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Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Balyan, Hon'ble Union Minister of State forAgriculture being welcomed by Dr. A. Gopalakrishnan, Director.

Also seen, Dr. Gurbachan Singh, Chairman, ASRB.

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Dr. A. GopalakrishnanDirectorCentral Marine Fisheries Research InstitutePost Box No. 1603, Ernakulam North P.O.Kochi - 682 018, Kerala, IndiaTelephone: 0484-2394867Fax: 91-484-2394909E-mail: [email protected]: www.cmfri.org.in

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Warm greetings to all

Marine capture fisheries is an important component

of the fisheries sector in India.Marine fish landings in India havehistorically been estimated usingthe multi-stage stratifiedrandom sampling methoddeveloped by CMFRI in 1959.These estimates form an

important input for formulating fisheries management measures and takingpolicy decisions by planners. The data for 2014 was released during thisquarter and indicated that the catches have declined mainly due to reducedlandings of the Indian oil sardine. After a record high landing of 7.2 lakhtonnes in 2012 the oil sardine has shown a declining trend. While there isno doubt that recent erratic climatic patterns have contributed to thisphenomenon, excessive fishing and large scale capture of juvenile fishesfor fish meal preparation and non-edible use is also flagged. In this contextCMFRI's initiative for awareness creation through stakeholder workshopshave created a positive impact. It is hoped that wide public disseminationof the Annual All India Marine Fish Landings data initiated since last yearwill help to create greater awareness on the current status of fish stocks aswell as the importance of fish catch statistics data. India occupies the secondrank in the list of major shark fishing nations in the world and therefore it isessential that the country evolves a policy for the sustainable managementof these valuable resources. The release of the publication "Guidance onNational Plan of Action for Sharks in India" that draws on the strength ofvarious researches carried out on sharks in the institute is therefore asignificant achievement. Fish stock estimation presently relies on the specieswise length based assessment of the landings. However, it is desirable foradditional validation with fish age data derived from hard parts of the fisheslike otoliths, scales or vertebrae. The new, fully fledged Fish AgeingLaboratory set up is hence a welcome step. As usual, during this quarteralso, all efforts have been made to supplement marine fish productionthrough mariculture activities at the various Regional and Research centres.I wish all concerned more success in their endeavours at ushering in a BlueRevolution in the country.

About CMFRI

The Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Kochi, is a premier research Instituteunder the Indian Council of Agricultural Research, devoted to research and training inmarine fisheries and mariculture.

CMFRI has three Regional Centres viz., Mandapam Camp, Visakhapatnam and Veravaland seven Research Centres located along the Indian coastline, catering to the marinefishery policy needs of all maritime states of the country.

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CMFRI releases All India MarineFish Landings 2014 data 3

Fish Ageing Laboratory establishedat CMFRI Headquarters 4

Union Minister of State forAgriculture visits CMFRI 5

Stakeholders Meeting held invarious maritime states 6

Research Highlights 8

Visit of Dignitaries 14

Workshops / Trainings 15

Official Language Implementation 19

Sports News 20

KVK (Ernakulam) News 21

Programme Participations 22

Personnel 24

CMFRI releases All India Marine FishLandings 2014 data

In a Press Meet held on 2nd May2015, Dr. A. Gopalakrishnan,

Director, officially released the AllIndia marine fish landings estimate for2014 collected under the aegis of theFishery Resources AssessmentDivision. Heads of Divisions, scientistsand press personnel had interactionson the marine capture fisheriesscenario and trends.

Data indicated that India’s marinefish landings (excluding Lakshadweepand Andaman & Nicobar Islands)reached 3.59 million tonnes (t) in2014. This indicated a minor declineof 5% compared to the estimated3.78 million t landed in 2013. Of the9 maritime states and 2 unionterritories, Gujarat ranked first withestimated landings (in lakh tonnes)being 7.12 (19.8%) followed by TamilNadu with 6.65 (18.5%), Kerala 5.76(16%), Karnataka 4.74 (13.2%),Maharashtra 3.45 (9.6%), AndhraPradesh 3.42 (9.5%), Goa 1.53(4.3%), Odisha 1.39 (3.9%), West

Bengal 0.77 (2.1%), Puducherry 0.65(1.8%) and Daman & Diu 0.46(1.3%). Compared to 2013 landingsfrom Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh,Goa and Odisha increased whereasin Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Kerala,Maharashtra, West Bengal andDaman & Diu it decreased. Themarine fish species/groups thatmainly contributed the landings in2014 were oil sardine 5.45 (15.2%),Indian mackerel 2.37 (6.6%),carangids 2.10 (5.9%), ribbonfish2.09 (5.8%), penaeid prawns 2.06(5.7%), lesser sardines 2.06 (5.7%),non-penaeid prawns 1.83 (5.1%),cephalopods 1.73 (4.8%) andcroakers 1.62 (4.5%) lakh t. Amongthese, Indian mackerel, penaeidprawns and lesser sardines landingsincreased by 19, 4 and 29%respectively whereas oil sardine,ribbonfish, carangids, non-penaeidprawns, cephalopods and croakersshowed decrease in landings by 9,17, 15, 14, 9 and 9% respectivelywhen compared to 2013. Oil sardine

remained the largest contributor to thetotal marine fish landings of India withKerala being the leading state. For thefirst time this resource was landed inall the maritime states in significantquantities while the southern statesremained the major contributors. TheHilsa shad, highly valued in WestBengal, reduced drastically from40,000 tonnes in 2013 to 3000tonnes in 2014.

The value of marine fish landingsduring 2014 based on the price atlanding centre level was ` 31,754crores, registering an increase of 8%over 2013. At the retail level, theestimated value was ̀ 52,363 croresregistering an increase of 12% overthe year 2013. The average price perkg of fish at landing centre and retaillevels showed 14.1 and 18.3%increase respectively. Kerala had thehighest realization of prices at thelanding and retail centers registeringa growth of 18.28 and 19.38%respectively over 2013.

Press release of estimated All India Marine Fish Landings 2014 data by Dr. A. Gopalakrishnan, Director

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Fish AgeingLaboratoryestablishedat CMFRI

Headquarters

A well-equipped Fish AgeingLaboratory was established at the

Institute headquarters with the aim ofsupporting the marine fisheriesresearch and length frequency basedfish stock assessment programmes byage validation using hard parts of fish.Skill development and training in fishageing using hard parts is anotherobjective of this centre. The facilitywas inaugurated by Dr. A.Gopalakrishnan, Director, CMFRI, on30th June 2015 in the presence ofHeads of Divisions, scientists and staffof the Institute. Ongoing programmesare ageing of Indian oil sardine(Sardinella longiceps), Indianmackerel (Rastrelliger kanagurta),Silver pompano (Trachinotus blochii)and Mahimahi (Coryphaenahippurus) and otolith morphometricstudies for species/stock confirmation.Fisheries research aimed at effectivemanagement of exploited resources

to maximize and sustain productionrequires understanding of biology andpopulation dynamics of thecomponent species for assessing levelof exploitation and stock health.Precise estimates of age and growthof individual species in the ecosystemis one of the basic requirement in theabove process. These information aremostly derived from lengthcomposition of the species in thecatch, following modal progressionanalysis. This however has its ownlimitations because of variousbiological, ecological and fisherydependent factors and sampling biasinvolved in the entire process. Henceto validate the age and growthinformation naturally encoded in thehard parts such as scales, otoliths,opercular bones, spines andvertebrae have been used in severalfish species worldwide. Fishes grow

Reading of rings in processed otoliths using Image Analysis system

Director observes the display of fish otoliths in the Fish Ageing lab

continuously throughout their life buttheir rate of growth may varydepending on season, biologicalfactors and diurnal rhythms etc. andwill be reflected as bands on hardparts. The bands formed during slowgrowth phase will be laid closetogether and appear more darker.During fast growth phase rings will belaid wide apart and therefore appearlighter. An adjacent dark and lightband is considered a day’s growth.

The lab is equipped with an ultrasonic cleaner for cleaning otolithsprior to sectioning for ageing studies.Blocks are prepared using SiliconRubber moulding unit. High precisionIsoMet low speed saw is used forsectioning. The Ecomet grinding andpolishing unit is used for thepreparation of otolith sections to beviewed for age rings. The images areacquired by a microscope with inbuiltimage analyzing software for agedetermination as per protocol.

(Reported by Pelagic Fisheries Division)

Various equipments in the lab


Union Minister of State for Agriculture visits CMFRI

Union Minister of State forAgriculture, Dr. Sanjeev Kumar

Balyan visited CMFRI, Kochi on 4th

June 2015. He had an interactivemeeting with scientists of various ICARInstitutes situated in Kochi such as theCentral Institute of Fisheries Technology(CIFT), PMFGRC of National Bureauof Fish Genetic Resources (NBFGR)and Central Inland Fisheries ResearchInstitute (CIFRI). Dr. Gurbachan Singh,Chairman, Agricultural ScientistsRecruitment Board (ASRB) was alsopresent on the occasion. Dr. R.Narayanakumar, Head, SEETT Divisionwelcomed the dignitaries andappraised about the history, mandate,salient achievements, cadre strength ofthe institute and various productsdeveloped at CMFRI. Dr. SusheelaMathew, CIFT, Dr. V. S. Basheer,

Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Balyan, interacts with scientists of ICAR flanked by Dr. Gurbachan Singh, Chairman, ASRB and Dr. A. Gopalakrishnan, Director, CMFRI

Dr. Gurbachan Singh, Chairman, ASRB at CMFRI

Dr. Gurbachan Singh, Chairman,ASRB visited the Vizhinjam

Research Centre on 2nd June, 2015and Headquarters on 4th June, 2015.At Headquarters, Dr. Singh presidedover the Interaction Meeting ofHon’ble Union Minister of State forAgriculture, Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Balyanwith the Scientists of ICAR institutes atKochi. He also visited the DesignatedNational Marine Fish Repository(DNMFR) at CMFRI, ASRB OnlineExamination Centre, differentlaboratories and the Library andDocumentation Centre.

