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Pseudanthias marcia, a marine ornamental fish

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Dr. A. GopalakrishnanDirectorICAR-Central 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

A. GopalakrishnanDirector

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Warm greetings to all.

Crossing the last

quarter of 2016, it is

encouraging to note that

several milestones have been

crossed successfully and we

are moving closer towards

the targets set in our

research activities. The

breakthrough in seed

production of orange

grouper, an important food fish, the successful captive broodstock

development and larval rearing of a marine ornamental serranid are

critical first steps in building robust technologies for their culture in

controlled conditions in the future. Several training programmes

relevant to the needs of the stakeholders have also been organised

and this can be further enhanced to reach the concerned

stakeholders. As we move into a New Year 2017 let the vision of a

clean, healthy and vibrant marine fisheries sector in the country guide

and motivate our activities.

About ICAR-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.

ICAR-CMFRI has three Regional Centres viz., Mandapam Camp, Visakhapatnam andVeraval and seven Research Centres located along the Indian coastline, catering tothe marine fishery policy needs of all maritime states of the country.

Editor

Dr. U. Ganga

Editorial Committee

Dr. Rekha J. NairDr. R. JeyabaskaranShri. Subal Kumar RoulDr. N. S. JeenaSmt. P. GeethaDr. K. A. SajeelaShri. Aju K. Raju

Assisted by

Shri. Arun SurendranShri. C. V. JayakumarShri. P. R. AbhilashShri. V. H. Venu

Director speaks

Breakthrough in seed productionof orange spotted grouper 3

Research Highlights 7

Training Programmes 14

Swachhta Pakhwada 17

Awards 18

New Publications 18

Recreation Club 19

Visitors 19

Exhibitions 20

Official Language Implementation 20

KVK (Ernakulam) News 21

Programme Participations 22

Human Resources Development 24

Personnel 26

The Honourable Secretary, DAREand Director-General, ICAR,

Dr. Trilochan Mohapatra made a brief visitto the Mangalore Research Centre ofICAR-CMFRI on 11th December 2016.He was accompanied by Dr. M. G.Nayak, Director, NRC for cashew, Puttur.The Scientist-in-Charge, Dr. PrathibhaRohit and the staff of the Research Centreextended a warm welcome to thevisitors. The DG was briefed about themajor activities and achievements of theResearch Centre and the vital role playedby the Centre in the field of marinecapture and culture fisheries. Expressinghis happiness on the good work done atthe Mangalore Research Centre, DGasked the scientists to make an impactanalysis of the fish culture in small-scalecages demonstrated by the institutewhich is now widely practiced by thecoastal fishers of the region.

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Dr. Trilochan Mohapatra, DG, ICARvisits Mangalore Research Centre

DG meeting with Staff of Mangalore Research Centre

I n a major breakthrough for themariculture sector in the country,

ICAR- CMFRI has succeeded in the massscale seed production of orange spottedgrouper (Epinephelus coioides), and theachievement is the first of its kind in India.The hatchery seed production of thespecies, achieved by the VishakapatanamRegional Centre is expected to boost thesea cage culture enterprises in thecountry. The orange spotted grouper isa commercially important carnivorousfish with high market demand in manyparts of the world. Although initial successin seed production of the fish wasachieved in 2014, the survival rate of thelarvae was very low. After manipulatingdifferent water quality and feedingprotocols, enhanced survival rate of>10% was achieved this time. Thelarvae are now in advanced fry stage witha size of around 3 cm after 42 days ofrearing in the hatchery and ready to bemoved to the nursery rearing phase.After this the fingerlings can be used formariculture in grow-out cages. Orangespotted grouper is a potential species for

Breakthrough in seed production oforange spotted grouper

mariculture because it is compatible withhigh temperatures hardy in nature andhas high market value. In most of themajor fish landing centres, the fish fetches` 400-450 per kg in wholesale market.The live fish sale in international marketsfetches 3-4 times higher prices, indicatingthe prospects of mariculture of thespecies. Orange spotted grouper formsthe mainstay in the world Live Reef Food

Fish Trade (LRFF) particularly in severalAsian countries such as Hong Kong,China, Taiwan, Singapore and Malaysia.In India, it is distributed on the east andwest coasts.

(Reported by Ritesh Ranjan, Biji Xavier,Sekar Megarajan, Shubhadeep Ghosh,

Chinnibabu B., Vamsi B., Narasimhulu Sadhuand Biswajit Dash,Visakhapatnam

Regional Centre)

Larval rearing phase of orange grouper

Scientists interacting with the Irular community members Installation of GI cage at site

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The tribal community in ThandasseryColony in Maradu Municipality were

ecstatic as they got a bumper harvest ofpearl spot (Karimeen) in the cage cultureproject of ICAR-CMFRI started eightmonths ago under the Tribal Sub Plan(TSP) programme of the Government ofIndia. During the harvest, the farmers gotpearl spot having an average weight of300 g from two 4x4 m cages made of GIpipes. Fingerlings of pearl spot werestocked in the two cages at a density of20 numbers per square metre. Pearl Plus,

BumperHarvest ofPearlspotunder TSP

the feed developed by the institute forpearl spot farming was used in the cageculture which had the participation of fivetribal families in Thandassery. The ICAR-CMFRI team under the leadership of DrBoby Ignatius, Principal Scientist trainedthe tribes in the farming activities andempowered them to becomeentrepreneurs in cage culture enterprise,a less expensive farming method. Divya

Anilkumar, Chairperson of MaraduMunicipality inaugurated the harvest inthe presence of Dr A Gopalakrishnan,Director, ICAR-CMFRI. Dr ImeldaJoseph, Chairman of the TSP in ICAR-CMFRI, Vinu Joseph, Councillor, Mr.Rajendran, Leader of the tribal group inthe area and Mr. Prakashan, leader of thefarming group were present on theoccasion.

Installation of GI cages in Pulicat under theTribal Sub Plan programme

Under the alternative livelihoodprogramme for the Tribal

community in coastal Thiruvallur, thefishermen members of the Irulars inSenjiamman Nagar, KottaikuppamPanchayath were chosen as thebeneficiaries and trainings were extendedto the young members. Four GI cageswere fabricated and installed on 19th

November 2016, in the northern end ofthe Pulicat lake near the bar mouth, afternecessary siting studies and consultationwith the Wild life department officials and

other fishermen communities. As theculture conditions favour euryhalinespecies, Asian sea bass was chosen forculture. 7-8 cm sized seabass seedprocured from Rajiv Gandhi Centre forAquaculture (RGCA), Sirkazhi was stockedin the nursery hapas on 19th November,2016. Training on grading was extendedon 25th of November 2016. Two familieswere identified to operate the cage unitson a daily basis. The cage units also servethe community as a temporary grow out/live holding unit for locally fished species

(Pearlspot, mullets, milkfish, scads,carangids, snappers) caught at smaller sizesin usual fishing methods so that higherearnings are possible.

(Reported by Joe K Kizhakudan, MadrasResearch Centre)

Stocking ofnursery hapas

inside cages

Inauguration of pearlspot harvest


The emerging seaweed farmingindustry in the country will get a

major boost, with ICAR-CMFRItransferring its technology of seaweedcultivation suitable for the Islands to theAndaman administration. The scientificinputs on methods of seaweed farmingcame as the institute's initiative forintensifying its consultancy services.ICAR-CMFRI has recently developednutraceutical products from seaweedssuch as CadalminTM Antidiabetic extract(ADe) to combat type-2 diabetes andGreen Algal extract (CadalminTM GAe),to combat arthritis. Seaweed cultivationis generally perceived as an environmentfriendly mariculture activity while afeasibility study in South Andamans by ateam of ICAR-CMFRI scientists revealedthat these regions are highly favourablefor seaweed farming. Practical trainingon methods of monoline culture methodincluding fabrication of floating rafts withbamboo, tying of seed material (seaweedfragments) in the ropes and seeded ropesin the bamboo rafts besides collection ofwild seaweed and identification of

Seaweed farming technology transferredto stakeholders in Andamans

Participants practising tying of seaweed seed material in the rope

commercially important seaweed specieswere given to the participants from theFisheries Department of Andaman Fieldvisits were arranged to the seaweedfarms at Munaikadu, Thonithurai and

Kottaipattinam and the seaweedprocessing unit at Manamadurai. Dr. A.K. Abdul Nazar and Dr. B. Johnsonof Mandapam Regional Centre co-ordinated the training programme.

As part of the follow up of therecommendations by India-

Bangladesh Joint Working Group (JWG)on Co-operation in the field of fisheriesand aquaculture, technical guidance in thearea of marine fish stock assessment wasimparted by ICAR-CMFRI to Bangladeshfor developing necessary manpower andexpertise in the area of marine fish stockassessment, a significant tool forconserving the fishery wealth. Inassociation with the Bay of BengalProgramme Inter-GovernmentalOrganisation (BOBP-IGO), ICAR-CMFRItrained the selected 12 middle-levelofficials from the Bangladesh FisheriesDepartment, Bangladesh FisheriesResearch Institute in Mymensingh and theInstitute of Marine Sciences and Fisheries,University of Chittagong, Bangladesh.

ICAR-CMFRI extends technical support inmarine fish stock assessment to Bangladesh

Inauguration of the training programme by Dr. E. G. Silas, former Director, ICAR-CMFRI

The officials were trained on using variousstatistical tools, softwares and applications

for the assessment of fish stock andrelated data collection. Concept of


genetic stock characterisation usingmolecular markers and its relevance forstock assessment, practical sessions andfield visits were given importance in thetraining. The trainees were also providedan opportunity for fishing experienceonboard the institute's fishing vessel SilverPompano. Dr. E. M. Abdussamad, Dr.Somy Kuriakose and Dr Shoba JoeKizhakudan (Principal Scientists) headedvarious sessions of the trainingprogramme which was coordinated bythe HRD Cell of ICAR-CMFRI. Participants of the training programme with organisers

Mini IRC meeting washeld from 24 – 25November, 2016 at

Headquarters in which Projectleaders and scientists fromvarious centres madepresentations on achievementsduring the 12th Plan period andproposed future researchprogrammes. 46 projects werepresented and discussed ofwhich 35 projects and 8 subprojects were shortlisted fordetailed presentation at the 24th

Institute Research Committee(IRC) to be held shortly.

Stakeholders Consultation ontuna fisheries held at VeravalVeraval Regional Center of ICAR-

CMFRI hosted the Stakeholdersconsultation on Tuna Fisheries for theBay of Bengal Programme-Inter-Governmental Organization (BOBP-IGO) under the Ocean Partnership forSustainable Fisheries and BiodiversityConservation - Models for Innovationand Reforms programme on 22nd

October, 2016. The Programme wasinaugurated by Dr. Y.S. Yadava, Director,BOBP-IGO. Dr. E. Vivekanandan,Technical Advisor, BOBP-IGO, Shri.Veljibhai Masani, President, GFCC, Govt.of Gujarat, Shri. Jagadishbhai Fofandi,

President, Veraval Municipality, Shri.Lakhanbhai Bhensla, President, Sea FoodExporters Association, Gujarat and Shri.K. Mohammed Koya, Scientist In-Charge,Veraval RC were present. Around 70stakeholders comprising fishermen skilledin tuna fishing, exporters, processors andtraders, officials of the CIFT, MPEDA, EIA,Collage of Fisheries, JAU, Department ofFisheries, Govt. of Gujarat, WTI etcattended the programme and activelyinteracted in the discussions on futuredevelopmental plans and road map forthe development of tuna fisheries inGujarat.

