Status of eel fishery along the Odisha coast

Estimated landings of eels along the Odisha coast during 2007- 2021 ranged from 561 to 5194 tonnes. In 2021, the total eel landings of 1752 tonnes contributed 1.7 % to the total marine fish catch of the state. Multiday trawlers were the major crafts operated for eel resources with highest landings observed during October-December (47.7%) along the Odisha coast. Six species regularly landed during the period were Anguilla bicolor, Muraenesox bagio, Muraenesox cinereus, Congresox talabon, Congresox talabonoides and Strophidon sathete with rare landings of Gymnothorax sp. and Congresox sp. also recorded. During 2007- 2021, M. cinereus (36 %), M. bagio (35%), followed by A. bicolor (21%), Congresox sp. (3%), C. talabonoides (3%), C. talabon (1%) and S. sathete (1%) dominated amongst the eel species landed during all the years. M. bagio followed by S. sathete were the dominant and targeted species landed at Puri during 2021. The length range for M. bagio and S. sathete were 95-190 cm and 60-240 cm respectively. The market price is `300-350 for M. bagio whereas S. sathete which comes as bycatch is sold at `50-60 per kg in fresh condition

Sawfishes in Odisha-Fishers' perspective

Sawfishes belong to the family Pristidae a m o n g e la s m o b ra n c h s and are extremely susceptible to fishing gears like trawls and gills because of their saw like toothed rostrum. They easily get entangled in these gears and it is very difficult to remove such fishes

Molecular Mechanisms of Transcriptional Synergy Between the Estrogen Receptor and NFkappaB in Breast Cancer.

Molecular Mechanisms of Transcriptional Synergy Between the Estrogen Receptor and NFkappaB in Breast Cancer

पश्चिम बंगाल के दिघा में मात्स्यिकी क्षेत्र में महिलाओं की सहभागिता

भारत में मात्स्यिकी सकल घरेलू उत्‍पाद का 2.5% है और देश के कई ग्रामीण गरीबों के लिए सशक्‍त आय और रोज़गार के अवसर प्रदान करती है। केवल भारत में ही नहीं, बल्कि दुनिया भर मात्स्यिकी क्षेत्र में महिलाओं की महत्‍वपूर्ण भूमिका है। पुरुष मुख्‍यतः समुद्र, नदियों और झीलों में मत्‍स्‍यन कार्य में लगे होते हैं, लेकिन महिलाएं ज्‍यादातर तटीय क्षेत्रों में तथा मुहानों एवं पश्‍चजलों से मछली और चिंगट बीजों के संग्रहण में लगी होती हैं। महिलाओं ने पख मछली और कवच मछली पालन की गतिविधियों में स्‍वयं शामिल होकर जलजीव पालन में भी उनकी आजीविका सुरक्षित की है। एफ ए ओ के अनुसार मछली प्रसंस्‍करण का 90% कार्य महिलाओं द्वारा किया जाता है। अन्‍य अनुमान भी यह दिखाते हैं कि विश्‍व व्‍यापक तौर पर मात्स्यिकी के क्षेत्र में, फसल संग्रहणोत्‍तर गतिविधियों को भी सम्मिलित कराते हुए, 47% श्रमिक महिलाएं हैं। अतः मात्स्यिकी क्षेत्र के प्रग्रहण, पालन तथा प्रसंस्‍करण के पहलुओं में उनकी सक्रिय सहभागिता देखी जा सकती है। लेकिन कई क्षेत्रों में महिलाओं की सहभागिता की ओर ध्‍यान नहीं दिया जाता है

Gallbladder polyp: A rare lesion in pediatric population

An 11-years-old girl with a polyp in the gallbladder is reported. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy was curative

ଓଡ଼ିଶାରେ ଭାରତୀୟ ପୋମ୍ପାନୋର ସାମୁଦ୍ରିକ ପଞ୍ଜୁରୀ ଭିତ୍ତିକ ଚାଷ ପ୍ରଣାଳୀ (Marine cage farming of Indian Pompano in Odisha -Odia version)

ଓଡ଼ିଶାରେ ଭାରତୀୟ ପୋମ୍ପାନୋର ସାମୁଦ୍ରିକ ପଞ୍ଜୁରୀ ଭିତ୍ତିକ ଚାଷ ପ୍ରଣାଳୀ (Marine cage farming of Indian Pompano in Odisha -Odia version

New observations of the endangered giant freshwater whipray, Urogymnus polylepis, provide further evidence for its distribution and breeding in the north-east coast of India

The present study reports observations of 13 giant freshwater whipray (Urogymnus polylepis) from commercial fish landings along the north-east coast of India and updates existing records based on field observations and local social media reports. The disc width of the landed specimens ranged from 120 to 223 cm and they weighed 95–300 kg. All 13 specimens observed were mature (nine females and four males) and three females were pregnant, with embryo numbers ranging between 4 and 15. Globally, U. polylepis is listed as ‘Endangered’, and greater protection measures are needed in India to assist in reversing current population declines