285 research outputs found
Report on the Oil spill off Mumbai in August 2011
The Cargo Vessel MV Rak
grounded on Mumbai
coast causing oil spills along
Juhu-Versova beach since 7th
August 2011. About
100 metric tons of oil had
been spilled into the sea. Coast Guard launched Operation
Paryavaran Suraksha and spread about
2600 litres of Oil Spill Dispersant (OSD)
in the area for cleaning purpose
Small scale sea cage culture: A success story from Mumbai RC
Mumbai Research Centre fabricated
small G. I. cage frame locally with four
barrels for buoyancy. Inner diameter of
the cage frame was 3 m whereas
outer diameter was 4 m and nets
were designed in conical to provide
more space at the bottom for lobster to
rest. Cages were moored in the open
sea by means of two grapnel anchors.
200 juvenile lobsters collected from
Versova landing centers were stocked in
the cage.A total of
158 lobsters were
recovered from the
cage after four
months rearing
(average wet wt.
155 gm). Lobsters
were sold to buyers
at the rate of ` 840
per Kg after
harvesting
Mumbai RC takes up m-Krishi┬о Fisheries Service
Mumbai RC was selected to lead the World
Bank pilot project, undertaken jointly by ICAR,
INCOIS, Hyderabad, and a private service
provider in Mumbai. The project has
suggested a few technological interventions
in selected villages.
m-KRISHI┬о Fisheries Service integrates
technologies such as Wireless Sensors,
Camera phone and script technology;
ensures economic benefits to the
stakeholders by enabling them to find
Potential Fishing Zone areas directly. Images,
Text, Voice, Query, Feedback & other
services are integrated with the facility and it is
available in local Marathi and English
languages
Launching of low-cost cage at Mumbai
Mumbai Research Centre has propagated small GI pipe
cages for the marginal and small-scale fishermen in village
Kalamb (Dist. Thane) in Maharashtra. The low-cost GI pipe circular
cages have been stocked with juvenile lobster Panulirus polyphagus.
The fishermen are taking care of feeding the lobsters daily and
maintaining the cage while a staff of CMFRI is monitoring the growth
and health of the lobsters
Revival of bivalve Catelysia opima (Gmelin) fishery along Dadar beach, Mumbai
A sudden abundance of bivalves in large
numbers were observed during
March-JuneтАЩ09 along Dadar beach in
Mumbai in the intertidal zone. About
200-400 men, women, and children from
the nearby areas began excavating and
hand-picking the bivalves daily from the
sand. There is a high demand for
these bivalves and they fetched a good
price in the local market
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