'Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Kochi'
Abstract
When speaking of the Scientific concepts, as the scientific concepts are well understood
in the context of their definition, many words and definition are explained in a few
lines in Hindi or in English. A bench mark has been fixed with the Molluscan biology to
explain the fisheries contexts. The generic, species names and international concepts have
been retained as such and rendered in Devanagari script; in certain cases of binominal
nomenclature, taxonomical reference with common names are given. Words and expressions
of common interests have also been compared with other fisheries departmental
glossaries to bring in equilibrium of words. Selected common fish names have been adopted
from regional languages and so also the pan Hindi usages like kayal, kattamaram, chakara,
pokkali, bheri etc. We have also tried to add latest and most up to date English words on
fisheries to make it acceptable to educational circles and Government departments. In
fact this glossary is a compilation of more than eight thousand technical referral terms
which we were referring and adding for more than the last 2 decades while enriching the
Hindi literature on fisheries