Dr, A.Gopalakrishnan, Director welcomes Chairman, ASRB

Principal Scientist and Head, PMFGRCof NBFGR and Dr. Rani Palanisamy,Principal Scientist and SIC, CIFRI Kochi

Centre also made brief presentationsof their respective institutes on theoccassion.

Dr, A.Gopalakrishnan, Director welcomes Hon’ble Minister of State for Agriculture

At Headquarters, the StakeholderMeet was conducted on April 18th,2015 under the chairmanship of Dr.A. Gopalakrishnan, Director. Themeeting was attended by 45stakeholders including StateGovernment officials, Shri. A. J.Tharakan, Chairman, SeafoodExporters Association of India,seafood exporters, representatives offishermen organizations and theirleaders from the traditional, motorizedand mechanized sectors. In hiswelcome address, Directoremphasized the importance of marinefisheries sector and pointed out that

from 2007 onwards state-wiseresearch projects were initiated tofocus on local issues and sustainabledevelopment of marine fisheries ineach maritime state of India. Hehighlighted that the aim of theworkshop is to present the salientfindings of the project to thestakeholders and incorporate theirfeedback and suggestions if any in theon-going research projects. Thisbeing the first such attempt herequested full cooperation from thestakeholders. Following this, apresentation on the present status ofthe marine fisheriers of Kerala wasmade by Dr. Rekha J. Nair, PrincipalInvestigator of the Kerala FMP project.A presentation on the possible reasonfor the decline in oil sardine fisheriesalong Kerala coast was made by Dr.V. Kripa, Head, Fishery EnvironmentManagement Division. Anotherpresentation on the present status ofthe large pelagics in Indian waters wasmade by Dr. E. M. Abdussamad,Pelagic Fisheries Division. It wasfollowed by a panel discussionheaded by the Director and thevarious Heads of Divisions. Themeeting concluded with a vote ofthanks by Dr. P. U. Zacharia, Head,Demersal Fisheries Division. He calledfor concerted effort and unity offishermen to address the issue of

Stakeholders workshop in progress at HQ

Stakeholder Meet at Mangalore RC

Stakeholders Meeting held in variousmaritime states


As per the decision taken at the 21st Institute Research Council

(IRC) meeting, Stakeholders Meetwere organized at various regionaland research centres of CMFRI. Theresults/observations gathered in thein-house research projects ondeveloping Fishery ManagementPlans (FMP) of the various maritimestates were presented before theinvited local stakeholders. It facilitatedinteractions of the scientists /researchers with the fishermen andfish farmers to get feedback on issuespertaining to the marine fisheriessector and research needs.

Stakeholders Meet at Mumbai RC

The 22nd Institute ResearchCouncil (IRC) was held from 28th

April to 2nd May 2015 atHeadquarters. A total of 110 scientistsparticipated in the deliberations. Dr.K. Sunil Mohamed, Secretary, IRCwelcomed all participants, including13 newly recruited scientists to themeeting. The Director and Chairman

22nd IRC in progress at HQ

22nd InstituteResearchCouncilmeeting

of IRC, Dr. A. Gopalakrishnan in hisopening remarks highlighted theachievements made by the institute in2014 - 15. Principal Investigators of33 institute projects and 32 externallyfunded projects presented theirresearch findings followed bydiscussions. Three new projects werepresented and approved as sub

projects to be carried out in existingprojects. After discussions the IRC alsogave approval to changes in technicalprogrammes wherever required.About 50 action points were listed foraction to be taken by the concernedscientists/ Division identified beforethe next IRC.

pollution of water bodies which affectthe sustainability of the fishery sectorand livelihoods of the fishermen. AtVizhinjam Research CentreStakeholders Meet was held on 22nd

April, 2015. A total of 25 membersrepresenting fishermen, fishermen co-operatives, officers from the FisheriesDepartment such as FisheriesExtension Officer, Assistant Managerand Project Officers from Matsyafed,Thiruvananthapuram participated inthe meeting.

A programme "MatsyathozhilaliSangamam", was conducted byCalicut Research Centre on 17th April,2015 at Fisheries Higher SecondarySchool, Beypore and on 22nd April,2015 at Puthiyappa FisheriesHarbour, Kozhikode. The meeting waschaired by Dr. P. K. Asokan, Scientist-in-Charge of Calicut ResearchCentre. Mr. Dinesh Cheravat, JointDirector of Fisheries, Kozhikode. Mr.M. K. Anil, Secretary, PuthiyappaAraya Samaj and other leaders of thefishermen community were alsopresent.

At Visakhapatnam RC of CMFRI itwas held on 18th April, 2015. Nearly40 participants from various state andcentral fisheries agencies, fishermen

co-operative societies and NGOsattended the program. Issueshighlighted during the discussionsincluded a study on the impacts ofcoastal pollution on marinebiodiversity and fishery health,impactof broodstock collection on wild stockof Penaeus monodon, Survey to checkfor incidental invasion of Litopenaeusvannamei into the wild; addressingthe potential for artificial reefdeployment along selected areas ofthe coast, plastic pollution in thecoastal areas of Visakhapatnam,reduction of by-catch and juvenilecatch in trawl nets, prospects of searanching and collaborative researchwith respect to trawl mesh size studies.

At Veraval Regional Centre theMeet was held on 21st April, 2015 inthe Conference Hall of the VeravalIndustrial Association situated in theGujarat Industrial DevelopmentCorporation (GIDC), Veraval. Nearly50 participants from the fishermencommunity comprising leaders ofvarious fishermen associations,fishermen community leaders andTandels (skippers) from Porbander,Veraval, Mangrol, Vanakbara andNawabunder, the 5 major coastaldistricts of Gujarat attended the

programme. Officials from MarineProducts Export DevelopmentAuthority (MPEDA), Export InspectionAgency (EIA), State Department ofFisheries, Junagadh AgriculturalUniversity, Seafood ExportersAssociation and scientists of theCentral Institute of FisheriesTechnology (CIFT) were also present.Salient research findings wereexplained to the stakeholders followedby discussions. The problems facedby fishers, their views on current rulesand regulations, their willingness toadopt fisheries management andprioritized research needs werediscussed in detail. The StakeholdersMeet was organized by Mumbai RCon 17th April, on 18th April atMangalore RC and 20th March 2015at Tuticorin RC.


Research Highlights

Oil sardine fromOman enter fishmarkets of Kerala

The Indian oil sardine Sardinella longiceps is a major fisheryresource in India and forms the single largest contributor

(in volume) to the total marine fish landings of India. After arecord high landing of 7.2 lakh tonnes in 2012, all India

Sardinella longiceps from Oman (top) compared to same species caught off Kochi

In Kerala, which is the leading state foroil sardine landings and where it is a highlypreferred table fish, the decline invokedlot of concern among the public. Duringperiods of extreme scarcity of oil sardinecomparatively large sized oil sardineswere appearing in the fish markets goingby the name “Oman sardine” andcommanding prices 40 - 60% higher thanthe locally caught sardines. Subsequentobservations indicated that whole frozenoil sardine packed in 10 kg cardboardcrates bearing labels mentioning contents

as a product of Oman with a shelf life ofone year was entering the marketchannel through dealers whoimmediately re-iced and despatched it tolocal markets. The supply - demand gapbeing high, these generally big - sizedsardines from Oman always fetched avery good price. Identity of the sardineas Sardinella longiceps was confirmedusing morphometric and DNA barcodingtools.

(Reported by Pelagic Fisheries Division)

Eteline snapper landed at Cochin Fisheries Harbour

An estimated 827 kg of deepwaterlongtail red snappers Etelis

coruscans Valenciennes, 1862 waslanded at Cochin Fisheries Harbourby a vessel which operated ininternational waters during March2015. The fishes were caught usinghooks and line. The eteline snappers,which occur in depths of 100 to400 m are an important fisheryresource throughout the tropicalPacific. The fishes landed were in thesize range 780 – 870 mm with amajority being females with ripeovaries.

(Reported by Demersal FisheriesDivision) Etelis coruscans landed at Cochin Fisheries Harbour


Cartons with oil sardine bearing Product of Oman label

CMFRI suggests guidelines in National Plan of Actionfor the conservation and management of sharks in India

In a new book entitled "Guidanceon National Plan of Action for

Sharks in India" the status of India'sshark fisheries (including sharks, raysand skates), its trade, existingmanagement and conservationmeasures etc are summarized. India'sshark production being the secondhighest in the world, next only to

Indonesia, it is imperative that Indiamust evolve specific strategies tomanage shark fishery so as to ensuresustainability, conservation andoptimum utilization. The dependenceof artisanal fishing groups on sharkfishing necessitates participatory sharkfishing management so as to strike abalance between resource

conservation and sustenancelivelihoods. Biological featurespeculiar to sharks, such as slowgrowth, long life spans coupled withlate maturation and slow turnover ofgenerations make many speciesextremely vulnerable to fishing withvery limited opportunities for stockrecovery. The high amount of

catches indicateda declining trend.


biological variability among differentshark species makes managementdifficult and calls for species-specificmeasures, taking into account habitatand fishing gear variability. Broadlyfollowingthe guidelines of FAO'sInternational Plan of Action-Sharks thebook outlines a theme-based actionplan for shark conservation andmanagement in India. It also providesthe baseline information required forcomparative studies on the status ofshark fishery and stocks that will have

to be done periodically afterimplementation of the proposedNPOA for sharks in India. This bookis an initiative of the DemersalFisheries Division of CMFRI which iscurrently running an in-house nationalproject "Assessment of Elasmobranchresources in the Indian Seas" and aMinistry of Earth Sciences (MoES)funded project on "Resourceassessment and Barcoding ofElasmobranchs".

