Central Institute of Fisheries Education

The Central Institute of Fisheries Education (CIFE) is the pioneering Institute in the field of post-graduate Fisheries Education in the country. The Institute was established at Bombay in the year 1961 under the Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India. The administrative control of the Institute has been transferred to the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) with effect from 1st April, 1979. The Institute with its Headquarters at Bombay has training centres at Barrackpore (West Bengal), Kakinada (Andhra Pradesh) and Chinhet (Uttar Pradesh)

CIFE contribution to marine fisheries R & D

The CIFE contributions to marine fisheries R&D are mainly In the areas of stock assessment, brackish water farming, fishing and product diversification, fishery socio-economics and technology transfer. Stock assessment studies, limited to the west coast and particularly to the northwest coast Include the stocks of Co///a dussumleii, Otolilhus cuvleri, Johnlus glaucus, Polynemus heptadactylus, Harpodon nehereus, Arius thalasslnus, Nemlpterus japonlcus, all-northwest coast Inshore species, penaeid prawns, Rastrelllger kanagurta, Sardlnella longiceps and xancus pyrum. In respect of brackish water fisheries, R & D acclivities are concerned with prawn hatcheries, seed banks, low Input culture, live feed culture and fishery estates. Simple techniques for making laminated Bombay duck, fish wafers and minced meat have been developed for the purpose of product diversification. High opening bottom trawling has been experimentally proven to be more productive than the traditional bottom trawling, and Is being popularised. Studies on profitability of mechanised fishing indicate some prospects for additional Investment. Small private owned brackish water farms are more profitable than large government owned farms, Indicating thereby the need to privatize the farm sector. The fisherie

Human resources development in fisheries

Human resources development is an important part of fisheries development. Keeping this in view, the Government of India established the Central Institute of Fisheries Education (CIFE) at Bombay In 1961. The Institute during Its eventful 25 years of service has provided the requisite trained manpower at different levels for fisheries development, industry, research, education, training and extension. In addition to regular courses, a large number of short term training programmes on selected topics have also been conducted at national and Inlernational levels to meet specific demands. The Institute is today recognised as the centre of excellence in higher education in fisheries

Role of fishing technology in the Research and Development of marine fisheries in India

Consequent to the declaration of Exclusive Econonnic Zone (EEZ) to 200 nautical miles, India has acquired right to explore, exploit, manage and conserve the resources of her seas. This provides, greater challenge by way of financial investment, provision of infrastructure facilities, introduction of different types of large deep sea vessels, modern fishing gear and use of modern technologies in fish handling, processing, storage and marketing. Great strides have been made in increasing marine fish production of India from 0-53 million tonnes In 1951 to 1.81 million tonnes in 1984. This has been possible by application of various technologies including fishing technology. The introduction of bottom trawls, purse seines, high opening trawls In selected areas, double rig shrimp trawls from deep sea fleet, etc has made significant impact on tha marina fish production- Introduction of synthetic twines contributed to the increase of efficiency of gear like gill nets and trawls. Mechanisation of fishing vessels resulted in economical operations, expansion of fishing range and duration of fishing. Other aspects of fishing which helped the overall fisheries development include exploratory surveys for resources assessment, dack equipment to handle the gear, electronic instruments for finding fish and to navigate the vessels safely. This paper deals with fishing methods in marine waters, types of vessels in operation, prospective development in fishing tachnology and recommendation regarding vessel and gear suitability for exploitation of deep sea resources

Effect of colour on the catch of gill nets

The effect of white, green, blue and yellow coloured drift gill nets on their catch with respect to Scomberomorus guttatus (Schneider), Scomberomorus commerson (Lacepede), Scomberomorus lineolatus (Cuvier), Parastomateus niger (Bloch), Euthynnus ajjinis (Cantor) and sharks Carcharius melanopterus is discussed. White nets were more effective for S. guttatus while the coloured ones caught more of P. niger. Blue had no significant effect for sharks. In the case of S. lineolatus, S. commerson and E. affinis no preference to colour was noted

On the resources of demersal fishes for bottom trawling in inshore waters off Kakinada by small mechanised boats

An attempt is made to assess the available resources of demersal fishes for bottom trawling off Kakinada, in inshore waters. From the experimental fishing operation during 1964-66, the average catch per hour was 52.79 kg for 9.13 m (30') OAL mechanised boat. The catch composition was dominated by prawns and sciaenids forming 45% of the total catch. The average catch per trawling hour was more during the quarter April - June. An assessment on productive depth range has indicated that catch rate is increasing with increase in the depth of fishing

LAC+ Saccharomyces Cerevisiae

The invention relates to novel, transformed strains of Lac+ Saccharomyces cerevisiae, capable of utilizing lactose as a sole carbon source, produced by inserting into the Saccharomyces cerevisiae a plasmid containing a lactose permease and a beta-galactosidase gene derived from Kluyveromyces lactis yeast

On the vertical distribution of seers and other commercially important fishes in the surface drift nets

This note highlights the author's attempts to determine the vertical height for catching seers (Scomberomorus sp.) and other commercially important fish off Kakinada coast

Effect of stage of harvest on the quality of cardamom (Elettaria cardamomum Maton)

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