Unusual landing of Koth (Otolithoides biauritus) and seer fish (Scomberomorus commerson) by gill nets at Uttan, Maharashtra

On 20-01-2004 three IBM crafts of OAL 8.0-13.0 meter operating with mid water gill nets, locally known as Magar jal and Ghagra jal, at depth of 15-45 m in fishing grounds off Versova, Mumbai landed unusually heavy catch of Koth (7.9t) (Otolithoides biauritus) at Uttan -I forming 64.0%, of total catch (12.385 t). fishermen have introduced a new gear locally known as Magar jal

Unusual landings of Otolithoides biauritus in gill net and dol net at Mahim Bazzar and Yarangal bhati, Maharashtra

The report gives catch details on unusual landings of Otolithoides biauritus at Mahim Bazzar and Yarangal bhati landing center in Maharashtra

Unusual landing of Arius by dol net at Gorai, greater Mumbai

Arius spp.are rarely caught by dolnets. During 1983 to 1996 the catfishes constituted only 2 % of the dolnet catches. On 24.11.2002 huge landings was observed in a craft named Sony at Gorai landing centre

On the disposal of dried prawns (Parapenaeopsis stylifera) along Raigad District, Maharashtra

Along some southern centres of Raigad district, Maharashtra viz Shrivardhan, Bhardkol, Dighi, Rajpuri, Murud-Janjira, Nadgoan, Borli-Mandla, Korlal, Salavand Revdanda, there exists a traditional seasonal prawn fishery during August-December landed mainly by 'dol' netters and trawlers

A note on the fishery of mysid, Mesopodopsis zeylanica Nouvel (1954) at Mahim Mumbai

Mysids or opossum shrimps are component of zooplankton composition which are used for human consumption. Mysids are harvested using hand trawl made of mosquito netting during high tide period at surface of water. The article deals the fishery of this mysid, landing and catch composition as preliminary report from the Mumbai coast

On the stranding of the common dolphin, Delphinus delphis at Murud Janjira

A dead male dolphin, Delphinus delphis, locally called 'Gadda' measuring 305 cm in total length was washed ashore in the early hours of 20 - 3 - '97 at the sea shore of Murud Janjir

On the unusual landings of lobster, Panulirus polyphagus at Borli Mandla, Raigad District, Maharashtra

The fishery for lobsters locally called shevandi confined to the Borli Mandla centre, 26 km north of Janjiramurud Is usually caught during August-March every year. The present report pertains to the unusual fishery of the lobster, Panulirus polyphagus landed at this centre during 4th to 13th August, 1997. On 4-8-'97 and 5-8-'97 very high catch of 20-35 kg per unit could be observed but reduced to 10-15 kg on subsequent days with increase in the number of unit operations

Landing of Rachycentron canadum(Linnaeus,1766)by the purse seines at New Ferry Wharf, Mumbai

On10-10-2003 Rachycentron canadum was caught along with Scomberomorus commerson and Euthynemus affinus at New Ferry Wharf by purse seines. estimated catch was 2t.The fishing area was about 50-70km.south west of Mumbai at adepth of 35-45 metres.Total catch of the purse seines was estimated at 3.5t

Isolation, Screening and Characterization of Exopolysaccharide Producing Pseudomonas Sp. from The Soil Sample

  Exopolysaccharides (EPS) are vital metabolites that specific environmental microorganisms produce and expel. The goal of the current investigation is to identify bacteria that produce exopolysaccharides in soil samples from the Buttenath Dam region, At. Chanai, Tq. Ambajogai, Dist. Beed situated in the Marathwada region of Maharashtra, India. Two methods, such as gravimetric analysis of exopolysaccharide dry weight and quantification as, instance, for total carbohydrate content using phenol sulphuric acid technique, were used to screen the EPS-producing capacities of the chosen isolates. Post preliminary screening by selecting thick, ropy-like colony formers on agar medium, the results showed that thirteen (13) distinct colonies were marked to manufacture EPS. Tentative identification of these isolates was done based on morphological and biochemical tests. Three (03) isolates, VJ001, VJ003 and VJ010, were identified through secondary screening as the most effective EPS producers (producing precipitates over 1.46 mg/L of total dry weight and 8). This was in comparison to other bacterial colonies that were also isolated. Out of these screened isolates, VJ003 was the isolate with the highest exopolysaccharide produced and this isolated bacterium was identified using 16S rRNA gene sequence and phylogeny study as Pseudomonas aeruginosa VJ003 with NCBI GeneBank accession no. OR196093. The Pseudomonas aeruginosa VJ003 strain can be used in biotechnological sectors because of the ability it has to create significant levels of exopolysaccharides, according to the results of the current study