(Reported by Demersal Fisheries Division)

An indigenous recirculation facilityto maintain marine ornamental

fish brooders under constant photothermal regimes and optimal waterquality parameters critical to achievethe year round breeding and seedproduction of these fishes has beenset up at the Mandapam RegionalCentre. Eight pairs of marineornamental fish brooders comprisingclown fishes and damsel fishes arebeing maintained at 12:12 hoursphoto period regime and watertemperature at 26°C. These fishes arefed ad libitum twice a day withbroodstock feeds, squid and shrimp

View of the ornamental fishbroodstock tanks with chiller,

biological filter and collection sump

meat. After installation of thisrecirculation facility the growth andreproductive behaviour was regularlymonitored. It was observed that aftertwo months the brooders startedlaying eggs continuously since May2015. These eggs were incubated inseparate tanks and larviculture wascarried out. The simple recirculationsystem developed by the scientists hasthus proven its efficiency.

(Reported by A. K. Abdul Nazar, R.Jayakumar, G. Tamilmani, M. Sakthivel,

P. Rameshkumar, Johnson, B., AmirKumar Samal and K. K. Anikuttan,

Mandapam Regional Centre)

Indigenous recirculation facility for the marineornamental fish broodstock tanks

Successful long distance transportation of crabletsThe blue swimmer crab,

Portunus pelagicus is a potentialcandidate species for aquaculturebecause it shows fast growth rates,high fecundity, and relatively shortlarval duration. In recent years, thereis a steep decrease in their landingsin the commercial fishery leading toa demand - supply gap. Berriedfemales and males of Portunuspelagicus weighing 250 grams werecollected from the wild and rearedunder captive conditions at theMandapam Regional Centre ofCMFRI. Gravid females were inducedto shed the eggs by chemical stimuli.Larviculture of hatched zoea was

carried out by adopting green watertechnique supplemented withzooplankton of appropriate qualityand quantity. 5 tonne capacity FRPtanks were used until theymetamorphosed into crablets with anaverage carapace length of 2.5 cm.These were supplied to M/s. VitalityAquaculture Pvt. Ltd., for rearing themin pens erected in a brackishwaterpond in Uttara Kannada district,Karnataka. On 25th May 2015,crablets were successfully transportedfrom the Mandapam Regional Centreby packing them in double layeredpolythene bags filled with chilledfiltered sea water and medical grade

oxygen 3 times volume of seawater.The packing density was maintainedas 4-5 numbers per litre. HDPEfilaments were placed in the bags toprovide hideout and support for thecrablets during transportation. Aftertransporting time of about 30 hours,the crablets were stocked in 4 x 2mpens erected in the one hectare pondand crablet rearing is in progress.

(Reported by A. K. Abdul Nazar,R. Jayakumar, G. Tamilmani, M. Sakthivel, P.

Rameshkumar, B. Johnson, Amir KumarSamal, K. K. Anikuttan and S. Chandrasekar,


View of crab hatchery Berried crab Crablets of Portunus pelagicus Packing of crablets with hideouts provided

Participatory demonstration of sea cage farming of lobsters

Launching of lobster cages at Kollam, Kerala

The Vizhinjam Research Centre ofCMFRI conducted a lobster

farming trial to create awareness andinterest among fishermen groups ofThirumullavaram, Kollam district,Kerala. Nearshore areas ofThirumullavaram were selected for thedemonstration in a participatory modewith a group from four fishermenfamilies. A 2m x 1m submersible cagewas fabricated with GI mesh andframes coated with synthetic resinsand fibre paints to reduce rusting andfouling. An inner HDPE cage net wasalso used for additional protection.Small lobsters (Panulirus homarus)collected were stocked in the cagewith a stocking density of 100numbers /m3 and were fed once dailyusing low value fishes. Stocking wascarried out on 16th October 2014 andharvested on 20th May 2015. Theaverage weight of the lobster which

was 72.4g at the time of stocking hadincreased to 198.4g in seven monthsperiod with growth rate estimated at0.67g/day. Total 28.5 kg was

harvested with a survival rate of 70%.(Reported by Vizhinjam RC)

A total of 5,000 fingerlings of Silver pompano were supplied to M/s. Vitality Aquaculture Pvt. Ltd.for farming atKarwar during the period April to June 2015. In addition 1,050 fingerlings of Silver pompano were also

supplied to CIFE, Rohtak Centre. In the same period a total of 1,705 fingerlings of Cobia were supplied to KarwarResearch Centre of CMFRI and 420 numbers to fish farmers in Tamil Nadu.

Cobia and Silver pompano fingerlings transported todifferent parts of the country

Expansion of Spiny lobster farming in sea cages in Gujarat

fish twice a day @ 10% body weight.On 28th May, 2015 the lobsters wereharvested due to prevalence of roughsea conditions with the onset ofmonsoon. 65 kg of lobsters washarvested with an average weight of217g each and the group earned arevenue of ̀ 78,000. This has instilled

confidence in these entrepreneurs andthey are all set for taking up theventure on a higher scale during thenext season.

(Reported by Divu, D., Mohammed KoyaK., Gyanaranjan Dash, Sreenath K. R.,Vinaya Kumar Vase, Swatipriyanka Sen

Dash, Suresh Kumar Mojjada, andMahendra Kumar Fofandi, Veraval RC)

GI Square cages for open sea lobster culture being readied


A group of young entrepreneurs from Rajkot have recently

ventured to spiny lobster farming offVadodara village near Sutrapada inactive collaboration with thefishermen community their. The groupfabricated a GI square cage of 4 x 5m dimension with a net depth of 3 mwhich was deployed at a site identifiedby the scientists. The net bottom wasprovided with a mat and PVC pipepieces as hideouts. Single PointMooring system (SPM) was used formooring the cage. Gabion filled withdead weight stones of about 2.5tonnes connected with 12 mm alloychain of 35 m was used in mooringline preparation. A stockless anchorwas also given as additionalprotection. Cage was installed on 23rd

February, 2015 and immediately 300baby lobsters each weighing 80 - 100grams, brought from Mahuva coastwere stocked. They were fed with trash

Whale shark washed ashore at RatnagiriA whale shark (Rhincodon typus)

measuring 6 m and weighingapproximately 1.5 tonnes wasaccidentally caught by a purse seineunit off Ratnagiri coast on 30th May,2015. The fishermen were aware of thefact that this is an endangered specieswhose hunting and trade is prohibited.Therefore they allowed it to escape inlive condition to the sea butunfortunately after a few hours it diedand was washed ashore at Sakharinate.In India, the species is protected underSchedule 1 of the Wildlife (Protection)Act, 1972.

(Reported by Dr. G. B. Purushottama andDavid D. Sawant, Mumbai RC)

Whale shark washed ashore at Sakharinate, Ratnagiri

Blue whale stranded at RaigadOn 24th June 2015, a whale was

found to be in distress conditionnear Revdanda fort, Raigad districtand local fishers contacted ForestDepartment which initiated a rescueoperation. According to information

approximately 40 feet long andweighing around 20 tonnes.Thecarcass was pulled ashore using threeJCB machines and with the help oflocal fishers on beach. After tissuesamples were collected by officials ofForest Department for further analysisthe carcass was buried on beach on25th June 2015. Visiting CMFRI teamfound that on 27th June 2015 theburied whale carcass emerged outand was emanating foul smell. Theconcerned Forest, Health and Policeofficials decided to burn the carcasswith local fishers, public and othersextending full cooperation toauthorities during the whole incident.

(Reported by Dr. V. V. Singh,S. Ramkumar, J. D. Sarang, B. N. Katkar,

K. R. Mainkar, P. A. Khandagale, V. D.Mhatre and S. R. Bhangare, Mumbai

RC)Blue whale in distress at Raigad

Baleen whale stranding at Mandapam

A Baleen whale was foundstranded near INP jetty at

Mandapam on 24th April 2015. Themale whale measured 19.3 m in totallength and weighed approximately18 t. 52 numbers of baleen plates(26 on either side) were observed.Morphometric measurements wererecorded of the stranded whale.

(Reported by A. K. Abdul Nazar, R.Jayakumar, G. Tamilmani, Johnson, B.,N. Ramamoorthy, Mandapam Regional

Centre) Stranded Baleen whale at Mandapam


collected from local fishers this wasunsuccessful due to the shallow natureof the beach at the spot and the whaledied in the early morning of 25th June2015. Identified as a blue whale,Balaenoptera musculus i t was

Litter contamination in the fishing groundsA survey conducted along

Thoothukudi coast to assess thelitter contamination in the variousfishing grounds indicated that the litteris mainly observed in gears operatedin the shallow waters like bottom setgillnet and trawler locally calledThallumadi and hardly seen in gearsoperating in deeper areas. The littercontamination was higher during the

post monsoon period especially inJanuary - February months. Maximumdensity of 247.2g/gear occurred inthe bottom set gillnet collectionsat Kayalpatinam followed by105.3g/gear in Thallumadi atMottaigopuram and the least valueof 24.9g/gear in the bottom set gillnetcollection at Karapad Bay. Among thelitter components, group B litter

comprising plastic bags and sachetswere the dominant constituentsfollowed by group A litter consistingof fish net pieces and nylon ropes. Themicroplastic contamination evaluatedindicated that the frequency ofoccurrence was highest at 5 m depthand was rare at 20 m depth.

