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Overview of cage culture тАУ Indian perspective
The decline of fish stocks has been a motivating factor for expanding the
role of aquaculture in the fishing industry. Nowadays, the trend demonstrates that
while wild harvest volume remains stable (or is in decline in several fisheries),
aquaculture production has increased. In this situation, cage farming has an
important role in meeting the global demand for fish products. It is one the
alternative source to increase the aquaculture production. The development of this
type of fish production is a long-term solution to meet the global demand for
fisheries products and also provides economic opportunities for displaced and
landless fishermen
Physico-chemical parameters for Micro algal culture
Marine microalgae are unicellular in nature, which are the primary producers of
the sea. Among microalgae, green algae, flagellate and diatom species, are the primary
producers at the base of the marine food chain. ItтАЩs an important source of nutrition and is
used widely in the aquaculture of other aquatic organisms like finfish and shellfish, etc.,
either directly or as an added source of basic nutrients. They are cultured in hatcheries for
larval rearing of molluscs, crustaceans and fish as a source of nutrition. In hatchery
systems, micro algae is also added to the larval rearing tanks to improve тАШqualityтАЩ of
water. The production of micro algae is very critical in successful hatchery management.
Suitably treated seawater enriched with nutrients, like nitrates, phosphates, essential trace
elements, vitamins and carbon dioxide is a prerequisite for any successful algal culture.
High micro algal biomass with low bacteria content is important to support the growth of
finfish or shellfish larvae. In this context Physio-chemical parameters and its
management in algal culture systems plays a vital role in enhancing the survival, growth
and production of cultivable animals
Exergy analysis of solid oxide fuel cell operating on natural gas
The fuel cell performance can be determined by various methods described in literature like
impedence studies, cycle voltametry eя┐╜ciency and exergy analysis etc,. In this work exergy analysis
is implemented to study the performance of two types of fuel cells namely HT - PEMFC and SOFC.
Exergy analysis can be used to determine not only the quantity of energy utilized but also the quality
of the energy. Now a days exergy analysis is extensively used to determine the magnitude of energy
loss and its location. In this work, exergy analysis is done on HT - PEMFC to identify the locations
or equipments where loss of energy could be take place. This can be used to improve the overall
performance of the system. In additional to the exergy analysis of HT-PEMFC, the performance of
SOFC is also examined by exergy analysis. Assuming that all channels in a stack behave similarly,
a single channel is simulated at different temperatures at different cell voltages and variable fuel
composition. Also, SOFC is run at constant
ow rate condition to validate the exergy analysis
Cage culture requirements - Site selection and water quality needs
Culture of fish in cage is a popular method of rearing the fish along the
coastal areas. Site selection and water quality is one of the most important factors
that determine the success and failures of cage culture system. It also determines
the cost of production and survival of the system in the long run. Controlling
water quality parameters in open water cage culture systems is an impractical;
therefore, culture of any species must be established in the sites having adequate
water quality and frequent exchange. Before establishing a cage culture site, it is
foremost important to conduct a field survey for gaining prior knowledge on the
environmental/ hydro-biological parameters of the site so as to ascertain that the
water body chosen will support the increased biological demand due to cage
culture activities in due course of time
First record of Silver moony, Monodactylus argenteus (Linnaeus, 1758) from Visakhapatnam, Andhrapradesh
A specimen of Monodactylus argenteus (Fig. 1)
was collected from the commercial trawler at
Visakhapatnam fishing harbour on 6th August 2013.
