Defying Limits and Bounds: Glimpses of the life and science of a visionary biologist, Dr. S.Jones, Founder President, MBAI

Santhappan Jones was born on the 27'h August, 1910 at Kovalam in the Kerala State as the fifth and last child of his parents. He had his early education at Venganoor near Kovalam and at Trivandrum. He graduated from the Maharaja's College of Science, Trivandrum in 1933 and worked in the same college as honorary research scholar for an year. Later he joined the Zoology Laboratory of Madras University on a scholarship under Prof. R. GopalaAiyer and obtained the M.Sc. degree in 1937 for the research on breeding and development of brackishwater fishes. His work on fishes attracted the attention of welllmown ichthyologists like Dr. Baini Prasad, Dr. Sunderlal Hora and Dr. B. Sundara Raj. He worked for a brief period at the Colombo Museum and Madras Christian College before joining the erstwhile Travancore State Service as an entomologist in 1937

Resources, exploitation, conservation and Management of holothurians: conservation and management of sea-cucumber resources of India

Conservation measures such as size regulation, closed seasons, sea-ranching for sea-cucumbers are described in detail. The management policies for sea-cucumbers are also outlined

Hand-book on Indian Sea-Cucumbers

The Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute has been carrying out research on sea-cucumbers for the past 30 years on various aspects such as taxonomy, biology, ecology, zoogeography, toxicology, breeding and seed production in hatchery and culture. Unfortunately upto the present time there is no Hand-book on Indian Sea-cucumbers which is very much wanted by persons who are involved in the collection, processing and export, to identify commercially important species. Particularly when an unfamiliar species is collected they are at a loss to know whether it can be processed, if so what is the processing method. Different species of sea-cucumbers have to be processed in different ways. The local people are ignorant of the correct processing methods for various species

Diatoms to whales: My research and field experiences in the Gulf of Mannar and Palk Bay in the vicinity of Mandapam, along the south east coast of India

Early parambulations in and around the place and on the adjacent islands and the varied nature of the coast and beaches convinced me that there could be enormous scope for a naturalist's observations. Indeed, great naturalists like James Hornell and Gravely and several others in later years laid the foundations for marine research at this remarkable place, though isolated from civilisation but strategically surrounded by the sea on three sides

On some degraded aquatic ecosystems in India their impact in fish production and human welfare

The ever increasing population and consequent developmental activities in the country have increased pressure on land and water resources for human needs. Industrialization and urbanization have caused land, air and water pollution. Erratic weather and unpredictable monsoons have been severely constraining production systems

On the scope for marine fisheries research and development in the Andaman and Nicobar islands

The potential for marine fisheries resources in the EEZ around the Andaman and Nicobar Inlands has been estimated and marine fishing at present is confined to the artisanal fisheries limited to the very narrow belt of the coastal areas which can be reached by the indigenous fishing crafts operating the traditional fishing gears. The rich fisheries wealth around these islands have to be exploited by suitable craft and gear specially oriented for the pelagic fisheries resources. After conducting research work on assessment of fisheries resources of the area, it is felt that there is great scope for developing sea farming in the coastal areas of Andaman and Nicobar islands for finfish and molluscs. Examination of fish catches at a number of places on the islands and those from the confiscated vessels indicated that fish may be dying due to old age. This is a clear indication of under exploitation of the resources. Development of offshore and oceanic fisheries needs development of necessary infrastructural facilities on the islands for berthing, loading, unloading, repair, dry docking, bunkering and storage. The National Marine Park area harbours a number of varieties of corals, ornamental fishes, live-bait and other invertebrates. The potential of various marine ornamental fishes has to be assessed for rational exploitation in due course

Responsible Fisheries : Key to Conservation, Management and Development of Fisheries in India

Sixty years of intense exploitation of fisheries resources on an open access system, concommitant technological improvements and modernisation of fishing craft and gear through scientific innovations linked with demand for export and domestic consumption created a plateau in overall fish production from the wild

Marine World Act betimes to stop fast depletion

Marine World Act betimes to stop fast depletio

Manpower Requirement in Mariculture

The role of scientific technical and managerial manpower in mariculture and estimated requirements for increased production have been described. A detailed account of existing facilities for education and training of manpower in the Central Marine Fisheries Research Ins!itute is provided. The paper also proprovides an account of a number of short.term training and programmes to meet immediate needs of trained manpower in capture and culture fisheries in the country

Technologies and potential for seafarming in India, Part I

In India, marine fisheries activities are prednminantly conducted in the coastal areas. Yielding a total of 2.27 million tons in 1993 coastal fisheries podu.ced their largest harvest to that dat