Sighting of the Short-finned pilot whale

A small pod of Short-finned pilot whale Globicephala macrorhynchus (Gray, 1846) was observed during a fishing cruise of FV Silver Pompano on 19th April, 2015 for exploration of the oceanic squid Sthenoteuthis oualaniensis in the Southern Arabian Sea

Rare occurrence of Reinhardt’s cranch squid Liocranchia reinhardti (Cephalopod: Cranchiidae) from southeastern Arabian Sea

Single individual of the rare cranchiid squid Liocranchia reinhardti belonging to the Cranchiidae family was caught in a bottom trawl operated at 80 m in southeastern Arabian Sea. The morphometric measurements and indices of the specimen are provided. Statolith microstructure analysis revealed that the L. reinhardti with 118 mm dorsal mantle length (DML) had an age of 71 days with growth rate of 1.66 mm DML/day

Checklist of marine bivalves and gastropods off Kollam, Kerala

Species diversity of any region can be illustrated by means of an available checklist. It provides an overview of the species that have been recorded. and can be considered to understand the local fauna. Fortnightly surveys were carried out to collect the shell-molluscs samples during 2012 - 2014 period from the by-catch of shrimp/fish trawlers landed at Sakthikulangara-Neendakara Fishing Harbour, Kollam. Collected bivalves and gastropods included both empty shells and living animals. Collected shells were brought to the laboratory and placed in freezer for 24 hours. This would liquefy the mollusc body and allowed easy extraction with a strong jet of water

Recent advances on the diversity of oceanic cephalopods from the Southeastern Arabian sea

Recent advances on the diversity of oceanic cephalopods from the Southeastern Arabian se

Emerging commercial importance for Diamondback squid in Kerala and Karnataka

The incidental catches of Diamondback squid, Thysanoteuthis rhombus (Fig.1) has been reported from the Indian EEZ earlier. This monotypic oceanic species belonging to the Family Thysanoteuthidae, is found in tropical and subtropical seas of the world. A large squid species capable of attaining dorsal mantle length (DML) up to 100 cm and weighing about 24 kg, they are listed as Least Concer

Mussel Culture

Mariculture of bivalves greater importance in meeting the increasing protein demands of the human population. Bivalve groups such as oyster, mussel and clam are the most important cultivable organisms all over the world. Of these, P. viridis andP.indica forms the most dominant cultivable species. The Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) has developed eco-friendly techniques for mussel culture. Recently, CMFRI has taken up efforts to popularize mussel culture in all coastal districts of Kerala