Management of scombroid resources of India

Scombroids consisting of mackerels, seerfishes and tunas are an economically important pelagic fishes whose average landings during the 90s was 2.81 lakh t forming 11.7 % of the total marine fish production in India. Their demand in the domestic and export markets is on the rise and the group assumes topical importance in a situation where most of the coastal fishery resources are exploited to the near optimum level. Resource potential, status of exploitation and management and conservation issues regarding the scombroid resource in the coastal fishery sector are presented and discussed

Seed germination behaviour of Terminalia paniculata Roth (Combretaceae), an economically important endemic tree to peninsular India

The present study was conducted to investigate the seed germination behaviour of Terminalia paniculata, a commercially important tree component of deciduous forests of Peninsular India. The study included the identification of maturity index to determine the optimum collection period of the most viable seeds with good seed longevity. Species are characterized by very low germinability and poor regeneration status. Observations were made throughout the flowering and fruiting period on selected matured trees. Seed viability was tested at various stages of maturity and seed longevity was evaluated. The results indicated that the 16th week after anthesis with red-colored fruits recorded the maximum viability (2.60% germination) that shows it is the best period for the collection of seeds. Seed emptiness is very high in T. paniculata (4 to 2%) compared to other Terminalia species (low emptiness). Pre-sowing treatments were not effective in enhancing seed germination and viability. Seeds can be stored up to 6 months in an air-tight metallic container at 4oC and 45 ± 5 % relative humidity. The results of the study can be taken as a reference for various other tree improvement programs and further studies. 

Influence of Thermal Effluents on the Growth Characteristics of Phytoplankton in the Waters of Tuticorin Bay

The paper reports the results of investigations conducted in 1990, on the physico-chemical aspects of Tuticorin Bay waters in relation to the abundance of phytoplankton. Selected species of phytoplankton were experimental1y cultured to study the influence of thermal effluents. For this purpose cultures ,vere raised in media collected from 4 stations. showing different extents of pollution. Four species of nannoplankton, namely. l sochrysis galbana (Haptophyceae), Dicrateria inornata (chrysophyceae), Tetraselmis gracilis (Chloro-phyceae) and Chaetoceros calcitrans (Bacillariophyceae) were grown in the water samples collected from selected stations. The experiments showed stimulatory trend of growth for the first 7-8 days and gradual inhibitory effect on the multiplication in subsequent days. Among them, the phytoflagellates (Jsochrysis, Dicrateria and Tetraselmis)showed good growth in the samples of media collected from locations near to the pollution source. The rate of production of both Tetraselmis and Dicrateria, which are known to exist in the polluted waters, indicated enhanced growth in the Bay waters. The growth of the diatom, Chaetoceros has been found to be uniform except in the sample collected from the point nearest to the source of pollution. Though the long-term effects of these samples have not been studied, the experiments revealed the possible effects of.thermal effiuents on the phytoplankton population in the waters of Tuticorin Bay

Catch trend of commercial trawl fisheries at Krishnapatnam Port. Nellore district, Andhra Pradesh

Of the five fisheries harbours in the Andhra Pradesh, Visakhapatnam Fisheries Harbour has been classified as major and the harbours at Kakinada (East Godavari district), Bhavanapadu {Srlkakulam district), Nizampatnam (Guntur district) and Krishnapatnam Port (Nellore district) as minor harbours

Packages of Practices for Sustainable, Ecofriendly Mariculture (Land-based Saline Aquaculture and Seafarming)

The problems of fast growing human population and protein deficit, particularly in the developing countries continue to exert pressure on the fisheries resources available for exploitation in the wild water bodies. The increasingly limited opportunities in the capture fisheries sector have generated considerable interest in aquaculture

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Some observations on the trend of zooplankton and Its probable influence on local pelagic fisheries at Colachel during 1973-74

The zooplankton standing crop showed three peaks of abundance, in March, September and December, the first two peaks during the periods of high salinity. In the order of abundance, the forms which constituted the bulk of the plankton were copepods, cladocerans, cirrepede larvae, Lucifer, chaetognaths and appendicularians. The copepod distribution was found to have characters common both to that of the adjacent coastal waters of Bay of Bengal on the southeast coast and to that of the Arabian sea on the southwest coast. The peak occurrence of cladocerans during May-July was followed by the appearance of juvenile mackerels in early August. Pelagic fish catch, consisting mostly of anchovies and lesser sardines, showed clear peaks, closely following the primary and secondary peaks of plankton. The peak occurrence of anchovies during September-October seems to be in prey-predator relationship with ribbonfish, the peak of which followed closely

Brackishwater prawn farming in the Ashtamudi lake area(S.W.Coast of India)- Its prospects and problems

In the Ashtarnudi Lake area (Quilon Dist., Kerala) where scientific aquaculture practices of any kind were not in existence, CMFRI initiated a demonstration project for the culture of marine prawns in 1978. Fourteen ponds having a total extent of 2.06 ha, owned by M/s,Blackstone industries at Neendakara were selected for the above purpose

Shrimps of the family Pandalidae (Caridea) from Indian waters, with new distributional record of Plesionika adensameri (Balss, 1914)

Twenty four species of Pandalid shrimps reported from the Indian waters, of which six genera (Chlorotocella, Chlorotocus, Chlorocurtis, Dorodotes, Heterocarpoides and Stylopandalus) are represented by single species each. The genera, Plesionika and Heterocarpus are represented by eleven and seven species respectively. Plesionika adensameri (Balss, 1914) a deep-sea shrimp hitherto unreported from Indian waters is recorded from west coast of India. Information on some biological aspects of few Pandalid shrimps from Indian waters is also reported in the present paper