(Reported by Fishery Environment andManagement Division, Tuticorin RC)

Marine copepodculture initiated

Culture of selected marinecopepod as live feed for

larviculture operations has beeninitiated at Tuticorin RC. Calanoidcopepods such as Acartia spinicauda,Temora turbinata, Pseudodiaptomusserricaudatus and the cyclopodcopepod Oithona spp. is beingcultured in 3 phases such as stockculture, intermediate culture and massculture.

(Reported by C. Kalidas,S. Sekar V. Rayer, Dr. P. P. Manojkumar,

L. Ranjith and M. Kavitha)

Stock culture of copepods

Ectosymbiont crab recorded on thevenomous Flower sea urchin

Fourteen numbers of parthenopidcrab Zebrida adamsii were found

to be associated with the toxic seaurchin Toxopneustes pileolus, whichwas collected from the bottom setgillnet operated in Gulf of Mannar. Z.adamsii is a solitary crab and most of

Captive rearing experiments with Indian salmon

In an attempt at captive rearing andbreeding of Indian Salmon,Eleutheronema tetradactylum

(Shaw, 1804) wild fry of the speciescollected from the estuarine waters ofNagayalanka, Andhra Pradesh wereinitially stocked in happas in localponds. These were transported to themariculture facility in November 2014and nursery reared in 2000 L circular

FRP tanks. The fishes were fed dailyto satiety with commercial pelletscontaining 50% crude protein and 6%crude fat. After 4 months of culture,they were cultured in 3000 l FRP tanksand fed with chopped fish @ 10-15%body weight. After seven months ofculture period, they attained anaverage length of 168.1±32.3 mmand average weight of 34.6± 20.9

g. For assessing their growth and alsofor developing broodstock, the fisheswere transferred to 6 m diametercircular HDPE cage offVisakhapatnam.

(Reported by Dr. Phalguni Pattnaik,Dr. Shubhadeep Ghosh, Mr. M. Murali

Mohan, Mr. P. R. Behera and Dr. BiswajitDash, Visakhapatnam Regional Centre)

Successful natural spawning of orange spotted grouper in captivity

Successful spawning of orange spotted grouper Epinephelus coioides occurred in indigenously developedrecirculatory tanks of 100 t capacity. Natural spawning occurred without the use of any hormones/chemicals

over a period of 3-4 days in batches, with total number of eggs released per spawning ranging from 3 to 4 lakhs.

(Reported by Visakhapatnam Regional Centre)

the crabs found in association with thesea urchin had a carapace width ofaround 1cm. Its obligate associationwith sea urchins is not yet fullyunderstood.

(Reported by R. Saravanan,I. Syed Sadiq and N. Ramamoorthy,



Bumper harvest of Sea bass from estuarine cages in KarnatakaMore and more fishers are

coming forward to adopt smallscale cage culture technologyintroduced in 2009 and modified overthe years by Mangalore ResearchCentre. One such small scalebackyard model cages of 6 x 2 x 2 mstocked with 500 fingerlings of Seabass and Red snapper of 5-6 g andreared for 20 months was harvestedin May, 2015. The average weight ofthe fish was about 3 kg, and 1.5 t offish was harvested from the cage andsold at a rate of ` 400 per kg.

(Reported by Mangalore RC)Sea bass harvest from cages kept in estuaries

Oyster farming demonstration in Sindhudurg

CMFRI successfully demonstratedoyster farming in a farm at

Wadatar, Sindhudurg District ofMaharashtra with support from theUNDP/GEF funded project“Demonstration of bivalve farming atSindhudurg District in the state ofMaharashtra”. The training anddemonstration of oyster farming wasgiven to the self-help group,“Prasidhi” consisting of 10 members.After 15 months, about 500 stringscontaining 7000 numbers of oysterswere harvested in June 2015. Eachstring consisted of 10-15 live oysterswhose meat content was high at 11-12 % and sold at the rate of ` 150-200 per dozen. About 50% of thetotal production was sold as live oysterand a total revenue of ̀ 50,000 wasobtained. Apart from this, sale of themeat of smaller sized oystercontributed ̀ 15,000. The overall cost

Report of the successful oyster harvest in Sindhudurg covered in local newspaper

Oyster harvest and marketingFarmed edible oyster, Crassostrea

madrasensis was harvested atMoothakunnam and Puthenvelikkara(Ernakulam District) in June 2015.About 10 farms with 350-400 strings

each were harvested and depuratedin the Moothakunnam Value AddedProduction (VAP) unit. Total harvestwas about 17 tons shell-on.Depurated, steamed oyster meat is

being sold through the fish sale outletof NIFPHATT in Kochi and the WildFish outlet of Abad group, Kochi.

(Reported by Molluscan Fisheries Dvision)

Oyster harvest in progress Oysters being processed at the VAP unit Processed oyster meat

of production was an estimated` 20,000 thus earning a profit of` 45,000.

(Reported by Asokan, P. K., Mohamed K. S., Vidya, R. and

Jestin Joy K. M., Molluscan FisheriesDivision)


Visit of Dignitaries

Joint Secretary, DAHDF visits CMFRI

Mr. Aditya Kumar Joshi, JointSecretary (Fisheries),

Department of Animal Husbandry,Dairying and Fisheries (DAHDF)visited HQ on 15th June 2015. Shri.Premchand, Director-Genreral (I/C),Fishery Survey of India (FSI), Dr. G.Mohana Pai, Asst. Commissioner(Fisheries), DAHDF and Dr. P. R.Meshram, Director (Fishery Statistics),DAHDF were also present. Dr. A.Gopalakrishnan, Director, briefedabout the mandate and researchactivities of CMFRI and variousactivities conducted jointly withDAHDF. Three presentations on“Marine Fisheries Census”, “Sea cagefarming” and “Guidance on NPOAfor Sharks in India”, were made duringthe meeting by Dr. T. V. Sathianandan,Head, Fishery Resources Assessment

Book release by Joint Secretary, DAHDF

Division, Dr. K. K. Philipose, Scientist-in-Charge, Karwar Research Centreand Dr. P. U. Zacharia, Head,Demersal Fisheries Divisionrespectively. In the meeting it wasdecided to conduct Marine FisheriesCensus 2015 by CMFRI with thefinancial support from DAHDF, duringDecember 2015. On the occasion

the CMFRI publication entitled“Guidance on National Plan of Actionfor Sharks in India” prepared by theDemersal Fisheries Division wasreleased by the Joint Secretary. Dr. R.Narayanakumar, Head, SocioEconomic Evaluation and TechnologyTransfer Division proposed the voteof thanks.

Director General, ICAR visits Visakhapatnam Regional Centre

Dr. S. Ayyappan, Secretary, DAREand Director General, ICAR

visited the Visakhapatnam RegionalCentre on 9th May 2015. He visitedthe laboratories, mariculture hatchery,broodstock holding facility andreviewed the post-cyclone HudHudreclamation works carried out. Dr.Shubhadeep Ghosh, Scientist-In-Charge briefed about on-goingresearch activities such as Grouperlarval rearing, Indian salmon captiverearing and land-based broodstockrearing facility for grouper and IndianPompano. Later DG addressed a jointmeeting of the CMFRI and CIFT staffat Visakhapatnam. Dr. S. Ayyappan, DG viewing the Indian salmon larviculture progressing in the mariculture hatchery

CMFRI is organising a "National Workshop on Effective Management of E- Resources inResearch Libraries". It will be held from 12th October, 2015 to 17th October, 2015 at CMFRI

Headquarters, Kochi. Topics such as "eprints@cmfri", Open Source Repository Software "DSpace", Moderntrends in managing Digital Libraries, capacity building in Digital Age, Barcode Technology RFID, AntiPlagiarism for research, E-Book Publishing and Copy editing are included. Application along with a DemandDraft for ` 5000 as registration fee is to be sent to Smt. P. Geetha, Workshop Co-ordinator & Officer-in-charge, Library & Documentation Centre, ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Post BoxNo. 1603, Ernakulam North P.O., Kochi - 682018, Kerala. The last date for the receipt of applications is 30th

September 2015. Details are available at www.cmfri.org.in


Announcement

Workshop / Trainings

FAO BOBLMEworkshop held

The final workshop on FAO-BOBLME funded Projects “An

evaluation of the current conservationmeasures on sea cucumber stocks inPalk Bay and Gulf of Mannar of India”and “Participatory management forconservation of seahorses in the Gulfof Mannar south-east coast of India”was conducted on 30th June, 2015 atTuticorin RC of CMFRI. Dr. P. P.Manojkumar, Scientist In-charge,welcomed the gathering. Theworkshop was inaugurated by Dr. P. S.B. R. James, former Director, CMFRIwho delivered the presidentialaddress.

Felicitations were offered by Mr.C. M. Muralidharan, Project

Manager, BOBLME, Dr. Dange, IFS,Director, GOMBRT and Dr. K. K.Joshi, Head, Marine BiodiversityDivision, CMFRI. Dr. E.Vivekanandan, Principal Scientist,(Retd.), CMFRI and Senior Advisor ofthe Projects gave an overview of theproject. The brief summary of theproject findings on seahorse and seacucumber was presented by Dr. K.Vinod and Dr. P. S. Asha respectively.

