecosystems, considered for improving the livelihood of selected rural population. In India, huge estuarine resources are available bordering the coasts and these potentially available under-utilized high saline waters bodies, could be efficiently utilized by culturing different species of finfishes in cages installed thereof. Different species of marine finfishes can be cultured in high saline estuarine cages and Indian pompano (Trichinous mookalee), is one such suitable potential candidate species. Pompano is a preferred species for cage culture with the following characteristics; quick adaptability to different culture conditions, ease of accepting artificial pellet feed, tolerant to wide range of salinity, fast growth rate and high consumer preference. Understanding the culture characteristics of the fish, coastal cage culture technology for the species was developed and demonstrated under blue revolution scheme by Government of Indiaby ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute. Various steps involved in cage culture of the species are explained below

ഇന്ന് ലോക തിമിംഗലസ്രാവ് ദിനം; സംരക്ഷണത്തിന് പൊതുജന പിന്തുണ തേടി സി.എം.എഫ്.ആർ.ഐ Suprabhatham dated 30th August 2024

ഏറ്റവും വലിയ മത്സ്യമായ തിമിംഗല സ്രാവിന്റെ സംരക്ഷണത്തിന് പൊതുജന പിന്തുണ തേടുകയാണ് കേന്ദ്ര സമുദ്രമത്സ്യ ഗവേഷണ സ്ഥാപനം. ലോക തിമിംഗലസ്രാവ് ദിനമായ ഇന്ന് ബോധവൽകരണത്തിലൂടെ ഇവയുടെ സംരക്ഷണം ഉറപ്പുവരുത്തുകയാണ് സി.എം.എഫ്.ആർ.ഐയുടെ ലക്ഷ്യം. സ്രാവ് തിരണ്ടിയിന സംരക്ഷണവുമായി ബന്ധപ്പെട്ട് സി.എം.എഫ്.ആർ.ഐ നടത്തിവരുന്ന ഗവേഷണ പദ്ധതിക്ക് കീഴിലാണ് ബോധവൽകരണം

Mated Shiny bird squid, Ornithoteuthis volatilis Sasaki, 1915 (Cephalopoda:Ommastrephidae), in the southeastern Arabian Sea

Shiny bird squid is a nerito-oceanic species of squid distributed in the Indo-West Pacific oceans. Two individuals of female Shiny bird squid, Ornithoteuthis volatilis, from the Arabian Sea collected by trawl catch are reported. The dorsal mantle length of the individuals was 148 mm and 76 mm, with a body weight of 46 g and 28 g, respectively. The maturing female had 13 implanted spermatangium, located on the aboral surface of the third left arm. The length of the implanted spermatangium ranged from 1.10 to 1.38 mm. The current study proposes additional research to better understand the species population and fisheries potential in the Arabian Sea

Milk vs Plant Based Dairy Analogues: Myths and Facts

Milk and milk products have been an integral part of human diet since ancient times and currently recognized as a functional foods due to increasing scientific evidences attributing to their health promoting and disease alleviating virtues. ‘White revolution’ transformed the landscape of Indian agriculture, leading not only to self-sufficiency in milk production, but also improved socio-economic scenario across the nation. Dairying is considered as holistic and sustainable solution for livelihood, and nutritional security of India. Even in Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 2030, dairying is directly related with 11 out of 17 action points. Recent Covid-19 pandemic has revitalized the immunomodulatory properties of milk nutrients