Cage culture trials initiated in Ashtamudi Lake

As a recent initiative under All-IndiaNetwork Project (AINP) Mariculture,

one 4x4m floating cage made of 1.5 inchGI pipe with net cages was installed inKochuthuruth, Ashtamudi Lake. 400 seedsof sea bass of 8-10 g size reared atVizhinjam Research Centre of ICAR-CMFRI were stocked on 2nd November,2016. A group of five farmers fromKochuthuruth Island have been selected forthe demonstration programme. Farmerswere given training on cage culture aspectssuch as fabrication of cage, floatation,mooring, preparation of net cages andstocking. Sea bass seeds reared in sea waterwere acclimatized to brackish water of 20ppt and weaned from pellet feed to trashfish before stocking. Initially there was anattack of cirolanid isopods which wascontrolled by regular cleaning of net cagesand by shifting the cage to an area withmore water flow.

(Reported by Vizhinjam Research Centre) Cage culture trial at Kochuthuruth island of Ashtamudi Lake


Research Highlights

A new species of mackerel identified

A new species of mackerel named asIndian chub mackerel, Scomber

indicus which is distinctly different fromthe other members of the mackerelfamily both morphologically andgenetically has been identified from thewest coast of India (available in [email protected]). The fish was first foundoff Gujarat coast in 2015, later it appearedin other areas of the west coast of Indiaup to Kanyakumari. This year, the speciesis reported only from Kerala waters beingcaught mainly by ring seines and trawlsand in small quantities by hooks and lines

operated around knolls which is landedin fishing harbours of Kochi, Vizhinjam,Alappuzha, Kollam and Kozhikode.Mainly immature fishes were landed this

year, and catch is being monitoredcontinuously to understand their biologyand interaction with other species.

(Reported by E. M. Abdussamad,Pelagic Fisheries Division)

Scomber indicus

Copepod Apocyclops sp. nov. isolated for live feed

Life cycle of hatchery rearedApcoyclops sp. nov., a cyclopoid

copepod, was studied in the live feedlaboratory of Karwar Research Centre.This hatchery reared copepod was fedwith different microalgal diets, namely,Nannochloropsis occulata, Chlorellavulgaris, Isochrysis galbana andChaetoceros calcitrans, with a density of1x 108 cells/ml. Variations were observed

in the fecundity of the copepod and theaverage egg production per day rangedbetween 25 and 35 eggs/female/day.Maximum number of eggs wereproduced by Chaetoceros fed copepods,with 90% hatching rate and a survival rateof 95%. When fed with differentmicroalgal diets, wide variations (25% to100%) in the survival rates of nauplii intoadults were observed. The shortest life

cycle (8 days) of cultured Apcoyclops sp.nov., was recorded when fed withChaetoceros, whereas the life cycle waslengthy (15 days) when fed withChlorella. The study revealed thatChaetoceros is the best algal diet for highfecundity and survival of this cyclopoidcopepod isolated from Karwar waters.(Reported by Jayasree Loka, S. M. Sonali, Purbali

Saha, Smruta Phal and K. K. Philipose)

Breakthrough in captive broodstock development andbreeding of Marcia’s anthias

Successful captive brood stockdevelopment and spawning of the

marine ornamental serranid commonlycalled the Marcia’s anthias, was achieved

at Vizhinjam Research Centre of ICAR-CMFRI. This research work were doneunder the All India Network Project(AINP) on Mariculture. Pseudanthias

marcia of the Subfamily Anthiinae is oneof the most expensive reef fishes tradedin the marine aquarium export trade andfetches around $25 per fish in

Life cycle of Apocyclops under different feeding regimes


international market. Being protogynoushermaphrodite with complicatedbreeding habits, reports on captivebroodstock development and successfullarval rearing are not available. AtVizhinjam Research Centre, brood stockof this species was developed in 5 tonRecirculation Aquaculture System (RAS).A total of 12 wild caught juveniles werestocked in the tank during the month ofMay, 2016. Spawning took place on 22nd

December 2016, after 7 months ofrearing in the RAS. The eggs hatched outthe next day after an incubation periodof about 14 hours. Around 4000 eggs inoptic vesicle stage of embryodevelopment were collected from thebroodstock tank. The newly hatched

Viral Nervous Necrosis (VNN) in broodstock of orangespotted grouper detected

Viral Nervous Necrosis (VNN) orViral Encephalopathy and

Retinopathy (VER) has been reported inseveral cultured marine fish speciesworldwide. The causative agent isBetanodavirus that usually causes highmortality in fish fry and broodstock fishes.Affected fishes exhibits darkening of bodycolour, no response to feed and swirlingmovement and hyper-inflated swimbladders. Temperature plays animportant role in the replication andpathogenicity of piscine nodavirus and inmost Asian countries it has been reportedfrequently during summer months.VNNhas been earlier reported in broodstockfishes of orange spotted grouper indifferent countries, however for the firsttime the study confirmed presence ofVNN from orange spotted grouperbroodstock maintained in recirculatorysystem and sea cages fromVisakhapatnam Regional Centre of ICAR-CMFRI. A total of 9 brooders (4 fromsea cage and 5 from RAS system) of sizeranging between 3 to 6 kg observed with

symptoms were collected and tested forVNN using reverse transcriptasepolymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) withOIE listed primers specific for detectionof VNN in groupers. Total RNA wasextracted from tissue samples collectedfrom brain, optic nerve, gills and gonadregions. First strand cDNA wassynthesised using Oligo dT Primer andthen the target gene for VNN located inRNA2 was amplif ied with specificprimers. Presence of 430 bp ampliconin agarose gel electrophoresis confirmedthe VNN infection in the fishes. Theexpression of viral load was more in thetissue collected from brain and opticnerves. The amplified products weresequenced and submitted in NCBIGenbank database (Accession no:KX608915 & KX608916). Generally,VNN carrier broodstocks are the sourceof inoculum of the virus to their larvae.Therefore, pre- spawning screening ofbroodstocks for VNN using PCR is veryimportant. Only VNN-negative fishshould be used for broodstocks and

spawn from these brooders, obtained bydisinfecting the fertilized eggs with ozone,be used for preventing the verticaltransmission of the disease to the larvalrearing system.

(Reported by Sekar Megarajan, Ritesh Ranjan,Biji Xavier, Shubhadeep Ghosh, Narasimhulu

Sadhu and B. Chinnibabu,VisakhapatnamRegional Centre)

Two rare speciesof acanthurids

reported

Squarenose unicorn fish Nasomcdadei and the humpback

unicorn fish Naso brachycentronwere collected from the Gulf ofMannar. Both are reef associated,macro algae feeders.

(Reported by R. Saravanan, I. Syed Sadiqand K. K. Joshi, Marine Biodiversity

Division)

Developing eggs (8 hours) Hatching 12 hours 2 days old larvae

larvae measured 1400 microns andstandardisation of larval rearing protocoldevelopment is in progress at the centre.

(Reported by: M. K. Anil, P. Gomathi,K. K. Philipose, P K Raheem, B. Raju, O. Shalini,

P. M. Krishnapriya and A. S. Shibina)

21 days Post Hatch (DPH) Juvenile of Marcia’s anthias


Unusual landing of largesized queenfish

Heavy landings of large sizedqueen fish (Scomberoides

commersonnianus) locally known as“Katta” in trawl net (Meenmadi) fromPamban area was recorded at Therkuvadilanding centre, Gulf of Mannar on 21st

November 2016. Such high volumes oflandings are rare. The average length andweight of the fish landed was 96 cm and 7

Large sized Talang queenfish landings

Unusual landings of Bullseyes by ring seines

Unusual landings of Priacanthushamrur,was recorded on 6-7th

October 2016 at Cheruvathur landingcentre in Kasargod District, Kerala. Thecatch was landed by six ring seines andtheir carrier boats. These ring seiners

operated 2 to 3 hauls per day. Total catchper haul was about 1,500-2,000 kg. Thering seiners operated about 8-10 km offCheruvathur fish landing centre, at adepths ranging from 24 to 26 m. Thelength range of the fishes were around

17 cm, and total estimated landing of thespecies on the observation days was35 t. The price ranged from ` 20 to` 25 per kg.

(Reported by M. Chaniyappa,Mangalore Reserach Centre)

Occurrence of large sized cobia in Lakshadweep

Fishery for cobia (Rachycentroncanadum) by hook and line operation

is slowly emerging in the Lakshadweep

waters. A large female cobia that measured84 cm was reported from hook and linefishery off Kavaratti. The occurrence of

small sized cobia only has been reportedearlier from Lakshadweep seas.

(Reported by Mangalore Research Centre)

Report on unusual occurrences in Lakshadweep seas

The September to November 2016period was replete with many

unusual phenomena in the marinefisheries sector of Lakshadweep.Unusually heavy landings of fishes liketunas, trevallies, rainbow runner, queenfishes, scads, bill fishes, wahoo, needlefishes, milk fishes, cobia, rays, parrotfishes, Bullseye etc. occured in drift gillnets from 12-20th September at Androth.As a result, the prices of all varieties ofthe fishes crashed to record low levels.The billfishes and wahoo usually sold @` 400-500 per kg was sold for < ` 100per kg and rainbow runners were soldfor < ` 20 per kg. The gut content ofthese fishes caught in drift gillnet andencircling gill nets from Androth Islandduring 12-16 September 2016 indicatedmassive feeding on sprats and smallprawns suggesting the aggregation ofthese forage organisms near the Islandduring the period. A massive bloom thatremained for nearly one month occurredin Lakshadweep Sea from 17th

September, 2016 onwards. The colourof the water in the near shore areas

between Kalpeni and Androth Islands on18th September 2016 was murky. A fairlyhigh mortality of reef associated fishes liketrigger fishes, surgeon fishes, parrot fishes,groupers, squirrel fishes, butter fly fishes,box fishes and turtles were observed atAndroth Island from 9th Septemberonwards. Many fishes were foundsurfacing and making circular movementsas late as second week of October 2016.Swarms of blue and gold fusilier (Caesiocaerulaureus) used as tuna live bait, wasrecorded during dusk hours near theKalpeni Island from 23-25 September2016. The sizes of the fusilier rangedfrom 18 to 20 cm and during the sameperiod, Yellow fin tunas measuring >100cm (total length) were found in theMinicoy lagoon near the Thundi-ViringlyIslets. Swarming of millions of stripedround herring, Spratelloides gracillis, ahighly preferred tuna live bait, near thebreakwater area at Androth island during2 - 6 October 2016 was observed.Several tonnes of these fish were caughton all the 5 days. Subsequently, theswarms disintegrated, and formed

comparatively smaller shoals spread intowider areas and were available in theusual fishing grounds near the Island. Thevery large spawning aggregations arelocally known as ‘Manzhachala’ andlivebaits in quantity sufficient for nearly 10pole and line units can be easily caught ina single haul from such aggregations.During the same period thousands ofblue stripe snapper, Lutjanus kasmirameasuring 15-18 cm formed large shoalsand were caught in encircling gill nets.Stray numbers of soldier fishes and bull’seye were also caught along withsnappers. Landings of big sized torpedoscad and seer fishes like Scomberomoruscommerson and S. guttatus was alsoobserved in the gill net catches at Androthduring October and November 2016.On an average 15-20 members ofWahoo weighing 20-25 kg each werelanded by the troll line units operated offElikalpeni Bank area. An earthquake of5.3 magnitude was also reported on 12th

October, 2016.(Reported by K. P. Said Koya, Hashim K. K. N., Latheef

C. P. and Suhail C. E. K, Calicut Research Centre)

kg respectively. Following a glut situation,market price per kg of the queen fish wasonly ̀ 90 per kg, lower than the usual priceabout ̀ 200. The whole fishes were takenfor making dry fish which consumersprefer.