The major findings of stakeholderssurvey was presented by Dr. B.Johnson. Dr. D. B. James delivered alecture on conservation of seacucumbers and Dr. A. P. Lipton onconservation of sea horses in India.Mr. Issac Jayakumar, AssistantDirector of Fisheries, Thoothukudiexplained the challenges andopportunities in conservation ofendangered species. Mr. T. P. Pradeep,Inspector, WCCB made apresentation on role of Wildlife CrimeControl Bureau (WCCB) in Gulf ofMannar. The plenary session wasattended by representatives fromBOBLME, Tamil Nadu FisheriesDepartment, WCCB, Gulf of MannarBiosphere Reserve Trust (GOMBRT),CMFRI, International Collective inSupport of Fisher workes (ICSF), Stateuniversities and fishermen.

International training course on Harmful Algal Blooms (HAB)NF-POGO Alumni Network for

Oceans (NANO) InternationalTraining course on “Basic samplingprotocols for HAB studies: taxonomyand toxin”as part of the NANOregional project “Study of HarmfulAlgal Blooms and other aspects ofSardine Habitats around the IndianSub-continent (SHABASHI)” wasorganized by Nansen EnvironmentalResearch Centre India (NERCI) inassociation with CMFRI at MandapamRegional Centre during 12th-15th May2015. The training programme wasinaugurated by Dr. A. K. Abdul Nazar,Scientist-in-Charge & OrganizingSecretary. Dr. Nandini Menon,Scientist, NERCI and Patron of thetraining programme deliveredfelicitations Dr. Grinson Georgeproposed vote of thanks.

Dr. Kanthi K. A. S. Yapa, Universityof Ruhuna, Sri Lanka, Dr. Gunjan

Motwani, SAC-ISRO, Ahmedabad,Ms. P. Minu, CIFT and Mr. S. S. Shaju,NERCI were resource persons for thetraining programme. The participantswere given training in sampling,preservation, processing and analysesinvolved for studying harmful algalblooms and phytoplanktonidentification. The Solid phaseadsorption toxin tracking (SPATT)procedures, bio- optical methods forpigments and colored dissolvedorganic matters for harmful algal

bloom studies and hands on trainingin High Performance LiquidChromatography (HPLC) forquantitative estimation of pigmentsfrom water samples was given.Community structure determinationthrough computational algorithmsand aspects of chemical taxonomywere discussed. The valedictoryfunction was held on 15th May, 2015.

(Reported by Mandapam RegionalCentre)

Participants of theTraining course on HAB

Paricipants of the workshop

Inaugural address by Dr. P.S.B.R. James, former Director, CMFRI


Trainers’ Training Workshop

An Interactive Trainers’ TrainingWorkshop “Moving towards

sustainable fisheries” was conductedduring 20th-22nd May as a CMFRI-MPEDA-NETFISH joint initiative. Thisprogramme was the first of a seriesof countrywide capacity buildingprogrammes. Dr. K. Vijayakumarancoordinated the programme in which24 participants, mainly representingNETFISH and MPEDA from all overthe country and four scientists fromCMFRI participated. Dr. A.Gopalakrishnan, Director, CMFRIinaugurated the training workshop on20th May. Topics included approachesto fisheries management, economicsand sustainability of fishing, legal andregulatory environment, sustainablepost-harvest utilization, low energyfishing, safety and security at sea etc.Participants played a set of resourceexploitation games and generatedideas and action programmes forgrassroot level interventions. On 22nd

May, Smt. Asha C. P., Joint Director,MPEDA chaired the valedictorysession and distributed certificates tothe participants.

CMFRI hosts the sixth "National Mission on Conservationof Sharks-India"

Participants of the workshop

The 6th Meeting of the NationalMission on Conservation of

Sharks-India (NMCSI), initiated by theAssociation of Deep Sea Going

Artisanal Fishermen (ADSGAF) basedat Thuthoor, Kanyakumari District ofTamil Nadu was held at VeravalRegional Centre on 17th June, 2015.

The meeting was attended by 63participants belonging to fishermenassociations, GovernmentDepartments and NGOs. Theinaugural session was presided by Mr.Shyamal Tikadar, IFS, ChiefConservator of Forests, MarineNational Park, Jamnagar. Ms.Chemudupati Samyukta, CampaignManager -Wildlife, Humane Societyof India described the purpose of theNMCSI and the series of meetingsbeing conducted. Other dignitariessuch as Dr. E. Vivekanandan,Principal Scientist, (Rtd.), CMFRI, Shri.Sumit Rawat, Commanding Officer,Indian Coast Guard Station, Veravaland Dr. K. L. Mathew, Professor,College of Fisheries, Veraval alsospoke on the occasion which wasfollowed by two technical sessions.NMCSI workshop in progress

Dr. A. Gopalakrishnan, Director inaugurates workshop


In the first Technical Sessionchaired by Dr. E. Vivekanandanpresentations were made by Ms.Swatipriyanka Sen Dash, Scientist,CMFRI, Representative of ADSGAFand K. Mohammed Koya, Scientist in

Charge, CMFRI Regional Centre,Veraval. The second sessioncomprised of Group Discussions onmeans to Improve data collection andresearch, existing conservation andmanagement measures and the way

NFDB sponsored training on marine ornamental fish cultureMore than 120 fisherfolk

belonging to various Self HelpGroups (SHGs) visited the MandapamRegional Centre on 11th, 12th and27th June 2015 under the NFDBsponsored training on “MarineOrnamental Fish Production, Rearingand Marketing” organised by theState Fisheries Department,Ramanathapuram, Mandapam. Dr. R.Jayakumar, Senior Scientistcoordinated the programme at thecentre and scientists of the centre gavelectures on various techniques ofbroodstock development, breeding,larviculture, live feed culture, nurseryrearing, water quality and healthmanagement in marine ornamentalfishes.Dr. A. K. Abdul Nazar, Scientist-in-Charge interacting with the fisherfolk

Stakeholders workshop held under GULLS

The Belmont Forum funded GULLS(Global Understanding and

Learning for Local solution: Reducingvulnerability of marine dependentcoastal communities) project is beingimplemented in Elamkunnapuzhavillage, to study the vulnerability andassess the awareness of the fisherstowards climate change. The projectfocuses on identifying the numerousadaptation and mitigation strategies toimplement the Project activities underthe CReVAMP (Climate Resilient VillageAdaptation and Mitigation Plan)framework. The project Inception andAwareness Workshop was held atElamkunnapuzha on 22nd April, 2015in collaboration with the Gramapanchayat. The 200 odd registeredparticipants included fisherfolk acrossdifferent sectors as well as leaders

representing various self-help groups,fisherwomen and farm women, localself-government officials, elected wardrepresentatives of ElamkunnapuzhaPanchayat besides project staff. Theformal inauguration of the workshopwas done by Smt. Beatrice Joseph,President, Elamkunnapuzha GramPanchayat followed by technical

Inauguration of the GULLS workshop at Elamkunnapuzha

forward. The meeting concluded withvote of thanks proposed by Mr. J.Vincent Jain, core team member-NMCSI.

(Reported by: Veraval Regional Centre)

sessions. The event gave a potentplatform for strengthening the rapportbetween CMFRI and ElamkunnapuzhaPanchayat, which would ideally leadto a live lab for community basedclimate change research.

(Reported by Dr. Shyam S. Salim, SEETTDivision and ResearchCo-ordinator, GULLS).

The Mangalore Research Centre celebrated the World Environment Day on 6th June,

2015 by planting of fruit saplings in the office premises by the staff members. The

World Ocean Day on 8th June, 2015 was celebrated by cleaning the premises of the

Mangalore Fisheries Harbour.


Industrial Work Experience programme on seacage farming

The Veraval Regional Center ofCMFRI imparted specialized

training on seacage farming for the he2nd batch of students of Diploma inFisheries Engineering course of the Dr.Balasaheb Sawant Konkan KrishiVidyapeeth. The six months longtraining (3rd December, 2014 to 3rd

May, 2015) for four final year studentson a residential mode comprised oflectures, practical sessions and handson training in the field. The traineestudents had opportunities to becomeinvolved in all the cage farming relatedresearch activities like monitoring ofgrowth, environmental parameters,maintenance of experimental fishes inthe wet laboratory, seed packing andtransportation etc. Evaluation at theend of the training was on criteria setby the University. This mode of training

Monitoring of growth in lobsters at cage site by students

is expected to build up technicallyqualified manpower for the rapidly

User Awareness programme on J-Gate

The Library & DocumentationCentre organized a User

Awareness Programme on J-Gate@CeRA, on 7th April 2014 at Kochi.Mr. Ravishankar, Training Consultant,Informatics India Ltd., Bangalore,gave a detailed demonstration on J-Gate resources including tips on howto access e-journals through J-Gateonline, Basic and Advanced searchmethods, use of Boolean operatorsetc and concluded with an interactionsession. The program was attendedby more than 60 Researchers.

Training programmeon "Scientific writing"

A training programme on“Scientific writing" and

"Ecosystem approaches to FisheriesManagement” was conducted atVeraval Regional Center on 18thJune, 2015. Twenty participants fromICAR-CMFRI, ICAR-CIFT and Collegeof Fisheries, Junagadh AgricultureUniversity, Veraval attended thetraining. Dr. E. Vivekanadan, PrincipalScientist (Retd.) CMFRI as Expertidentified by the Food and AgricultureOrganisation (FAO) for the region wasthe trainer.

