Traditional fishing methods of Lakshadweep

Economy of the Lakshadweep islanders depends mainly on coconut farming and fishing. About 30-40% of the population are full time fishermen. Some of the fishing methods practised by the islanders are still traditional, Tuna forms the main established fishery of the island. Pole and line fishing is the most effective fishing method for surface tuna shoals. Most of the traditional fishing operations prevailing in the islands are unique and conducted during neap tides only

Anticoagulation with Warfarin: Roles of Adherence, Social Support and Illness Perception

Objectives: This study was aimed to determine (1) the associations between adherence to warfarin, social support, perception of illness, and demographic factors on the quality of international normalized ratios (INRs); as well as (2) the relationship between the patients’ scores in the Malaysian medication adherence scale (MALMAS) and their current INRs. Method: This cross-sectional survey was conducted from November 2017 to January 2018 at the warfarin clinic of Jerantut Hospital, Malaysia. Results: Some 58 participants were recruited, of whom 70.7% were diagnosed with atrial fibrillation (AF). Overall, 87.9% of the participants claimed adherence to their warfarin regimens. Patients with good-quality INR therapy were significantly older, had a higher median income and longer appointment durations. In terms of illness perception (IP), participants with good-quality INR therapy had significantly lower scores in the identity, personal control, and consequence domains. Overall, the total scores for IP were significantly lower in the good-quality INR therapy. Meanwhile, the MALMAS scores were significantly lower in patients with sub-therapeutic current INR. However, there were no associations between warfarin adherence and perceived social support with current TTR. Conclusion: Monitoring of demographic factors and IP’s domains is vital since they were associated with quality of INR therapy. Meanwhile, the occurrence of sub-therapeutic current INR should raise suspicion of poor adherence in these patients. Overall, IP and MALMAS are useful tools that should be integrated into the patient care protocols.   Article Type: Original Researc

Record size Gizzard Shad and Titan Cardinalfish landed

The Indo-Pacific genus Holapogon universally known as titan cardinalfish is represented by a single species Holapogon maximus (Boulenger, 1888) which are purely marine, mostly found in 38 to 100 m depths. In recent years particularly during post monsoon

Stray occurrences of Bombay duck from the Malabar Coast of Kerala

The Bombay duck, Harpadon nehereus (Hamilton, 1822) form a major single species fishery along the Northwest coast from Ratnagiri in Maharashtra to the Gulf of Kutch in Saurashtra coast. They also form a seasonal fishery along Northeast coast (West Bengal & Odisha) and the northern part of Andhra Pradesh. The fishery is usually concentrated in a comparatively narrow depth zone up to 70 m and are mainly exploited by stationary bag net known as 'Dol' which are operated entirely by tidal forc

Sea grass Ecosystem - A Lakshdweep perspective

Studies on these fragile ecosystem are scanty and the few available w ere relatively of recent attempts . But the far sighted and the intelligent local elders transplanted the sea grass beds to many of the Northern islands for controlling the erosion in the 1950s itself. The elderly locals even now call them Kavarattipullu as it was introduced from Kavaratti lagoon

Rare Palmate octopus landed

In recent years, the octopus fishery is gaining importance due to the increase in the export demands. The catches of the same has been steadily increasing due to the expansion of the trawl fishing activities into the deeper waters. They are mainly landed as by-catch in the trawl landings. The octopus landings in Malabar are mainly supported by the species like Amphioctopus neglectus, A. marginatus, Octopus vulgaris, Cistopus indicus, Callistoctopus luteus etc. However, in the last week of August 2018 rare palmate octopus Tremoctopus gracilis were observed

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Unusual heavy landings of triggerfish

The Red-toothed triggerfish Odonus niger, belonging to the family Balistidae, is known as “Puzhthi” in local parlance in Kerala. Small quantities seasonally form part of the low value bycatch (LVB) in trawlers, gill netters, ring netters etc. operated in the 40 to 80 m depth zone along the south-west coas

Turtle herbivory of seagrass ecosystems in the Lakshadweep atolls: concerns and need for conservation measures

Green turtles and turtle grass are interdependent in the atoll ecosystems of Lakshadweep as green turtles are herbivores and the latter are being consumed by the turtles. Since the herbivore is being protected by legislation, their herbivory on turtle grass is uncontrolled and had resulted in near total wiping of seagrass meadows. This case study was made from Agatti atoll in detail and the status of seagrass meadows in three neighboring atolls. The present communication stresses the need for the earliest restoration and to conserve the seagrass meadows from being destroyed by the increasing population of green turtles which is essential for the very existence of turtles itself in Lakshadweep Sea