(Reported by Surya S., Shanmughanathan K.,Saravanan R., Rajkumar M., Remya L,

Vinothkumar Ramar and Abdul Nazar A. K.,Mandapam Regional Centre)


Discussion with stakeholders regarding mussel farming

Unprecedentedheavy spatfall of

mussels

Heavy spatfall of green mussel, Pernaviridis, was observed in intertidal

and sub-tidal mussel beds along Goa,Karnataka and Kerala coast duringSeptember to December 2016. In theintertidal mussel beds off Karnataka, theonset of spatfall was noticed fromSeptember, 2016. The average size ofthe mussel spat was 8.7 mm. Mussel spatsettlement was also observed extensivelyon oyster shells and sandy substratumnear bar mouths and estuaries along theKarnataka coast. Large scale settlementof the spat of brown mussel Perna indicawas observed along Vizhinjam coast fromAugust 2016 and they grew to seed size(35-40 mm) by October. Similar spatsettlement was observed at Perumathurain Kerala and Kadiyapattanam andEnayam in Tamil Nadu. Along with brownmussel spat, stray numbers of greenmussel spat was also observed in theseplaces. Spat settlement was alsoobserved on ropes suspended from raftsat Vizhinjam harbour.

(Reported by: Geetha Sasikumar, P. Gomathi andM. K. Anil, Molluscan Fisheries Division)

Continued adoption of sea cage farming Technology

The fishermen Self Help Group fromMunaikadu engaged in integrated

seaweed and cobia farming continued theadoption of the farming with their owninvestment during 2016. Hatcheryproduced cobia fingerlings supplied bythe ICAR-CMFRI, Mandapam stocked intwo GI cages of 6 meter diameter and3.5 meter depth during first week of May2016 were reared with technicalguidance and support from the scientists.After 195 days of culture 2.2 tonnes (t)of cobia were harvested on 24th

November 2016. Each fish having anaverage weight of 2 kg was sold at farmgate price of ` 225 per kg and a grossrevenue of ` 4,90,500/- was realized.The operating (cost: benefit) ratio was0.53, indicating 47 % profit due to thefarming.

(Reported by A.K. Abdul Nazar, R. Jayakumar,G. Tamilmani, M. Sakthivel, P. Rameshkumar, B.Johnson, Amir Kumar Samal & K. K. Anikuttan,

Mandapam Regional Centre)

Recommendations to resolve the crisisin mussel farming in Kerala

The mussel farming sector of PadannaBackwaters (Kasaragod District) was

confronted with several problems since2014-15. The scientific team from ICAR-CMFRI monitoring the mussel farmingactivity in the area, set up a task force toidentify the issues and suggest solutions tofarmers and the Government. The resultsof the in situ experiments conducted bythe institute was analysed and the draftreport was presented to Kerala StateFisheries officials in a meeting organisedby the Deputy Director of Fisheries,Kasaragod, on 14th October, 2016.

Following this, the report“Recommendations to resolve the crisisin mussel farming in Padanna Backwaters,

Kasaragod, Kerala” was presented at the‘Mussel farmer’s and agent’s awarenessprogramme’ at Cheruvathur, Kasaragod,on 15th October, 2016. In this meetaround 200 farmers and agents fromKasaragod, Kanhangad and ValiyaparambaPanchayats participated and interactedwith the scientists, state fisheries officialsand local Panchayat officials. Among the21 recommendations proposed by thetask force to tackle these challenges arethe adoption of sustainable aquaculturepractices in Padanna Backwaters byimproving the quality of seeds, enhancingthe flushing rates, modifying the farmlayout and reducing the farming densityper unit area.

(Reported by MFD and FEMD)


Emerging clam fishery at Chirayinkeezhu in Kerala

Nearly 400-500 people including 50-60 women from Perunkuzhi,

Madam Palam and Aroor area ofChirayankeezhu in Thiruvananthapuramdistrict are involved in clam (Paphiamalabarica and Meretrix casta) fishery that

began in 2016 due to the increasedmarket demand. Nearly 90% of theclams are harvested by hand picking fromthe near shore area. From deeper watersthese clams are harvested by groups of2-3 fishermen each using hand dredges,

working in wooden canoes from earlymorning till evening. Harvested clamspacked in gunny bags are sent to cities inKerala, Goa and Karnataka.

(Reported by: M.K.Anil, Vizhinjam Research Centre)

Bulk sale of marine ornamental fish

The Mandapam Regional Centrehas been consistently successful in

the breeding and seed production of

marine ornamental fishes for more thana decade. Recently the centre hassuccessfully raised hybrid clown fishes or

designer clowns and the protocols forlarval rearing and fingerling productionhave been standardised. The designerclowns such as Picasso, platinum,snowflake, etc are highly sought-aftervarieties in the domestic as well asinternational markets. These are beingsold to hobbyists or traders at nominalrates fixed by the institute. The recentbulk sale of percula clown, tomato clown,maroon clown and designer clowns to atrader in Chennai, fetched revenue of` 1,62,500 which was deposited in ICARaccount. This is the first time that such abulk sale of marine ornamental fishes isreported from any R & D institute in India.

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

Johnson, B., Amir Kumar Samal & K.K. Anikuttan,Mandapam Regional Centre)Mass produced hybrid marine ornamental clownfishes

Live oysters on the menu becomes popular

Live oysters are promoted for its healthbenefits and women SHGs from

Moothakunnam trained by ICAR-CMFRIare now supplying live oysters to thegrowing clientele for such foods. Thisitem on the menu cards is opening newavenues for marketing of the culturedoysters to the members of these SHGs.

Serving of live oysters at theNational Cardiologists

Conference

ICAR-CMFRI extends support to Kerala state fundedblack clam relaying programme

CMFRI will provide the technicalinputs black clam relaying

programme at southern side ofThanneermukkom bund of VembanadLake operated by the Fisheries

Department of Kerala. After a series ofmeetings conducted for implementingthis programme, it was decided thatICAR-CMFRI will select the sites suitablefor relaying black clams and monitor the

growth and related parameters at thesesites. Five clam marketing societies' ofVembanad will benefit from thisprogramme.

A two-day national workshop cumtraining on Digital Library

Management was held at ICAR-CMFRIorganized by its Library andDocumentation Centre. Inaugurating theworkshop, Dr. A. Ramachandran, ViceChancellor, Kerala University of Fisheriesand Ocean Studies (KUFOS) said thelibrary professionals must be well trainedwith the latest information managementtechnologies in order to extend theefficacy of the digital library system to theusers. The development in informationtechnology has revolutionized theconcept of library and digitization ofinformation has made the researchactivities easier and effective. Dr.Ramachandran also inauguratedD-Space@CMFRI, a digital archive ofinformation related to the institute. In hispresidential address, Dr. AGopalakrishnan, Director, ICAR-CMFRIsaid its library would be made theinformation gateway in the field of fisheriesand marine science in the country. Theworkshop was intended to bring togetherlibrary and information professionals on a


Cyclone Vardah impacts fisheries sector in Tamil Nadu

Disastrous Vardah Cyclone struckChennai, Kancheepuram and

Thiruvallur coastal districts on 12th

December and affected nearly 25000fisher families. Wind speed of 140 kmper hour and huge tidal waves inundatedthe low lying areas of coastal villagescausing heavy damage and impacted theirnormal life. The Tamil Nadu FisheriesDepartment reported loss of lives of 10

fishers with only 3 bodies recovered.The cyclone badly damaged mechanisedand motorised fishing boats, gears,engines and catamarans in coastal villagesand landing centres. Fishers at Kasimedutold unexpected changes in winddirection ended up in heavy loss for allthe fishers as boats couldn't escape thefury of the cyclone and several weredamaged beyond repair. Total economic

loss due to Vardha Cyclone in Chennai,Kancheepuram and Thiruvallur coastaldistricts was estimated to be ` 32.5crores. The state's Fisheries Departmentworked round the clock and paid reliefamount to the fishers based on theassessment of damages.

(Reported by R. Geetha,E. M. Chhandaprajnadarsini and

P. Laxmilatha, Madras Research Centre)

Lab facilities at Kovalam Field Lab affected by Cyclone VardahThe strong winds during cyclone

Vardah damaged the roof ofsedimentation /filter unit and algal culturefacilities in the Kovalam Field Lab. Severaldoors and window panes and sea waterpump installations were damaged. Thepower was restored after ten days. Theanimal stock and the larval stock has beensustained with lot of efforts. The cagesunder TSP installed at Pulicat were notdirectly affected although the villageinfrastructure was badly damaged, withseveral houses flooded and fishing boatsdamaged.

(Reported by Joe K. Kizhakudan,Madras Research Centre)

National Workshop on Digital Library Management

common platform for in depth analysisand discussion of various aspects and newdevelopments in the field of digital librarysystem. A special publication 'Glimpses ofMarine Fisheries- A Caricature', authoredby Dr. A. A. Jayaprakash Principal Scientist(Retd.) was also released. Dr. V.Gopakumar, Librarian, Goa University,

Dr. B. S. Sivaram, National AeronauticsLaboratory, Bangalore and B. RavishankarInformatics, Bengaluru spoke in varioustechnical sessions. Dr. K. S. Shobhana,Principal Scientist, Mrs. P. Geetha, Officer-in-charge, Library and DocumentationCentre and Dr. V. Mohan also spoke onthe occasion.

Kovalam lab damaged by Cyclone Vardah

Dr. A. Ramachandran, VC, KUFOS inaugurating the workshop


From 2nd to 7th January, 2017, a totalof seven adult carcasses of the Olive

Ridley (Lepidochelys olivacea) turtles,

Stranding of oliveridley turtles along

Chennai coast

Climate Change & Fisheries: ICAR-CMFRI submits CountryStatus Report to SAARC

The Country Status Report (CSR)about the impact of climate change

on coastal fisheries and aquaculturesector in India was presented in a meetingbetween SAARC Agriculture Centre(SAC) and representatives from SAARCnations during a video conferenceconvened by the Dhaka headquarteredSAC.