After detailed morphological examination, the
specimen was fixed with 5% formalin and deposited
at the marine fish museum of VRC of CMFRI,
Visakhapatnam. The morphometric measurements
were taken to the nearest mm and the specimen
identified as M. argenteus is the first report on its
occurrence along Visakhapatnam, east coast of Indi
Fishery, biology and stock assessment of spotted seer, Scomberomorus guttatus (Bloch & Schneider) off Andhra Pradesh
The fishery, biology and stock of the spotted seerfish, Scomberomorus
guttatus (Bloch & Schneider) along Andhra Pradesh was studied during
2012-2014. The annual average landing of spotted seer during the
period along Andhra coast was 2,614 t. Major contributors were
trawlnets-1,104 t (42.2%) and gillnets-950 t (36.3%). Catches were
higher during August-December. Length-weight relationship varied
significantly between males, females and indeterminates. Growth was
isometric in males and allometric in females and indeterminates. Overall
sex ratio was 1:1.87. Length at first maturity was 38.9 cm. Peak
spawning was observed during November-April. Higher Gonadosomatic
index coincided with periods of peak spawning. Mature
ovaries contained both maturing (0.41 mm-0.70 mm) and matured
(0.71 mm-0.90 mm) ova. von Bertalanffy growth equation was
Lt = 71.98 [1-e -0.23 (t + 0.0722)]. Natural mortality, fishing mortality and total
mortality were 0.54, 0.49 and 1.03. Exploitation ratio was 0.48. Annual
total stocks, biomass and Maximum Sustainable Yield were 8,546 t,
5,335 t and 2,747 t. A minor increase in yield and yield/recruit is
possible by increasing the present level of fishing by 20%
Seasonal occurrence of potential fishing zones along northern Andhra Pradesh coast
228-232Data on potential fishing zones (PFZ), obtained from the Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS), Hyderabad, and advisories for North Andhra coast were segregated season wise and analyzed to understand the trends and the frequency of occurrences of PFZ in North Andhra coast. Plotting of data revealed location of PFZ near coastal regions during summer months. These zones moved towards deeper waters during pre-monsoon, expanding to a larger area as the monsoon progressed and moved north during post-monsoon season. Plotting also revealed that Kakinada waters have frequent PFZ hits especially nearer to the Kakinada bay. Visakhapatnam waters were observed to get high intensity of PFZ hits during Monsoon followed by those during post-monsoon and summer seasons. However in Kalingapatnam waters, high intensity of PFZ occurred during post-monsoon followed by monsoon and summer seasons
Trophodynamics of Nemipterus japonicus (Bloch, 1791) in the trawl landings along the north-east coast of India
The trophodynamics of Nemipterus japonicus (Bloch, 1791) along the north-east coast of India was studied during
2012-2015 based on specimens collected from trawl landings at Digha, Paradeep (northern region), Visakhapatnam and Kakinada (southern region). Crustaceans were the preferred prey with index of relative importance (IRI) of 50% in the northern region and 42.4% in the southern region. Among crustaceans, Oratosquilla dominated in both the regions followed by crabs and several species of penaeids and nonpenaeids. Finfishes ranked next in importance (IRI% of 32.1 in northern region and 39.9 in southern region) and included Stolephorus spp., silverbellies, Coilia sp., other clupeids, Apogon spp., mackerel, sardines, eels, priacanthids, Bregmaceros sp. and sciaenids. Along northern region, in juveniles and preadults, the diet comprised chiefly of crustaceans (IRI% of 72.27 and 52.76), followed by finfishes (IRI% of 15.37 and 27.65). In the southern region, adult fishes exhibited higher preference for finfishes (IRI% of 47.5 to 62.8). Feeding intensity was low throughout the year with close to half (48.23% in northern region and 43.67% in southern region) of the fishes exhibiting empty or trace stomach conditions which increased with an increase in age and size of fish. High similarity of 75.54% in the northern and 84.19% in the southern region was recorded in the diet contents of smaller and moderate sized adults. Annual and seasonal mean similarity in the diet components between the regions was 69.9 and 53%. Prey contents in juveniles between both the regions exhibited a similarity of 59.5%, while preadults and adults recorded similarities of 62.7 and 68.2% respectively
Reproductive biology of Nemipterus japonicus (Bloch, 1791) in the trawl grounds along the north-east coast of India
The reproductive biology of Nemipterus japonicus (Bloch, 1791) along the north-east coast of India was studied during 2012-2015 based on samples from the trawl landings at Digha, Paradeep, Visakhapatnam and Kakinada. Adults dominated the landings. Significant contribution by females was observed in most months of the year. Size at first maturity for females was 15.1 cm. Peak spawning season was during August to February and September to March in the northern and southern regions. Maturity and gonado-somatic index (GSI) were found to correlate well with sea surface temperature (SST). Fecundity increased with length and weight and varied from 13,176 to 1,30,798. Ova diameter distribution indicated the species to be a multiple/batch spawner
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