J-Gate training in progress

AwardsMs. K. N. Saleela, Scientist, Crustacean Fisheries Division was awarded

Ph.D by the Centre for Marine Science and Technology, ManonmaniamSundaranar University, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu for her thesis entitled“Nutritional studies on the spiny lobster Panulirus homarus from the sothwestcoast of India” in March 2015.

The team comprising Dr. G. Maheswarudu, Rajkumar U., Miriam PaulSreeram, Chakravarty, M. S. and Sajeev, C. K. was awarded with WorldEndocrinology Research Award 2015 for their paper entitled “Effect ofTestosterone Hormone on performance of male broodstock of Black Tigershrimp Penaeus monodon fabricius, 1798” that appeared in Photon TheJournal of Veterinary Science, 116, 446-456 (2015).

developing seacage farming industryin the country.


Recreation Club activities

Hands on training on tailoring wasprovided to the staff familymembers of Mandapam RegionalCentre during 7th January to 7th

May, 2015. A total of 12 memberswere benefitted through thisprogramme.

Introduction class on Yoga wasgiven to staff members ofMandapam Regional Centre on7th July, 2015 by the ISHAFoundation.

Training in Tailoring

Official Language Implementation

Hindi Workshops

A Spoken Hindi Workshop wasorganized at Headquarters on

16th and 17th June, 2015. Smt.Leena T. P., Hindi Translator, FisheriesSurvey of India, Kochi conducted theclass. Total 25 officers and staffincluding Scientific, Technical andAdministrative categories attended theclass.

Spoken Hindi Workshop for thestaff was also conducted on 27th June,2015 at Mandapam Regional Centre.

Spoken Hindi workshop at HQ

The quarterly meeting of OfficialLanguage Implementation

Committee of the Institute washeld on 30th June, 2015 under thechairmanship of Dr. A.Gopalakrishnan, Director, CMFRI.Official Language activities for thequarter April- June, 2015 werereviewed and decisions were takenfor further improvement.

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TOLIC MeetingShri. Rakesh Kumar, ChiefAdministrative Officer inspectedthe Official Language activities ofMadras Research Centre ofCMFRI, Chennai on 6th June,2015.

Shri. Rakesh Kumar, ChiefAdministrative Officer and staff ofHindi Section attended themeeting of Town OfficialLanguage ImplementationCommittee held on 28th May,2015 at Income Tax Office, Kochi.

Sports News

CMFRI wins ICARSouth Zone Sports

ChampionshipTrophy - 2015

CMFRI bagged the ICAR South ZoneSports Championship Trophy with 71points in the sports event hosted byCIFT at Kochi from 25th to 29th May,2015. There were 613 participantsincluding 56 women from 23Institutes at the event. The Badminton

Event Name of staff PositionShot put Mr. Shoji Joy Edison FirstJavelin throw Mr. A. K. Shaji First800 m race Mr. Mithun Raj. N. K. FirstCycling Mr K. G. Jayaprasad First100m race Mr. Paulose Jacob Peter FirstDiscus throw Mr. Sukhdhane Kapil Second1500 m race Mr. Mithun Raj N. K. Second200 m race Mr. Paulose Jacob Peter SecondLong jump Mr. Paulose Jacob Peter SecondHigh Jump Ms. Smitha SecondJavelin throw Ms. Smitha Second4 x 100 m Relay Mr. Paulose Jacob Peter

Mr. Shoji Joy EdisonMr. Joseph Mathew, Mr. Jishnudev Second

400 m race Mr. Shoji Joy Edison Third

Javelin throw Mr Shoji Joy Edison Third

Shot put Ms. Remya Third

Badminton (Men) Mr. Jayakanthan C.Dr. Shyam S. Salim, Mr. A. K. Shaji FirstMr. Joseph Mathew, Mr. V. Rajendran

Basketball Mr. Joseph Mathew, Dr. Shyam SalimMr. A. T. Sunil, Mr. A. K. Shaji FirstMr. Shoji Joy Edison, Mr. Sukhdhane KapilMr. K. G. Jayaprasad, Mr. V. RajendranMr. Mohamed Koya

CMFRI's ICAR South Zone sports meet contingent 2015

and Basketball championship waswon by CMFRI while Mr. Paulose

Jacob Peter won the individual BestAthlete trophy.

Mr. Paulose J. P. receives trophy for the best athlete Winners of Basketball event with Dr. Kripa V., Chairman, Sports Committee

Cycling Championmakes CMFRI proud

Shri. K. G. Jayaprasad, SkilledSupporting Staff, Mariculture Division,

CMFRI, Kochi who has won thechampionship in Cycling at ICAR zonal andinter-zonal events several times has now gotinternational recognition. He has wonmedals in the 200, 300, 400 and 600 kmcycling competitions conducted by AudaxClub Parisien (France) International CyclingClub through Cochin Bikers Club during theperiod December 2014 to May 2015. Thefinal 600 km route from Kaloor, Kochi toKanyakumari and back through NH 47 wascompleted in 37 hours and 15 minute whichwas 2 hours and 45 minutes ahead of thestipulated time. He has now received aninvitation to participate in cyclingcompetitions organized in Europe. Mr.Jayaprasad who cycles daily to the officefrom his home andpractices by peddling 60km before sports eventscan also be considered asa Climate ChangeAmbassador promotingenvironment friendly andhealthy options oftravelling.


KVK (Ernakulam) News

The naturally organic farmingsystem practiced in the coastal

areas of Ernakulam district known asPokkali farming involves alternategrowing of paddy and shrimp in thesame field. The main income whichcame from shrimp was recentlyjeopardized due to occurrence ofWhite Spot Syndrome Virus (WSSV)

Harvest of pearlspot from Pokkali fields

KVK team at the fish harvest site

Sea bass harvest Public participation at the auctioning of fish harvest

CMFRI-KVK-NICRAInitiative on IntegratedFish Farming in Pokkalifields

infection in the shrimps. Labourshortage, high wages, Iack ofmachinery, lack of branding to Pokkaliproducts etc. accelerated the crisisleading to the once popular farmingsystem being abandoned. To attractfarmers back to Pokkali farming by

ensuring more income per unit areaby integrating fish farming wastherefore demonstrated in selectedPokkali fields of Kadamakkudy,Pizhala, Ezhikkara, Nayarambalamand Kumbalanghi villages underTechnology Demonstration

Programmes of National Innovationson Climate Resilient Agriculture(NICRA) project operated by CMFRIduring Iast three years. Whereaspaddy-shrimp farming gives anincome of ̀ 50,000 per hectare (ha),in this unique method, fish alone cancontribute profit of ` 80,000 per ha.Pearlspot, mullet and seabass aresuitable for integrated fish farming ofwhich the first two can be grown inthe open field. Sea bass beingcarnivorous requires confined farmingin cages positioned in channels andsluice pits in the field. Subsequent tothe success of this three componentintegrated farming, the Fish FarmersDevelopment Agency (FFDA],Government of Kerala also hasextended financial support for theventure where individual farmers orPadasekhara Samithis can apply. Atotal of100 ha open fields and 50cage units, each comprising 2 cagesare eligible for a financial assistanceof ̀ 8000 per cage unit and ̀ 20,000per ha open field from the FFDA.


Dr. A. Gopalakrishnan, Director.As invited speaker at "Cryobiotech Asia2015 - International Conference on LowTemperature Science andBiotechnological Advances" presented apaper in the session on "Aquatic speciespreservation" on 27th April, 2015 atNASC Complex, Pusa Campus, NewDelhi.

Attended the 6th meeting of the ScientificPanel for Fish and Fisheries Products atFDA Bhavan, New Delhi held on 7th

May, 2015.

Attended the meeting of the FisheriesScience Division chaired by DDG (Fy)and the meeting of the Vice Chancellorsof Agricultural Universities and theDirectors of ICAR Institutes from 14thto 16th May, 2015 at New Delhi.

Visited Vizhinjam Research Centre ofCMFRI on 29th May, 2015 and reviewedthe research and other activities of theCentre.

Attended the Advisory Committeemeeting of Zoological Survey of India atKolkata on 10th June, 2015.

Dr. K. S. Mohamed , Head,Molluscan Fisheries Division, participatedin the Focused Mentoring meeting onGIZ projects for selected case studies atthe Bay Bengal Programme Office,Chennai on 10th April 2015.

Participated in meeting with Director ofFisheries, (Kerala) regarding AshtamudiClam Council held at Fisheries

Programme participations

Directorate Office, Thiruvananthapuramon 7th May 2015.

Attended the Awareness Campaign forTraditional Fishers on 27th June 2015 atVypeen, Kochi.

Dr. P. U. Zacharia, Head, DemersalFisheries Division delivered talk on thetopic 'An overview of the Marine Fisheriesin India' for the Trainers TrainingWorkshop entitled jointly organized byCMFRI and NETFISH-MPEDA on 20th

May 2015 at CMFRI, Kochi.

Dr. Veerendra Veer Singh ,Scientist-in-Charge, Mumbai RC.attended sixteenth meeting of theConsultative Committee of the FisheriesSurvey of India held on 30th March 2015.

Dr. Prathibha Rohit, Scientist-in-Charge, Mangalore RC. attended theTOLIC meeting organized atCorporation Bank Head Office on 28th

May, 2015.