A 3-member team headed by CMFRIDirector Dr. A. Gopalakrishnanrepresented India in the conference. Theteam India presented the report whichincluded the details of issues andchallenges being developed owing to theclimate change in the coastal fisheries andaquaculture sector in India. Dr. P. U.Zacharia, Project Coordinator ofNational Innovations on Climate ResilientAquaculture (NICRA) and Dr. GrinsonGeorge, Senior Scientist were the othermembers of the CMFRI team whoprepared the CSR which exposeddisruptions being occurred due to theclimate change in areas such as marineecosystem, fish stock, harvesting sector,aquaculture, market and trade etc. Thepresent condition of fishing communitieswas also included in the report. Duringthe conference member countriesreviewed the remedial steps to be taken

to mitigate the impact of climate changeon fisheries and aquaculture, and finaliseda set of recommendations to be followedby the member countries in future. Themeeting prioritised, in therecommendations, developingcollaborative and comprehensive effortsto address climate vulnerabilities andcommissioning of SAARC level task-forceto formulate strategies to mitigate climatechange impacts. Conduct of awarenessprogrammes on reducing greenhousegas emissions and expansion of open seacage farming and pen culture in coastalwater bodies were also listed as themajor recommendations. Othernoteworthy recommendations finalisedduring the meeting include, introductionof saline/ temperature tolerant and fast-growing fish species for coastalaquaculture; establishment of fishsanctuary for improvement of naturalstocks; setting up common gene bank forvulnerable species; development ofalternate energy and fuel sources forinland and marine capture fisheries;utilisation and e-commerce ventures andInformation Communication Technology(ICT) for social and livelihood security offishers and fish farmers; framing ofwetland conservation policies to manage

coastal ecosystem; community basedcoastal f isheries and aquaculturemanagement; upgrading andmodernizing the fishing industry relatedinfrastructure and setting standards forfishing practices; human resourcedevelopment through education, trainingand exchange programmes, supportingmember countries including visits, projectsupport and resource sharing;development of ecologically sensitivehabitats such as mangroves, corals andwetlands; farming of potential carbonsequestering species such as seaweedsand Integrated Multi-trophic Aquaculture(IMTA) and development of low cost fishfarming technologies in tune with climatevariability.

Dr. Mohammed Anwar Sadaf fromAfghanistan, Sayed Mehdi Hassan fromBangladesh, Namgay Dorji from Bhutan,Shafiya Naeem from Maldives, SureshKumar Wagle from Nepal and Dr.Rehana Kausar from Pakistan alsopresented their country status reportsand joined the discussion at theconference. Dr. S. M. Bokhtiar, Directorof SAARC Agriculture Centre (SAC) andDr. S. S. Giri, Senior ProgrammeSpecialist (Fisheries), SAC coordinatedthe conference.

carapace length ranging between 64 cmand 72 cm, were observed betweenMarina beach and Kanathurreddykuppam. Mortality of these individuals areattributed to hit by boats andentanglement in fishing nets.

(Reported by J. Balaji, K. S. S. M. Yousuf,S. Chandrasekaran, P. Laxmilatha, Madras

Research Centre)

One dead bottlenose dolphin(Tursiops truncatus) was found

washed ashore near Digabarini khunti ofPuri coast on 5th November 2016. Injurymarks were found near the snout andthe flippers. The female dolphin weighedapproximately 80 kg. It was taken by theWildlife Department of Puri and buriedafter post mortem by its Veterinarysurgeon. The dolphin was dark blue withwhite in the posterior portion. Inshoreand offshore individuals vary in colour and

Bottlenose dolphin washed ashore on Puri coastsize with former being smaller in size andlighter in colour. Dolphins move in groupsparticularly during October and

November months off Puri coast.

(Reported by Reeta Jayasankar, Puri Field Centre)


Mapping of natural seed resources and mariculture sites

Under All India Network Project onMariculture, a study was carried out

on the availabil ity of natural seedresources, along the Kali estuary ofKarwar. Weekly castnet surveys during2015-16 using cast nets and datacollection from local fishermen on dailybasis was done. Based on data collectedmost dominant fish seeds available arecarangids, snappers and mullets and ofthe 24 prioritised species, 8 species areavailable in Kali estuary. Dominant speciesidentif ied were Caranx ignobilis,Sil lago sihama, Lutjanus johnii,

L. argentimaculatus, Mugil cephalus,Lethrinus lentjan, Psettodes erumei andEpinephelus coioides. Highest abundanceof C. ignobilis was recorded in Sunkeriwhile seeds of snapper were abundantin Halga. Abundance of snapper seed wasmore in areas where the salinity rangedbetween 12-20 ppt. Carangids andmullets were found abundant in all theseasons. CPUE(numbers per haul) ofcarangids and snappers was1800 and700 respectively. Potential sites identifiedwere Nandangadda, Sunkeri, Kadwad,Siddar, Kinner, Halga, Majali, Devbagh.

Out of the eight sites identified, three sitesviz., Halga, Kanasgiri and Sunkeri werefound potential for snapper fish seedresources. Gerres limbatus, Gerresfilamentosus, Etroplus suratensis andScatophagus argus were found to be themost abundant among non-prioritisedspecies.

Four Indigenously designed HDPEcages with 10m diameter have also beeninstalled at marine farming sites of Karwaron 7th November, 2016.

(Reported by Jayasree Loka & PraveenN. Dube, Karwar Research Centre)

Training Programmes

National Training Programme on Fisheries Management

A 21-day National TrainingProgramme on 'Monitoring

Structure and Functions of PelagicEcosystem at Regional Sectors:Relevance for Fisheries' was held from16th November - 6th December, 2016 atHeadquarters. Prof. Trevor Platt, aneminent marine-optics scientist from theUK and a Jawaharlal Nehru ScienceFellow (JNSF), currently with the instituteinaugurated the training programme. Thetraining programme aimed at promotingan ecosystem based approach to fisheriesmanagement and sponsored by NationalInnovations in Climate Resil ientAgriculture (NICRA) project. Dr. ShubhaSathyendranath, Plymouth MarineLaboratory, UK, Dr. P U Zacharia,

Inauguration of the programme by Dr. Platt

Principal Scientist and Head of theDemersal Fisheries Division and Dr.

Second phase of training programme for fisherwomen empowermentIn a bid to empower the fisherwomen

in Kerala, a two-month trainingprogramme for skill enhancement andcapacity development of fisher youth,'Theeranaipunya' was launched. Theprogramme was organized with thesupport of the Society for Assistance tothe Fisherwomen (SAF), functioning underthe Fisheries Department. C. R.Satyavathi, Executive Director, SAFinaugurated the training programme whichfocuses on skill development and impartingon job training to the girls from the fishingcommunity. Dr. Vipin Kumar and Dr. V.Kripa ICAR-CMFRI spoke at the inauguralfunction. Around 70 faculty memberswithin and outside the institute took classeson various topics. Yoga practices andcultural programmes were also scheduled

as part of the training programme. Thefirst phase of 'Theeranaipunya' conductedduring the period February-April this year

was a great success, with almost all theparticipants securing jobs in tune with theireducational qualifications.(Reported by: Dr. Shyam S. Salim, Course Director)

Grinson George, Senior Scientist, ICAR-CMFRI spoke on the occasion.


Training program on Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture(IMTA) - A Climate Change Resilient approach

Tuticorin Research Centre organisedtwo days awareness cum training

program on 'Integrated Multi-TrophicAquaculture (IMTA) - A Climate ChangeResilient Approach' under the projectNational Innovations in Climate ResilientAgriculture (NICRA) - Marine Fisheries(Mariculture Component) during 16thand 17th November 2016 for the seacage farmers of Thoothukudi district. Atotal of 23 participants from 6 coastalvillages attended the programme. Dr. I.Jagadis , Dr. P. S. Asha, (Principal scientists)Dr. L. Ranjith, and Mr. C.Kalidas(Scientists), Mr. N. Jesuraj and Mr. P.Muthukrishnan (Divers) deliveredlectures and practical sessions. On the

second day, field visit to model sea cagefarm at Sippikulam followed by thepractical demonstration on site selectionfor sea cage farming, GI cage fabrication,cage culture of sea bass, lobster, pearl

oysters and seaweeds (IMTA) were givento the trainees. Participation certificatesfor the trainees were distributed by Dr.P. P. Manojkumar, Scientist-in-charge,Tuticorin Research Centre.

Release of Training manual by Dr. Reena Selvi, Joint Director (Regional), State FisheriesDepartment, Thoothukudi District

Training Programme under FIMSUL-II

Training Programme on 'Marine SeaCage Farming' for the fishers and

fisheries officials under FIMSUL-II projectof State Fisheries Department, TamilNadu was held in three batches at theMandapam Regional Centre. Eight fishers

and one Inspector of Fisheries attendedthe training for Kanyakumari districtconducted during 20th-22th September2016. For Pudukottai district, 17 fishersand two Inspectors of Fisheriesparticipated in the programme, held in

two batches. The training forRamanathapuram district was conductedduring 1st-3rd November 2016, in which12 fishers and one Inspector of Fisheriestook part. There were 19 fishers and oneInspector of Fisheries in the training forKancheepuram district held during 22nd-24th November 2016.The participantswere given hands-on training on cagefarming, feeding, cage and net fabrication,net exchange, and disease management.Besides, they were appraised with latestinformation on broodstock developmentand seed production technologies ofmarine finfishes and ornamental fishes.Field visits were also arranged to sea cagefarm at Mandapam and a seaweed farmat Munaikadu. Dr. A. K. Abdul Nazar andDr. B. Johnson coordinated the trainingprogramme.Shri.Issac Jayakumar, Deputy Director of Fisheries, Ramanathapuram distributing the certificates

Training programme on ‘Cage Culture of Finfishes’at Visakhapatnam Regional Centre

A training programme on "CageCulture of Finfishes" was conducted

under All India Network Project onMariculture (AINP-M) at VisakhapatnamRegional Centre of CMFRI from 7th -12th

November, 2016. The programme wasorganized with an aim of developingskills on cage culture technology and alsoto disseminate the technology indifferent part of the country. Theprogramme was attended by 20

participants including fishermen, aquafarmer and entrepreneurs from differentdistricts Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.The training programme wasinaugurated by Mr. Mr. V. VenkateswaraRao, Joint Director of Fisheries,Visakhapatnam on 7th November, 2016.During the course of the programmedifferent aspects of cage cultureincluding overview of cage culture, cagefabrication, installation, maintenance,

candidate species for cage culture andfinancial support for cage culture weretaught and the trainees were givenhands on training on cage fabrication,mooring and net exchange. A bilingual(English and Telugu) training manual oncage culture of f inf ishes coveringdif ferent aspects of cage culturewere given to al l the trainees.Dr. Sekar Megarajan, co-ordinated theprogramme.


Training Programme on bivalve farmingTraining programme on bivalve

farming was organised by MangaloreResearch Centre and Department ofFisheries, Udupi on 23 December, 2016

at Sasthan, Udupi. Dr. Geetha Sasikumarand Shri. Nataraja G.D. imparted hands-on training on "Green mussel and oysterfarming in estuarine and coastal waters

including demonstration on musselseeding to 47 participants comprisingfishermen and farmers from UdupiDistrict.

Cage culture technology demonstration underAINP Mariculture

Under the All India Network Projecton Mariculture at the Karwar

research centre of CMFRI a seven-daystraining program on "Open sea Cagefarming of marine finfish and shellfish"was organized from 5th-11th December,2016. Hands-on training on differentaspects of open sea floating cage culture

was imparted to participants from sixresearch and regional centres of ICAR-CMFRI and five collaborating agriculturaluniversities. Theory as well as practicalsessions to acquaint the participants withthe intricacies of different faces of opensea cage farming right from site andspecies selection, cage designing,

mooring, nets and netting materials forcage culture, maintenance of broodersin the RAS, live feed culture, nurseryrearing of fingerlings, growth monitoring,cage maintenance, environmentalmonitoring, health management,harvesting and marketing of cage culturedfishes was organised.

Cage culture technology demonstrationfor state fisheries officials

Training programme on 'cage culturetechnology demonstration and

development' was conducted for theemployees of State Fisheries Departmentof Kerala at the Karwar research centreduring 6th to 12th December, 2016. 8participants attended the programme.Hands on training on cage farming

Visit to cage farm site Hands on training in cage fabrication Dr. R. Narayanakumar distributing certificatesto the studentsincluding feeding, cage and net fabrication,

net exchange etc was provided to theofficials. Visit to hatchery facilities tounderstand brood stock developmentand seed production technologies ofmarine finishes was arranged besides fieldvisits to sea cage at Karwar and Polem.

Journal Club organised invited talks

Dr. Gustav Paulay, Curator of FloridaMuseum of National History,

University of Florida, USA delivered alecture on 'Reef Biodiversity: the InsideStory' at Headquarters . Dr. Gustav, whohas specialized in reef biodiversityresearch and is also an editor ofWORMS, the world's largest onlinedatabse for taxonomy marine species,urged the scientific community toparticipate in developing online databaseof the marine biodiversity, helpinginterested stakeholders get access to theinformation of the nation's resources. Hevisited the National Marine BiodiversityMuseum at ICAR-CMFRI which is

designated as the NationalRepository by theGovernment of India andappreciated its showcasing ofvarieties of marine speciesregarded as the largest of itskind in the country. DirectorDr. A. Gopalakrishnanpresented a memento to Dr.Gustav. Dr. K. K. Joshi, Head,Marine Biodiversity Divisionand Dr. Shyam S. Salim,Principal Scientist and co-ordinator of the Journal Club,also spoke on the occasion.

Dr. N. Aswathy and Dr. P. Shinoj organised10 days on the job training programme

from October 24th to 4th November, 2016 for79 Vocational Higher Secondary Schoolstudents from Kaippamangalam, Thevara andKadamakkudi on 'Advances in capture fisheriesand aquaculture' under ATIC.

Students trained

Dr. Gustav being welcomed by Dr. A. Gopalakrishnan, Director

Swachhta Pakhwada

Cleanliness drive at Headquarters and Centres

As part of the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan,the institute observed Swachhta

Pakhwada, a 14-day cleanliness drive, atheadquarters in Kochi and its variousresearch and field centres in the country.It commenced on Gandhi Jayanthi andculminated on the Rastriya Ekta Divas (31st

October) with activities implemented atICAR-CMFRI Headquarters and its tenregional/ research centres. At HQ, Dr. A.Gopalakrishnan, Director, administeredthe ‘Swachhata Pledge’ to all staff with thecommittement to make self, community,

society, villages and cities clean and strivetowards taking the nation into theexemplary list of the Clean Countries inthe world. The programmes conductedranged from cleaning the public utility areaslike harbour, hospitals, schools, parks,beaches, bus shelters, boat jetties, publicwalkways, playgrounds; cleaning the officepremises; to planting trees, vegetablegardening, setting up of biowaste utilizationplants besides creating awareness amongpublic by conducting various competitionsin this connection, Awareness in Yoga;health, positive thinking and waterconservation etc, was generated by specialprogrammes. Involvement of VIPs in theinstitute’s Swachhta Awarenessprogrammes was also done. Some of themajor events included human chain onawareness, cleaning beaches, developingproducts and processes leading to betterwaste disposal / reduction. A talk onEnvironment and Development : Role ofindividuals and society on 20th October,2016 by Mr. C. R. Neelakantan, noted

environment activist and lecture by Mr.Sarvesh Shashi, Chief Executive Officer,Zorba - A Renaissance Studio, Chennaipopularising yoga on 28th October, 2016was arranged at Headquarters. One of thehallmarks of the Pakhwada has beendeveloping fruitful linkages with the civicsocieties and other government agenciesin partnering with them for futureinitiatives. Daily Reporting which featuredin dailies as well as official websitesincluding that of the ICAR was also ahighlight.

Staff of Mumbai RC jointly participatedin the world’s largest mass cleanup driveat Versova beach along with the VersovaResidents’ Volunteers (VRV), BombayMunicipal Corporations (BMC) staffs andlocal citizens on 22nd October, 2016 from8.00 to 11.00 am. During the drive threetruck loads of garbage was removed tothe dumping station. Veraval Regionalcentre organised awareness rally, cleaningof the Somnath Beach and competitionsfor school children.

Beach clean up at Fort Kochi Awareness campaings among fish processing fisherwomengroups organized by Vizhinjam Research Centre

Schoolchildren gathered for the painitngcompetition organised at Veraval

Clean up drive at Versova Beach, Mumbai

Elocution competition on 'CLEAN INDIA' for schoolchildren organized by Tuticorin Research Centre

Biowaste management unit setup at Mangalore Research Centre

Cleaning of premises at Tuticorin Research Centre

Planting of saplings at Mandapam Regional Centre Awareness Rally organised at Tuticorin

Human chain at Headquarters

Awards

Dr. Jasmine.S. and team comprisingRanjith, L.; Ramkumar, S. Miriam

Paul Sreeram, Sobhana, K. S., K. K. Joshiand Jose Kingsley bagged the Best PosterAward for their poster on 'Hard Coraldiversity Of Minicoy Island, Lakshadweep'in the Session: Animal, Aquatic, Insect,Microbial Genetic Resources at FirstInternational Agrobiodiversity Congress(IAC 2016) held in New Delhi inNovember 2016.

Mr. S. Chandrasekar, scientist wonthe best paper award for his

presentation on "Comparison of growthperformance and survival of cobia,Rachycentron canadum fingerlings fedwith commercial pellet feed and lowvalue fish" at International Conference onScience and Technology for NationalDevelopment 25th-26th, October, 2016at KUFOS, Panangad, Kochi.

Dr. T. M. Najmudeen, SeniorScientist, received the Best Poster

Award for the poster presentation entitled"Bioeconomic model to estimateeconomic loss due to juvenile fishing usingpopulation parameters authored by T. M.

Najmudeen, P. U. Zacharia and T. V.Sathianandan at the International Congresson 'Post-Harvest Technologies ofAgricultural Produce for Sustainable Foodand Nutritional Security' held at Lucknowduring 10th-12th November, 2016.

ICAR-CMFRI Team who won the poster competiion with Dr. Jena, DDG(Fisheries) ICAR at IAC 2016

New Publications

CMFRI Poster No.19/2016

Saji Kumar, K. K., Venkatesan, V., JestinJoy, K M and Mohamed, K S (2016)

Oceanic cephalopod fauna ofSoutheastern Arabian Sea

CMFRI Special PublicationNo.121

Dineshbabu, A P; Thomas, Sujitha andDinesh, A C (2016) Handbook on

Application of GIS as a DecisionSupport Tool in Marine Fisheries


Zacharia, P. U., Dineshbabu, A. P.,Thomas, Sujitha, Kizhakudan, Shoba

Joe, Vivekanandan, E., Pillai, S Lakshmi,Sivadas, M., Ghosh, Shubhadeep,Ganga, U., Rajesh, K. M., Nair,

Rekha J., Najmudeen, T. M., Koya,Mohammed, Chellappan, Anulekshmi,

Dash, Gyanaranjan, Divipala, Indira,Akhilesh, K. V., Muktha, M. and Dash,

Swatipriyanka Sen (2016) Relativevulnerability assessment of Indian

marine fishes to climate change usingimpact and adaptation attributes


Jayaprakash, A A (2016) Glimpses ofIndian Fisheries - A Caricature

Marine Fisheries Policy Brief - 4

Mohamed, K S (2016) Marine FisheriesPolicy Brief-4; Fishing Using Lights How

should India handle this newdevelopment.


Recreation Club

Visitors

A special cardiology camp wasorganised on 16th December, 2016

at Tuticorin Research Centre to providehealth care support for the staff and theirfamily members. Dr. M. Sampathkumar,

Cardiologist, three General Physicians and11 medical assistants from MeenakshiMission Hospital and Research Centrerendered their services in the camp.Nearly 60 members attended the medical

camp and benefited.Staff Recreation club of the Mangalore

Research Centre celebrated Diwali andChristmas.

Diwali Celebrations at Mangalore Research Centre

Prof. Richard Hay, MP, Lok Sabha visitedKochi HQ on 28th December, 2016.

centre's activities. Later, Dr. Jena jointlyaddressed the staff of ICAR-CMFRI and

interest in the mariculture activities of thecentre.

Dr. A. Gopalakrishnan, Director, inaugurated the sale of T-shirts andcoffee mugs imprinted with the images of marine ornamental

aquarium fishes, corals and slogans promoting awareness of the protectionof marine environment, at Vizhinjam Research Centre on 20th October,2016.

Health check up organised at Tuticorin Research Centre

Prof. Richard Hay in the Museum

Dr. J K Jena, Deputy Director General(Fisheries), ICAR, New Delhi visited

the Visakhapatnam Regional Centre ofICAR-CMFRI and Visakhapatnam ResearchCentre of ICAR-Central Institute FisheriesTechnology on 15th October, 2016. AtICAR-CMFRI he visited the the RAS andHatchery facility where larval rearing oforange spotted grouper is in progress aspart of mariculture programmes at thecentre. The Scientist-In-Charge(s) of boththe institutes made power pointpresentations and briefed about the UGC accreditation committee

members interacting with SIC ofMumbai Research Centre

ICAR-CIFT at Visakhapatnam.

Dr. C N Ravishankar, Director, ICAR-CIFT visited the Visakhapatnam

Regional Centre on 30th November 2016.He interacted with the scientists and wasapprised of the research activities andmariculture facilities of the centre.

Mr. Ram Sankar Naik, Commissionerof Fisheries, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh

visited the Visakhapatnam Regional Centreon 2nd December 2016. He evinced a keen

University Grant Commission (UGC)Accreditation Committee for ICAR-

CIFE, Mumbai visited Mumbai ResearchCentre of ICAR-CMFRI on 25th October,2016.

Dr. Jena, DDG, ICAR in the marine fish hatchery

Exhibitions

Official Language Implementation

ICAR-CMFRI participated in an exhibitionorganized in connection with the Kisan

Mela and Mega-Exhibition-CentenaryExpo at ICAR-CPCRI, Kasaragod from10th-13th December, 2016. The staff ofMangalore Research Centre co-ordinatedthe arrangements and showcased theactivities and technologies developed bythe institute. Shri. Radha Mohan Singh,Union Minister for Agriculture andFarmers' Welfare, Shri Anant Kumar

Hegde, Member of Parliament, Shri.N.A.Nellikunnu, MLA, Kasargod andother dignitaries visited the stall.