Dr. Veerendra Veer Singh ,Principal Scientist, Dr. G. B.Purushottama , Scientist, Dr.Nilesh Pawar, Senior Technical Officerand Mr. P. A. Khandagle, TechnicalAssistant attended the MTSU-WBStakeholders Consultation Meet for twostudies entitled "Study of socio-economicoutcomes due to land reclamation indevelopment projects implementedbetween 1970-2011", and "The study ofInstitutional strengthening for sustainablereforms in urban planning anddevelopment control Management", at

Human Resources Development

Workshop/Training/Conference etc Date and Venue Participants

FAO-NACA Regional Workshop 16th–18th June 2015, Bangkok, Thailand Dr. K. S. Mohamed, , , , , Principal Scientist“Documentation and dissemination ofsuccessful practices of sustainableintensification of aquaculture inAsia-Pacific”

National Seminar on “Marine biodiversity 8th - 9th April, 2015, Department of Marine Dr. Shubhadeep Ghosh,,,,,and management of coastal ecosystems” Living Resources, Andhra University Senior Scientist

Focussed Group Discussion held under BOBP office, Chennai 10th April, 2015 Dr. R. Narayanakumar,,,,,the project “Economic valuation of Principal ScientistSeasonal Fising Ban in the selectedmaritime States of India” funded by TEEBIndia Initiative (GIZ-India)

NAASInvited talk

Dr. A. Gopalakrishnan,Director delivered a talk

during the Silver JubileeCelebrations at the NationalAcademy of Agricultural Sciences,New Delhi.


Dr. Veerendra Veer Singh, Scientist-in-charge, Mumbai RC of CMFRI was nominated as Member of the District AdvisoryCommittee meetings held at Thane, Sindhudurg, Ratnagiri, Palghar and Mumbai, organized by Department of Fisheries, Maharashtrato confer opinion on the Purseseine Committee recommendations, Duration of the fishing ban, Deep sea fishing policy and otherfisheries related issues of Maharashtra.

Rachana Sansad College ofArchitecture, Prabhadevi on 12th June,2015.

Dr. B. Johnson, Scientist participatedas Member Advisory Council for"Conservation and management ofcoastal and marine resources of PalkBay" organized by DHAN Foundationon 4th June 2015.

Dr. Gynaranjan Dash and Mrs.Swatipriyanka Sen Dash(Scientists), participated in World OceanDay celebrations organised byNETFISH-MPEDA, Veraval at Mangrol,on 8th June, 2015.


SATTUNA Project Review 27th April, Indian National Centre for Mr. Suresh Pilli,,,,, Technical Assistantmeeting Ocean Information Services

(INCOIS) Hyderabad

22nd Institute Research Council Meeting 28th April 2015 to 2nd May 2015 All scientistsICAR-CMFRI, Kochi

NANO-International training course on 12th to 16th May 2015, Dr. I. Rajendran,“Basic Sampling Protocols for Harmful Mandapam Regional Centre of CMFRI Dr. Grinson George (Senior Scientists)Algal Blooms (HAB) Studies: Taxonomy Mr. Loveson Edward,and Toxin” Dr. Amir Kumar Samal (Scientists)

Mr. Ravi K. Avdhanulah (Tech. Asst.)

Workshop on “Mainstreaming coastal and 25th May 2015, Rajahmundry Ms. M. Mukthamarine biodiversity conservation into Dr. Sekar Mekarajan (Scientists)production sectors” conducted by theEGREE Foundation

BOBLME Workshop 28th – 29th May.2015, Chennai Dr. K. S. Mohamed,31st May to 1st June, 2015 Visakhapatnam Dr. P. U. Zacharia (Principal Scientists)

International Training Course 1st – 12th June 2015, Dr. V. Venkatesan,,,,, Scientist“An introduction to the Blue Ocean” Indian National Centre for Ocean

Information Services (INCOIS), Hyderabad

Workshop on “Management of Marine 3rd June 2015, Secretariat Building, Dr. Prathibha Rohit, Principal ScientistFisheries of Karnataka” organized by Bangalore, KarnatakaSecretary to Government, Departmentof Animal Husbandry and Fisheries,Government of Karnataka

“AGRI SEARCH 2050” 18th May, 2015. NASC complex, Ms. M. Kavitha,,,,, ScientistPUSA, New Delhi

Interactive Trainers Training Workshop 20th – 22nd May 2015, CMFRI, Kochi Dr. M. Vijayakumaran,“Moving towards sustainable fisheries’ Dr. V. P. Vipinkumarjointly organized by CMFRI and (Principal Scientists and Co-ordinators)NETFISH-MPEDA Dr. S. Lakshmi Pillai, (Principal Scientist)

Dr. T. M. NajmudeenDr. Rekha Devi Chakraborthy(Senior Scientists),D. Linga Prabu (Scientist)

Training Programme on “Remote sensing: 15th – 18th June, Indian Institute of Remote Dr. Bindu Sulochanan,,,,, Senior ScientistAn Overview for Decision Sensing, DehradunMakers held during”

Review Meeting of Theeramythri 12th June 2015, Kochi Dr. Shyam. S. Salim,,,,, Senior ScientistProject (SAF)

Spoken Hindi workshop 16 to 17th June, 2015, CMFRI, Kochi Dr. Josileen Jose, Principal Scientist

Workshop on Crustacean Biology and 22nd – 27th June, 2015, CMFRI, Kochi All Scientists of CrustaceanStock Assessment Fisheries Division

Meeting of Working Group on Ringseine 29th to 30th June, 2015, CMFRI, Kochi Dr. Prathibha Rohit,Fishery Dr. M. Sivadas, Dr. E. M. Abdussamad,

(Principal Scientists);;;;;Mr. K. P Said Koya Dr. U. Ganga,Dr. Shubhadeep Ghosh,Dr. K. M. Rajesh, Dr. N. Aswathy,(Senior Scientists)

Final Workshop of FAO-BOBLME Projects 30th June 2015, Tuticorin Research Centre Dr. A. K. Abdul Nazar, Senior Scientist,,,,,of CMFRI, Thoothukudi Dr. B. Johnson, Dr. R. Saravanan

(Scientists)