Dr. P. S. Swathilekshmi, Principalscientist and team set up the CMFRI

stall in the exhibition " Science Expo-2016"organised by KarthikaThirunalGovernment vocational and HigherSecondary school for girls, from 21st-23rd

October 2016.

ICAR-CMFRI participated in theexhibition at St. Mary's school,

Thamarachal on 20th November, 2016and Government Sanskrit School,Tripunithura from 28th-29th November,2016.

Mumbai Regional Centre of ICAR-CMFRI participated in the Exhibition

"Vigyan Yagnya-2016", at K. J. SomaiyaCollege, Vidyavihar during 7th to 10th

December, 2016.

Hindi Workshops

A One day Hindi workshop on 'OfficialLanguage Policy' was conducted for

the Officers and staff members of CMFRIHeadquarters on 8th December, 2016.Shri Navin Kumar Yadav, AssistantDirector (OL), conducted the class inwhich 15 Officers and staff attended.

At Madras Research Centre, Hindiworkshop on 'Use of Hindi in daily life'was conducted on 21st December, 2016,by Smt. Dr. P. Saraswathi, AssistantProfessor, University of Madras, Chennai.It was attended by 20 staff members ofthe Centre.

Mumbai Research Centre of ICAR-CMFRI conducted Hindi Workshop onthe topic related to Swacch BharatAbhiyan and cleanliness on 22nd October,2016. Hindi Karyanvayan Committeemeeting of the Centre was conducted n5th November, 2016. Dr. VeerendraVeer Singh, Scientist-in-Charge,participated in the meeting of HindiCoordination Committee of NagarRajbhasha Samithi (TOLIC) at ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Education on29th November, 2016.

Hindi Pakhwada/Hindi Chetana Maaswas celebrated at Mumbai Research from1st October 2016 to 15th October 2016by organising various competitions for

staff to promote the use of officiallanguage. Dr. S.D. Tripathi, formerDirector, ICAR-CIFE and and Dr. AnilChaubey, SIC, CSIR-NIO were presentduring the valedictory function.

OLIC Meeting

The quarterly meeting of OfficialLanguage Implementation

Committee of the Institute was held on05.10.2016 under the Chairmanship ofDr. A. Gopalakrishnan, Director.

Participation in KochiTOLIC Joint HindiCelebration - 2016

Officers and Staff members activelyparticipated in the Joint Hindi

Celebration - 2016 conducted by KochiTOLIC in Income Tax Office, Kochiduring 21st-25th November, 2016. Dr. J.Jayasankar, Principal Scientist, Smt. A.Ramya, Assistant and Shri A.T. Sunil,UDC won prizes for variouscompetitions in Hindi proficiency, heldduring the event.

Valedictory functions of Hindi Chetana Mascelebrations at Mumbai Research Centre

Exhibition stall at Kisan Mela Stall at Science Expo 2016

Workshop at Headquarters



KVK (Ernakulam) News

The Krishi Vigyan Kendra Ernakulamof ICAR-CMFRI introduced an Aqua

Task Force named Kadamakudy MalsyaKarma Sena on 21st November 2016 tohelp boost fish culture. The task force,comprising a group of youngsters trainedby the KVK, was launched by Dr. A.Gopalakrishnan, Director, ICAR-CMFRI ata function held on Pizhala Island, as partof the World Fisheries Day celebration.Under the technical guidance of expertsfrom the KVK, the young people in theAqua Task Force will undertake variousworks to assist fish farmers on paymentbasis. They are able to help farmers inareas such as farm design, cage fabrication,cleaning, pond preparation, seed sourcing,quality control, feed selection etc. KVK willassist the task force in making projectreports to avail bank loans for aquacultureprojects. For availing the services of thetask force, KVK can be contacted at8281757450. A hand book on FAQs oncage farming and a leaflet on GIFT Tilapia

World Fisheries Day celebrated with launch of Aqua Task Force

farming were also released during thefunction. These publications can bepurchased from KVK sales counter atICAR-CMFRI in Kochi. A seminar on 'CageAquaculture' was also conducted as partof the programme. Smt. Shalini Babu,

President, Kadamakkudy Grama Panchayatpresided over the function. Dr. ShinojSubramannian, Senior Scientist and Head,KVK, Dr. P. A. Vikas, Subject MatterSpecialist (Fisheries) were present.

The World Soil Day celebration of KVKwas held at Palluruthy, Ernakulam on

5th December 2016. Shri K.J. Maxy,Member of Kerala Legislative Assemblyfrom Kochi, inaugurated the programmewith the launch of KVK's new Dripirrigation kit (irrigateasy). Smt. HemaPrahladan, Councillor, Kochi Corporationpresided. Dr.Shinoj Subramannian, SeniorScientist & Head of KVK andDr.R.Narayanakumar, Head, SEETTDdivision, ICAR-CMFRI were present. Ayearly calendar for Nutmeg farmingindicating month wise recommendationswas also released during the programme.A seminar on soil test based fertilizerapplication followed.

The basic concept behind introducingIrrigateasy suitable for kitchen gardensupto 1 cent area or 80 growbags is to

World Soil Day celebrated

attract non traditional farmers to selffarming for safe food production. The kitthat can be installed easily works underlow pressure or in gravity flow. The flowto each drip line can be controlled throughan electronic control system. The wholeunit is portable and its modular design

helps to expand it to bigger area. The costof the unit that contains 50 meter driptape, 6 end caps, 5 connectors with lockand valve, 2 meter connecting hose, takeoff with control valve along with a CD oninstallation procedure is only ` 500/.

At a time when the excessive growthof aquatic weeds is posing threat to

the ecosystem of the fresh waterresources, an initiative of growing fishessuch as grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon

KVK launches initiative to tackle menace of aquatic weeds

idella), which consumes the aquaticweeds as feed to tackle the weed menacein the ponds has been launched.Dr. A. Gopalakrishnan, Director launchedthe programme by releasing fingerlings

of grass carp into the PerunninakkulamShiva temple pond in Tripunithura.Dr. Shinoj Subramannian and Dr. VikasP.A. from KVK were also present duringthe launch of the programme.

Release of KVK's Annual calender on Nutmeg farming

Launch of the Aqua Task Force


Dr. A. Gopalakrishnan, Directorattended the meeting with the DirectorGeneral, ICAR at CTCRI,Thiruvananthapuram on 20th October2016.

Attended the final meeting of the TaskForce related to the use of technologyfor Agriculture Insurance under theChairmanship of Dr. Ramesh Chand,Member (Agriculture) at NITI Aayog,New Delhi on 24th & 25th October, 2016.

Attended the review meeting of ICARNetwork Projects and OutreachResearch Projects at NASC, New Delhion 3rd & 4th November 2016.

Attended the 25th meeting of ICARRegional Committee No. VIII atSugarcane Breeding Institute,Coimbatore on 11th & 12th November2016.

Dr. K. S. Mohamed, Head, MFDattended a meeting of awarenessprogramme on “Minimum Legal Size andStock Depletion” for the Fishermen ofErnakulam District organized byDepartment of Fisheries, Kerala held on20th October, 2016 at the Relief BoatOwners Association Hall, Munambam,Kerala.

Attended the meeting of the WorkingGroup on Fisheries 27th October, 2016at State Planning Board, Pattom,Trivandrum.

Attended the 3rd meeting of the ExpertCommittee for making amendments inKMFR Act held on 31st October, 2016 atCIFT, Kochi.

Attended the Fisheries awarenessprogramme for fishermen of ErnakulumDistrict 7th November, 2016 at SalwaHall, Thoppumpadi.

Attended the meeting with Minister ofFisheries and Deputy Director ofFisheries (Alappuzha) for black clamproject on 10th November, 2016 atAlappuzha.

Attended the meeting of the Clamresource management committee heldon 22nd November, 2016 at Collectorate,Kollam.

Attended the meeting of the MSCTechnical Advisory Board held on 29th-30th November, 2016 at London.

Attended the meeting “Clam restorationprogramme in Vembanad Lake held on17th December, 2016 at CMFRI, Kochi.

Programme participations

Dr. P. U. Zacharia, Head, , , , , DFDattended the NICRA Review Meeting atMumbai on 17th December, 2016.

Attended the Video Conference meetingwith SAARC member countries onClimate Change Impact on CoastalFisheries and Aquaculture on 20thDecember, 2016.

Dr. R. Narayanakumar, Head,SEETTD, attended the RGCA ProjectEvaluation Committee Meeting at DTSFProject, Port Blair, Grouper Project,Rudland Island A&N Islands, 21st-22nd

October 2013; Visakahapatnam,Vijayawada 1st-2nd November, 2016.

Attended the Admission SupervisoryCommittee of Professional Colleges inKerala (ASC)-KUFOS Workshop onModernization of Syllabus for MBAProgrammes in Kerala, Panagad, 10th-11th

November 2016.

Attended the Meeting with Dr. AnupWadhwan, Additional Secretary, Ministryof Commerce to discuss the possiblestrategies to deal with the ongoingnegotiations on fishery subsides in WTO,at Udyog Bhavan, New Delhi, 9th

November, 2016.

Attended the RGCA Project EvaluationCommittee Final Report PresentationMeeting at MPEDA, Kochi on 30th

November, 2016.

Dr. V. Kripa, Head, FEMD attendedthe Scoping meeting of the IPCC SpecialReport on Climate Change and Oceansand Cryosphere held at Novotel MonteCarlo in Monaco as National nomineeduring 6th-9th December, 2016.

Attended the inaugural meeting ofcleaning progrmme of Cochin backwatersconducted by Deewara Sabha on 2nd

October, 2016 and handed over thematerials for creating awarenessprogrammes to the youth.

Attended the Consultative Workshop asan Expert advisor organized by theInstitute for Climate Change Studies atICCS Office at Kanjikuzhy, Kottayam on29th December, 2016.

Dr. Prathibha Rohit, SIC,Mangalore Research Centre Dr. P.Laxmilatha, SIC, Madras ResearchCentre, Dr. P. P. Manojkumar, SIC,Tuticorin Research Centre and Dr. A.K. Abdul Nazar, SIC, MandapamRegional Centre attended the 25th ICARRegional Committee No. VIII during 11th-

12th November, 2016 at Tamil NaduAgricultural University, Coimbatore.

Dr. K. K. Joshi, Dr. K. S.Sobhana, Dr. Molly Varghese,Dr. M. K. Anil, Dr. B.Santhosh,Dr.S.Jasmine, Dr. Rekha J.Nair,(Principal Scientists), Dr. JayasreeLoka, Dr. Miriam Paul Sreeram(Senior Scientists) and Dr. L. Ranjith,Scientist, participated in the 1st

International Agrobiodiversity Congress-2016 held at New Delhi during 6th - 9th

November, 2016.

Dr. K. K. Philipose, Projectcoordinator attended AINP (All IndiaNetwork Project) on Mariculture. ReviewMeeting held at Delhi on 3rd November,2016.

Dr. Veerendra Veer Singh, SIC,Mumbai Research Centre attendedworkshop on cage culture organized byMaharashtra State Fisheries Departmentand presented Mariculture activities of theInstitute at Mahila Vikas Kendra, Colabaon 18th October, 2016.

Was invited expert regarding signalsextension in the sea along withhydrographer, TCS representatives andAsian Development Bank representativesat meeting convened by MaharashtraMaritime Board (MMB), Mumbai on 17th

October, 2016.

Attended meeting with Hon’ble. Ministerof State for Home (Rural), Finance andPlanning Government of MaharashtraShri. Deepak Kesarkar, Principal SecretaryFisheries, Commissioner of fisheries Gov.of Maharashtra along with the group offishers and UNDP officials regardingdevelopment of fisheries in SidhudurgDistrict of Maharashtra on 19th October,2016.

Attended Meeting of Head of theInstitutions and ICAR-CIRCOTprogramme in presence of Hon’bleMinister of State for Agriculture, ShriParshottam Rupala on 24th October,2016.

Attended meeting with Mr. Pravin Pardesi,Principal Secretary, Govt of Maharashtraand Mr. Jaco Cilliers, Country Director,UNDP in India along with other higherofficials of Govt.of Maharashtra,representatives of the ICAR institutes,Mangrove Cell and Maharashtra StateFisheries Department regarding reviewof UNDP Projects and discussions on


new projects in coastal districts ofMaharashtra on 16th November, 2016.

Dr. Prathibha Rohit, SICMangalore Research Centre attendedmeeting convened on 20th December,2016 by the State Fisheries Departmentregarding use of LED light in fishing boatsat Bengaluru.

Dr. P. Laxmilatha, SIC MadrasResearch Centre attended the 3rd StateLevel Technical Committee Meeting inconnection with FIMSUL II project heldon 19th October, 2016 atCommissionerate of Fisheries, TamilnaduFisheries Department, Chennai

Attended the Stakeholder consultationmeeting at Office of Commissioner ofFisheries, Chennai on 07th November,2016 in connection with the action to betaken during the nesting and breedingseason of sea turtles commencing 2017.

Dr. M. K. Anil, SIC, VizhinjamResearch Centre attended the NationalConference on Tropical Tuber Crops forthe Sustenance and Welfare of TribalCommunities (NCTTC-2016) on 20th

October, 2016 at ICAR-CTCRI,Sreekaryam,Thiruvananthapuram.

Dr. A. K. Abdul Nazar, SIC,Mandapam Regional Centre attended the11th meeting of Fish, Fisheries andAgriculture Sectional Committee FAD 12at New Delhi on 26th October, 2016.

Attended the All India Network Projecton Mariculture Review meeting at NewDelhi during 3rd-4th, November 2016.

Dr. Shubhadeep Ghosh, SIC,Visakhapatnam Regional Centre attendedthe AINP Review meeting at NAAS, NewDelhi during 3rd-4th November, 2016.

Participated in a meeting with theSecretaries of the Department ofAgriculture and Department onCommerce, at Krishi Bhavan and UdyogBhavan, New Delhi respectively on 9thNovember, 2016.

Dr. P. Kaladharan, Principal scientistattended workshop on Biodiversity andConservation of Aquatic Resources atFisheries Training and Research Centre,Parakkai, Nagarcoil of Tamil NaduFisheries University and presented akeynote address on Biodiversity ofseaweeds and seagrasses along southwastcoast of India.

Dr. D. Prema and Dr. P.Kaladharan (Principal scientists)

attended the inaugural meeting ofcleaning progrmme of Cochin backwatersconducted by Deewara Sabha on 2nd

October, 2016.

Dr. K. Vijayakumaran, PrincipalScientist conducted an interactive trainingworkshop on Philosophy methods andethics in Science at Kerala University ofFisheries and Ocean studies during 15th-17th December, 2016

Dr. Somy Kuriakose, PrincipalScientist delivered an invited talk duringXVIII National Conference of AgriculturalResearch Statisticians at IIFSR, Modipuramon 16th December, 2016.

Dr Joe K. Kizhakudan, PrincipalScientist attended an IFAD-PTSLP(International Funding for Agriculturedevelopment-Post Tsunami SustainableLivelihood Programme) consultancy projectreview workshop at The Secretariat,Chennai on 18th November 2016.

Conducted Artificial Reef Managementcommittee meeting with stakeholders atPanayur Periya kuppam on 23rd

November 2016.

Conducted cage farming stakeholdersmeeting and formation of Association ofPudhunemmelikuppam ProgressiveFishermen (APPF) atPudhunemmelikuppam and Associationof Chemmencherry ProgressiveFishermen (ACPF), KancheepuramDistrict on 3rd December 2016

Dr. Mini K. G. (senior scientist) andMr. S. Chandrasekar, Mr. C.Kalidas and Mrs. M. Kavitha(scientists) attended and presentedpapers at conference on “Science andTechnology for NationalDevelopment”organised at KeralaUniversity of Fisheries and Ocean Studies(KUFOS) during 25th - 26th October,2016 in Kochi.

Dr. Shyam S. Salim attended theSAF review meeting held at Fisheriestraining centre, Kadungalloor on 14th

November, 2016.

Dr. Jayasree Loka, Senior Scientistparticipated in International Conferenceon “Recent Advances in Aquaculture-2016” held at Andhra University,Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.

Made a presentation on “TechnologyDemonstration Component” in NICRAAnnual workshop held at NASC, NewDelhi during 9th-10th December, 2016.

Dr. A. K. Abdul Nazar, Dr. P. P.Manojkumar, Principal Scientists Dr.R. Jayakumar, Senior Scientist, Dr.B. Johnson and Dr. K. K.Anikuttan, Scientists attended theWorking Group Meeting on‘Development of a Mariculture Policy forIndia’ at CMFRI, Kochi during 16th-17th,December 2016.

Dr. A. P. Dineshbabu and Dr.Sujitha Thomas (Principal Scientists)organized appraisal workshop ‘RemoteSensing & GIS for ecosystem basedmarine living resources management’ forthe CMFRI-SAC Collaborative project atVeraval from 8th-10th November 2016.

Dr. A. P. Dineshbabu and Dr.Sujitha Thomas (Principal Scientists)attended Annual national review meetingof NICRA at NASC New Delhi from 8-10th December, 2016.

Dr. T.M. Najmudeen, SeniorScientist attended the ‘BrainstormingWorkshop on measuring resilienceindicators to climate change’ impacts heldat CRIDA, Hyderabad on 28th October,2016 and made a presentation on“Indicators of resilience in marine fisheriesto climate change impacts”.

Attended and presented a paper and aposter in the International Congress on‘Post-Harvest Technologies of AgriculturalProduce for Sustainable Food andNutritional Security’ during 10th-12th

November, 2016 at Lucknow.

Attended NICRA Review workshop atNASC, PUSA, New Delhi during 9th-10th

December, 2016.

Attended the Webinar organized underNICRA on 08th November, 2016 atICAR-CMFRI, Kochi and made apresentation on ‘Identification ofIndicators of Resilience in Marine Fisheriesto Changing Climate’.

Dr. R. Jayakumar, Senior Scientistattended the Board of studies meetingorganized by Department of MarineBiotechnology, School of MarineSciences, Bharathidasan University,Tiruchirappalli, on 9th December, 2016.

Dr. B. Johnson, Scientist Dr. R.Saravanan, Scientist participated theTraining of Trainers on ‘Participatorymethods of training delivery forcurriculum on coastal and marinebiodiversity’ held in Goa on 15th-18th,November, 2016 organized by GIZunder the CMPA Project.


Dr. P. Rameshkumar, Scientistattended the International conference on‘Recent Advances in Aquaculture (RAA-2016) at Visakhapatnam during 16th -17th,December 2016.

Mr. S. Chandrasekar and Mr. C.Kalidas, Scientists attended andpresented paper Scientist participated inNational seminar on AquacultureDiversification: The way forward to bluerevolution, during 1st-3rd, December,2016 at CIFA, Bhubaneswar.

Mr. M. Rajkumar, Scientist attendedthe ‘Tamil Nadu FisherwomenConference’ organized by CommunityDevelopment Organization Trust atRamanathapuram on 8th November, 2016.

Dr. Shelton Padua attended theESRI India Geo Vision Seminar atTrivandrum on 9th December, 2016.

Dr. L. Ranjith, Scientist, attended thesensitization program organized by theWildlife Crime Control Bureau anddelivered lecture on “Marine AnimalTrade in India” to the differentstakeholders including forest officials on05th October, 2016 at District ForestOffice, Kanyakumari.

Attended & served as a member in the“Stakeholders Consultation Meeting andTechnical Committee meeting on SquidJigging” at the Deputy Director of

Fisheries (Regional), Kanyakumari on 19thOctober, 2016.

Dr. I. Jagadis, Principal Scientist andMr. C. Kalidas, Scientist attendedTtechnical meeting followed by field visitto sea cage farm at Sippikulam under theproject Fisheries Management forsustainable livelihood (FIMSUL), StateFisheries Department on 13th December,2016.

Dr. P. S. Swathilekshmi, Principalscientist, attended the trainingprogramme on “Enhancing capacities ofwomen fish workers in India for theimplementation of SSF guidelines“organized by the International Collectivein Support of Fish Workers at Chennaifrom 21st to 23rd November, 2016 andpresented a paper on Fisherwomensaccess to Resources.

Dr. Ritesh Ranjan, Scientist,attended a two day USFDA-MPEDAworkshop on “Good AquaculturePractices and Food Safety PreventativeControl for Aquaculture Farms” atVisakhapatnam during 17th-18th

November 2016.

Dr. Divu, Scientist participated as aresource person for the trainingprogramme on “Lobster Traps” organizedjointly by World Wildlife Fund-India andICAR-CIFT on 10th November, 2016 atMandvi, Kutch, Gujarat

Mr. Pralaya Ranjan Behera,Scientist, Dr. Phalguni Pattnaik,ACTO and Mr. Jishnudev M. A.,Technician participated in the Exhibitionorganized by ICAR- CIFA, Bhubaneswarin collaboration with Association ofAquaculturists (AoA), Bhubaneswar onthe occasion of National Seminar on‘Aquaculture diversification: the wayforward for blue revolution’ from 1st-3rd

December 2016

Mr. Pralaya Ranjan Behera,Scientist, Dr. Phalguni Pattnaik,ACTO and Mr. M.A. Jishnudev Jishnudev Jishnudev Jishnudev JishnudevTechnician participated in the Exhibitionorganized on the occasion of NationalSeminar on “Aquaculture diversification:the way forward for blue revolution” byICAR- CIFA and Association ofAquaculturists from 1st-3rd December2016 at Bhubaneswar.

Ms. Saloni Shivam, Scientist andMr. N. G. Vaidya attended 44th half-yearly TOLIC, Karwar meeting held on9th November, 2016 at Karwar.

Mr. Aju K. Raju, Technical Assistant,Mr. K. M. Sreekumar, Technicianand Mr. Thobias P. Antony, SkilledSupport Staff, Marine Biodiversity Divisionparticipated in the 26th Swadeshi ScienceCongress, held at ICAR-CMFRI, Kochiduring 7th-9th November, 2016.