Personnel

APPOINTMENTS

Name Designation Centre w.e.f

1. Mr. Sanal Ebeneezar Scientist CMFRI, Kochi 09.04.2015

2. Mr. Vivekanand Bharti Scientist CMFRI, Kochi 09.04.2015

3. Ms. Ramya Abhijith Scientist CMFRI, Kochi 09.04.2015

4. Ms. Remya L. Scientist CMFRI, Kochi 09.04.2015

5. Mr. Sukhdhane Kapil Sukhadeo Scientist CMFRI, Kochi 09.04.2015

6. Mr. Subal Kumar Roul Scientist CMFRI, Kochi 10.04.2015

7. Mr. Rajesh Kumar Pradhan Scientist CMFRI, Kochi 10.04.2015

8. Ms. E. M. Chhandaprajnadarsini Scientist CMFRI, Kochi 10.04.2015

9. Mr. Rajkumar M. Scientist CMFRI, Kochi 10.04.2015

10. Mr. Nakhawa Ajay Dayaram Scientist CMFRI, Kochi 10.04.2015

11. Ms. Saloni Shivam Scientist CMFRI, Kochi 10.04.2015

12. Mr. S. Thirumalaiselvan Scientist CMFRI, Kochi 10.04.2015

13. Mr. Ansar Pokkarakath Technician Calicut RC 25.04.2015

14. Shri. A. Ramesh Technician Nagapattinam FC 25.04.2015

15. Mr. Kishor T. G. Technician CMFRI, Kochi 27.04.2015

16. Mr. Sreesanth L. Technician CMFRI, Kochi 27.04.2015

17. Mr. Abbas A. Mohammed Technician Kovalam FL 27.04.2015

18. Ms. Silpa P. G. Technician Calicut RC 28.04.2015

19. Mr. Tinto Thomas Technician Mandapam RC 29.04.2015

20. Mr. Sunil K.T.S Technician CMFRI, Kochi 01.05.2015

21. Mr. J. Balaji Technician Madras RC 01.05.2015

22. Mr. Anoob P. Anassery Technician Kovalam FL 01.05.2015

23. Mr. M. Kala Mallik Technician Visakhapatnam RC 01.05.2015

24. Mr. Solanki Vipulkumar Mulajibhai Technician Veraval RC 02.05.2015

25. Ms. Gohel Jaysree Khimji Technician Veraval RC 02.05.2015(AN)

26. Mr. Panchakarla Nagaraju Technician Visakhapatnam RC 02.05.2015

27. Mr. Retheesh T. B. Technical Assistant CMFRI, Kochi 05.05.2015

28. Mr. Binoy Bhaskaran Technical Assistant CMFRI, Kochi 06.05.2015

29. Mr. Sayooj P. Technical Assistant CMFRI, Kochi 06.05.2015

30. Ms. Anusree V. Nair Technical Assistant CMFRI, Kochi 06.05.2015

31. Mr. Bhatt Bhargav Hareshbhai Technician Veraval RC 06.05.2015

32. Mr. Indranil Mukherjee Technician Visakhapatnam RC 07.05.2015

33. Mr. Shrikrishna Pandurang Hotekar Technician Ratnagiri FC 07.05.2015

34. Mr. Albert Idu K. A. Technical Assistant Mumbai RC 08.05.2015

35. Mr. Suresh Kumar Pilli Technical Assistant Visakhapatnam RC 08.05.2015

36. Mr. Balla Vamsi Technical Assistant Visakhapatnam RC 08.05.2015

37. Ms. Vandana V. Technical Assistant CMFRI, Kochi 11.05.2015(Hindi Translator)

38. Mr. Praveen Narayan Dube Technical Assistant Mumbai RC 13.05.2015

39. Mr. Ragesh N. Technical Assistant CMFRI, Kochi 13.05.2015

40. Mr. Chinni Babu Bathina Technical Assistant Visakhapatnam RC 15.05.2015 (AN)

41. Ms. Sajeela K. A. Technical Assistant CMFRI, Kochi 16.05.2015

42. Mr. Rachakonda Shivaraju Technician Visakhapatnam RC 19.05.2015(AN)


PROMOTION

Name & Designation Promoted as w.e.f Centre

1. Dr. P. S. SwathiLekshmi,Senior Scientist Principal Scientist 30.08.2012 Mangalore RC

2. Dr. Somy Kuriakose,Senior Scientist Principal Scientist 23.05.2013 CMFRI, Kochi

3. Dr. Sujitha Thomas,Senior Scientist Principal Scientist 21.06.2013 Mangalore RC

4. Dr. Geetha Sasikumar,Senior Scientist Principal Scientist 11.07.2013 Mangalore RC

5. Dr. Joe K. Kizhakudan,Senior Scientist Principal Scientist 21.06.2013 Madras RC

6. Dr. V. P. Vipinkumar,Senior Scientist Principal Scientist 16.11.2013 CMFRI, Kochi

7. Dr. S. R. Krupesha Sharma,Senior Scientist Principal Scientist 27.03.2014 Karwar RC

8. Dr. S. Lakshmi Pillai,Senior Scientist Principal Scientist 21.06.2014 CMFRI, Kochi

9. Dr. P. T. Sarada,Senior Scientist Principal Scientist 25.02.2015 Tuticorin RC

10. Mr. I. Mendonza Xavier Senior Technical Officer 22.05.2013 Mandapam RCTechnical Officer (Draughtsman) (Draughtsman)

11. Mr. Sijo Paul,Technical Officer Senior Technical Officer 03.08.2013 CMFRI, Kochi

12. Dr. Jose Kingsly,Technical Officer Senior Technical Officer 06.01.2014 Vizhinjam RC

13. Mr. K. K. Suresh,Technical Officer Senior Technical Officer 01.02.2014 Vizhinjam RC

14. Mr. P. K. Baby,Senior Technical Assistant Technical Officer 01.01.2014 CMFRI, Kochi

15. Mr. Bijoy Krishna Burman,Senior Technical Assistant Technical Officer 01.07.2014 Visakhapatnam RC

16. Mr. Polara Jamnadas Premji,Senior Technical Assistant Technical Officer 01.07.2014 Veraval RC

17. Mr. Ladani Amruthlal Arjun Bhai,Senior Technical Assistant Technical Officer 01.07.2014 Veraval RC

18. Mr. D. G. Jadhav,Senior Technical Assistant Technical Officer 01.07.2014 Mumbai RC

19. Mr. Suresh Krishnaro Kamble,Technical Assistant Senior Technical Assistant 01.01.2014 Mumbai RC

20. Mr. N. K. Harshan,Technical Assistant Senior Technical Assistant 11.01.2014 CMFRI, Kochi

21. Mr. C. G. Ulvekar,Technical Assistant Senior Technical Assistant 27.06.2014 Karwar RC

22. Mr. S. Nandakumar Rao,Technical Assistant Senior Technical Assistant 05.07.2014 CMFRI, Kochi

23. Mr. M. N. Sathyan, Technical Assistant 01.09.2013 CMFRI, KochiSenior Technician (Motor Driver) (Motor Driver)

24. Mr. K. P. Kanthan,Senior Technician Technical Assistant 09.03.2014 Tuticorin RC

25. Mr. C. V. Jayakumar, Technical Assistant 01.04.2014 CMFRI, KochiSenior Technician (Press & Editorial) (Press & Editorial)

26. Mr. K. M. David,Senior Technician (Artist) Technical Assistant(Artist) 25.05.2014 CMFRI, Kochi


27. Mr. Laxman Shankar Korabu, Technical Assistant 05.06.2014 Karwar RCSenior Technician (Skin Diver) (Skin Diver)

28. Mr. Umesh Hari Rane,Senior Technician Technical Assistant 22.07.2014 Mumbai RC

29. Mt. S. PrasannaKumari,Skilled Support Staff Technician 01.06.2015 CMFRI, Kochi

TRANSFERS

Name & Designation From To w.e.f

1. Mr. Upender Kumar, Veraval RC Mangalore RC 22.11.2014Assistant

2. Mr. A. Yesudhas, Tuticorin RC CMFRI, Kochi 04.04.2015Upper Division Clerk

3. Mr. G. K. Rajan, Mandapam RC CMFRI, Kochi 07.04.2015Upper Division Clerk

4. Ms. P. S. Sumathi, Mandapam RC CMFRI, Kochi 20.04.2015Assistant Administrative Officer

5. Mr. K. Jerald Raja, CMFRI, Kochi Tuticorin RC 20.04.2015Upper Division Clerk

6. Mr. V. Sethuraman, Nagapattinam FC CMFRI, Kochi 27.04.2015Senior Technical Assistant

7. Mr. V. Rajendran, CMFRI, Kochi Calicut RC 01.06.2015Skilled Support Staff

8. Mr. T. Rajesh Babu, CMFRI, Kochi Calicut RC 01.06.2015Skilled Support Staff

9. Mr. V. C. Subhash, Vizhinjam RC Mandapam RC 08.04.2015Assistant Administrative Officer

10. Mr. K. Krishnan, Mandapam RC Tuticorin RC 19.06.2015Skilled Support Staff

11. Mr. K. Anandan, Mandapam RC Tuticorin RC 19.06.2015Skilled Support Staff

INTER-INSTITUTIONAL TRANSFERS

Name & Designation From To w.e.f

1. Ms. Karthireddy Syamala, Scientist Mumbai RC CIFE, Mumbai 25.04.2015 (AN)

2. Dr. P. Shinoj, Scientist NIAEPR, Pusa, New Delhi CMFRI, Kochi 27.04.2015

3. Mr. K. Ramaswamy, Senior Technician NBSS &LUP, Hebbal, Tuticorin RC 06.06.2015(Motor Driver) Bangalore

4. Dr. Suresh Babu P. P., Scientist CIFE, Kakinada CMFRI, Kochi 06.05.2015Calicut RC 08.06.2015

5. Dr. (Ms.) Miriam Paul Sreeram, Scientist ICAR Headquarters CMFRI, Kochi 22.06.2015

VOLUNTARY RETIREMENT

Name Designation Centre w.e.f

1. Mr. B. Suresh Kumar Assistant Chief Technical KVK, Narakkal 01.04.2015 (FN)Officer (Farm Manager)

2. Mr. K. P. George Technical Officer CMFRI, Kochi 01.05.2015 (FN)

3. Mr. A. Ramakrishnan Technical Officer Mandapam RC 01.05.2015 (FN)

MEETINGS

77th meeting of the Institute Management Committee of CMFRI held on 6th May, 2015 at CMFRI, Kochi

ASSUMPTION OF CHARGE

1. Dr. P. P. Manoj Kumar, Principal Scientist took over as the Scientist-in-charge of Tuticorin Research Centre of CMFRI, Thoothukudi w.e.f11th May, 2015.

2. Dr. M. K. Anil, Principal Scientist took over as the Scientist-in-charge of Vizhinjam Research Centre of CMFRI, Vizhinjam w.e.f 1st June,2015.


Retirements

Mr. S. RajanSenior Technical Assistant30.04.2015, Madras RC

Mr. K. MuthuvelTechnical Assistant (Motor Driver)

30.04.2015, Tuticorin RC

Mr. P. ThirumiluSenior Technical Officer31.05.2015, Madras RC

Mr. Gopi X ChodenkarSkilled Support Staff

31.05.2015, Karwar RC

Mr. Y. MuniyappaTechnical Officer

31.05.2015, Mangalore RC

Ms. Bhanuben L. WaghelaSkilled Support Staff

31.05.2015, Veraval RC

Mr. A. D. SawantTechnical Officer

30.06.2015, Mumbai RC

Mr. S. ImbamaniSkilled Support Staff

30.06.2015, Madras RC

Mr. T. NagalingamSenior Technician

30.06.2015, Cuddalore FC

Dr. Rani Mary George, PrincipalScientist, and Scientist-in-Charge,

Vizhinjam Research Centre of CMFRIretired from service on superannuationon 31st May 2015. She joined theAgricultural Research Service (ARS) on5th September, 1977. She made significantresearch contributions in the field oftaxonomy and biodiversity assessment ofplankton, corals, gorgonids andornamental fishes. She was the first Headof the newly formed Marine Biodiversity Division in CMFRI. As theScientist-in-Charge of Vizhinjam Centre of CMFRI from 2007 till hersuperannuation, she played a significant role in upgrading the researchfacilities and other infrastructure at the centre including the developmentof the new Laboratory cum Office Building and Marine ResearchAquarium complex. She has contributed more than 78 research papersin national/international journals and her monograph entitled SystematicAppraisal of Hard Corals (Family Acroporidae) from the Gulf of MannarBiosphere Reserve South-East India found place in the UN Atlas ofOceans. She also served as Editor of Indian Journal of Fisheries since2006.

Dr. C. S. Purushothaman,Principal Scientist retired

from service on superannuationon 31st May 2015. He joined theARS on 18th August 1978. Hejoined CMFRI on 8th May 2014on transfer from ICAR-CentralInstitute of Fisheries Education,Mumbai where he headed theAquatic Environment and HealthManagement Division. At CMFRI,he was the Scientist-in-Charge,HRD Cell.


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