Human Resources Development

Dr. Rekha J. Nair, Principal Scientist,was deputed to participate in the

IUCN Groupers and Wrasses SpecialistGroup (GWSG) meeting in the Azores,Portugal in November 2016 to assess theextinction risk of 164 species of this groupglobally. The Azores workshop, supportedby the IUCN Biodiversity Unit staff, is keybecause Red List re-assessments must becompleted at least once every ten years.Dr. Rekha Nair an IUCN Specialist Groupmember was one among the 35 expertsfrom 13 countries who gathered in theAzores. Revisiting species status ofgroupers such as Spinycheek Grouper,Longspine Grouper, Malabar grouper,Orange Grouper etc. is significant becauseof the growing exploitation pressure onthis group of fishes which is a source of

IUCN Grouper Reassessment Workshop in Azores, Portugal

food in many locations around the globeand are important for livelihoods of fishers.The workshop was co-organized by theGWSG, IMAR - Institute of MarineResearch based at the University of theAzores - and MARE - Marine and

Environmental Sciences Centre, andfunded by the Ocean Park ConservationFoundation (Hong Kong), the Mohammedbin Zayed Fund, the University of HongKong and the Regional Government of theAzores.

Participants of the IUCN GWSA meeting


This international conference was heldin New Delhi, India, from 6-9

November, 2016 and attended by over900 participants from 60 countries.Congress delegates discussed variousaspects of conservation, management,access and use of agrobiodiversity in 16technical sessions, four satellite sessions,a genebank roundtable, a public forum, afarmers' forum and poster sessions. ICAR-CMFRI participants attended in thesessions on Agrobiodiversity for Food,Nutrition and Ecosystem Services,Agrobiodiversity for Adaptation andMitigation of Climate Change, IntellectualProperty Rights (IPRs), Access and BenefitSharing (ABS) and Farmers' Rights,Quarantine, Biosafety and BiosecurityIssues and Conservation Strategies andMethodologies.

The First International Agrobiodiversity Congress

Participants at the IAC 2016

Fishery Resources Assessment Division(FRAD) organized a workshop on

'Advances in Fish Stock AssessmentMethods' at the headquarter of ICAR-CMFRI, Kochi during 15th-17th November,2016. The objective was to introduce newfish stock assessment methods amongscientists of ICAR-CMFRI working infisheries resource management and

Workshop on Advances in Fish Stock Assessment Methodsmotivate them to adopt new methods offish stock assessment and management ofIndian marine capture fisheries sector.Nine new methods of fish stockassessment were covered by the scientistsin FRAD during the workshop such asSeaMice model, Size spectrum model,Stock Synthesis, OSMOSE model,Multispecies Surplus Production model,

Dynamic Multi-species model, Bio-economic model, Empower, andMultispecies Virtual Population Analysis. 27scientists from headquarters, research andregional centres of the instituteparticipated in the workshop.

(Reported by T. V. Sathianandan, J. Jayasankar,Somy Kuriakose, K. G. Mini, Grinson George and

Mr. Vivekanand Bharti)

Workshop/Training/Conference etc. Date and Venue Participants

Advances in Experimental Data Analysis 06th-26th October, 2016 Mr. Vivekanand BhartiICAR-IASRI, New Delhi

International Conference on Science and 25th-26th October, 2016 Dr. K. S. Mohamed, Dr. P. U. Zacharia,Technology for National Development KUFOS, Kochi Dr. Somy Kuriakose, Dr. Sumithra T. G.

Dr. Mini K. G., Dr. Grinson George,Dr. R. Vidya, Ms. Reshma K. J.

Advances in Fish Stock Assessment Methods 15th-17th November, 2016 Dr. T.V. SathianandanICAR-CMFRI, Kochi Dr. G. Maheswarudu , Dr. P.U. Zacharia,

Dr. K. Sunil Mohamed, Dr. Prathibha RohithDr. V. Kripa, Dr. J. Jayasankar, Dr. Somy KuriakoseDr. E.M. Abdu Samad, Dr. M. Sivadas , Dr. U. GangaDr. Josileen Jose, Dr. Lakshmi Pillai, Dr. K. G. Mini,Dr. Grinson George, Dr. Rekhadevi ChakrabortyDr. Shubadeep Ghosh, Dr. T.M. NajmudeenDr. V. Venkatesan, Dr. R. VidyaMr. Vinaya Kumar Vase, Mr. Vivekanand BhartiMr. Subal Kumar Roul, Mr. N. Rajendra NaikMr. K. Mohammed Koya, Mrs. Anulekshmi ChellappanMrs. M. Muktha

'Monitoring structure & Function of Pelagic 16th November - 6th December, Dr. Miriam Paul, Sreeram, Dr. R. Vidya,Ecosystem at Regional Sectors: 2016, ICAR-CMFRI, Kochi Mr. Vivekanand Bharti, Mr. Subal Kumar Roul,Relevance for Fisheries' Mr. Vinaya Kumar Vase, Dr. Shelton Padua,

Dr. K.V Akhilesh, Mr.Ajay D. Nakhawaand Mr. R. Ratheesh Kurmar


Personnel

TRANSFERS

Name & Designation From To w.e.f

Ms. Livi Wilson, Scientist - ICAR- CMFRI, Kochi 26.10.2016

Mr. Kurva Raghu Ramudu, Scientist ICAR-CMFRI, Kochi Karwar Research Centre 07.11.2016

Ms. Saima Rehman, Scientist ICAR-CMFRI, Kochi Madras Research Centre 07.11.2016

Mr. Adnan Hussain Gora, Scientist ICAR-CMFRI, Kochi Madras Research Centre 07.11.2016

Mr. Abdul Azeez P., Scientist ICAR-CMFRI, Kochi Veraval Regional Centre 07.11.2016

Mr. Ambarish P. Gop, Scientist ICAR-CMFRI, Kochi Vizhinjam Research Centre 27.10.2016

Mr. Bhendekar Santosh Nagnath, Scientist ICAR-CMFRI, Kochi Mumbai Research Centre 26.10.2016 (AN)

Dr. Mahesh V., Scientist ICAR-CMFRI, Kochi Calicut Research Centre 07.11.2016

Mr. Tarachand Kumawat, Scientist ICAR-CMFRI, Kochi Veraval Regional Centre 16.11.2016

Mr. Vinothkumar R., Scientist ICAR-CMFRI, Kochi Mandapam Regional Centre 27.10.2016

Mr. Rajan Kumar, Scientist ICAR-CMFRI, Kochi Tuticorin Research Centre 04.11.2016

Ms. Shikha Rahangdale, Scientist ICAR-CMFRI, Kochi Tuticorin Research Centre 04.11.2016

PROMOTIONS

Name & Designation Promoted as Centre w.e.f

Mr. P. Chidambaram, Assistant Chief Technical Mandapam Regional Centre 01.07.2011Senior Technical Officer (Library) Officer (Library)

Mrs. P. Geetha, Assistant Chief Technical ICAR-CMFRI, Kochi 01.12.2014Senior Technical Officer (Library) Officer (Library)

Dr. V. Mohan, Assistant Chief Technical ICAR-CMFRI, Kochi 02.03.2015Senior Technical Officer (Library) Officer (Library)

Dr. (Ms.) Madhumita Das, Assistant Chief Technical Visakhapatnam Regional 25.05.2015Senior Technical Officer Officer Centre

Mr. Suresh Kumar Mojjada, Assistant Chief Technical Veraval Regional Centre 14.07.2015Senior Technical Officer Officer

Dr. Phalguni Patnaik, Assistant Chief Technical Visakhapatnam Regional 31.07.2015Senior Technical Officer Officer Centre

Training programme on 'Geospatial Analysis 18th-27th November, 2016 Dr. Shelton Paduafor Natural Resource Management' NAARM, Hyderabad

Hands on Training on Next Generation 6th - 12th December, 2016 Dr. Sandhya SukumaranSequance Data Analysis CIFA, Bhubaneswar Dr. N. S. Jeena

International conference on 'Climate 8th - 10th December, 2016 Mr. Vivekanand Bharti, Mr. Subal Kumar RoulChange Adaptation: Ecological Sustainability organised by Andaman Scienceand Resource Management for Livelihood Association, Port Blair, AndamanSecurity' & Nicobar Islands

FMP project review workshop 19-20 December 2016 Dr. T.V. Sathianandan, Dr. J. JayasankarICAR-CMFRI, Kochi Dr. Somy Kuriakose, Dr. Mini K. G.

Dr. Grinson George, Mr. Vivekanand Bharti

Training on "Management Development 19th-30th December 2016 Dr. P. P. ManojkumarProgramme on Leadership Development National Accademy of Agriculture(a pre-RMP programme)" Research and Management

(NAARM), Hyderabad.

National level Hands on training workshop 26th to 28th December, 2016 Dr. P. S. Ashaon Quantitative Research and Techniques at Christ University Nodal Office,using IBM SPSS hiruvananthapuram


RETIREMENTS ON SUPERANNUATION

Mr. R. Chandrakesa ShenoiPersonal Assistant

30.11.2016ICAR-CMFRI, Kochi

Mr. H. K. DhokiaSenior Technical Officer

31.10.2016Veraval Regional Centre

Mr. Thomas KuruvilaTechnical Officer

30.11.2016Quilon Field Centre

Mr. N. Chennappa GowdaTechnical Officer

30.11.2016Mangalore Research Centre

Mr. G. SubbaramanTechnical Officer

31.12.2016Mandapam Regional Centre

Mr. S. Mohan, Assistant Chief Technical Madras Research Centre 01.01.2015Senior Technical Officer Officer

Mr. P.S. Anil Kumar, Assistant Chief Technical ICAR-CMFRI, Kochi 01.01.2015Senior Technical Officer Officer

Mr. M. Manivasagam, Assistant Chief Technical Madras Research Centre 01.01.2015Senior Technical Officer (Retd.) Officer (Cuddalore FC)

Mr. P. Thirumilu, Assistant Chief Technical Madras Research Centre 01.01.2015Senior Technical Officer (Retd.) Officer

Mr. A. Kumar, Assistant Chief Technical Mandapam Regional Centre 01.01.2015Senior Technical Officer Officer

Dr. Biswajith Dash, Assistant Chief Technical Officer Visakhapatnam Regional Centre 25.05.2015Senior Technical Officer

Mr. Shoji Joy Edison, Assistant Chief Technical KVK of CMFRI, Narakkal 21.01.2015Senior Technical Officer Officer (SMS-Horticulture)

Mr. F. Pushparaj Anjelo, Assistant Chief Technical Officer KVK of CMFRI, Narakkal 21.01.2015Senior Technical Officer (SMS- Agr. Extension)

Dr. (Ms.) Karikkathil Smitha Sivadasan, Assistant Chief Technical Officer KVK of CMFRI, Narakkal 03.02.2015Senior Technical Officer (SMS - Animal Husbandry)

RESIGNATION

Name Designation From w.e.f

Mr. K. M. Jijil, Skilled Support Staff ICAR-CMFRI, Kochi 5.12.2016

OBITUARY

Shri R. SelvakumarSenior Technician

13.11.2016Mandapam Regional Centre

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