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11.2.8. Environmental Management Cell

APPPL has already established and maintained an Environmental Management Cell (EMC) with Head of Department (EHS), supported by field level executives and horticulturist for implementation of the compliance conditions as per Environmental Clearance obtained and GPCB Consent Conditions. Periodical monitoring activities are being undertaken by MoEF recognized and NABL accredited environmental laboratories. Environmental compliance reports are regularly submitted to MoEF regional office, and New Delhi.

EMC will be further strengthened in view of the proposed expansion by augmenting resources such as manpower and field equipments, for effective compliance of environmental clearance conditions. Environmental monitoring program will be undertaken by MoEF recognized and NABL accredited environmental laboratories as part of compliance report preparation and its submission to GPCB, MoEF Regional Office, Vadodara and New Delhi.

11.2.9. Cost Estimates for Environmental Management Plan

The estimated total cost of the proposed project is Rs.464.32 Crores. Under the project, about Rs.173.35 Crores is allocated towards pollution control equipment, implementation of environmental pollution control measures and environmental management programs. Break- up of the budget for the proposed environmental management programs are presented in Table10.4

Table11.4: Budget for Environmental Management Plan(Capital and Recurring Cost)

Cost Break-up S.No Particulars of Item (Rs.in Crores) Capital Cost Dust Containment for Coal Conveyor Belt (Jetty, Transfer Tower, Conveyor systems, Discharge 1. 150 Hopper, Coal Yard to Railway Siding, At Railway Siding, Silo, Wagon Loading Point 2. Dry Fog Dust Suppression (DFDS) 8.6 3. Fire Fighting Systems – Coal Yard 6.0 4. Wind Shield in Coal Stack Yard, Port Boundary 3.3 5. Coal Yard Drainage Water Collection Pond 1.25 6. Sewage Treatment Plant 0.5

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Cost Break-up S.No Particulars of Item (Rs.in Crores) Solid/Hazardous Waste (Management & 7. 0.5 Handling) Storage Areas/Shed Green Cover – Port Boundary (Shrubs, Plants, 8 0.5 Creepers, Climbers, Large Trees) Mechanical Sweepers, High Vaccum Cleaning 9. Equipment installed on Trucks, Water Sprays 1.0 Systems installed on Truck Total (1) 171.65 Recurring Cost 1. Establishment of Environment Management Cell 0.50 Environmental Consultancy/EC/CRZ/GPCB 2. 0.6 compliance implementation 3.. Horticulture/Mangroves Afforestation Program 0.10 Windshield, dust suppression system 4. 0.50 maintenance Total(2) 1.7 Grand Total(1+2) 173.35

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S.No Parameter Unit Lakhi Ambetha 37 Mercury as Hg mg/L ND* ND* 38 Total pesticides mg/L ND* ND* 39 Total Coliform /100ml Present Present 40 BOD mg/L ND* ND* 41 COD mg/L 24.89 26.96 42 Silica mg/L 25.56 20.42

43 HCO3 mg/L 176 120

44 CO3 mg/L 24 32 45 Dissolved oxygen mg/L 5 5.6

5.5.Marine Environment

5.5.1. Geomorphology of Study Area

The proposed APPPL expansion site is situated on eastern bank of Gulf of Khambhat. The Gulf is nearly 129 km long which occupies an area of 6346 km2and is shallow with depths varying between 5 m at the head and 40 m in the channels cutting through the shoals in the mouth region. Out of these, the Grant and Sutherland Channels are safe navigational routes than the channels between the banks. Sands and banks in the inner part of the Gulf are subject to changes due to tidal bores and voluminous freshwater inflows through the rivers during monsoon.The Gulf Environment is highly influenced by the fluxes by Narmada Estuary.

Narmada, the major river crossing the Gujarat State, rises in the Amarkantak Hills in the Bilaspur District of Madhya Pradesh. The 1312 km long river commanding the total catchment of 98,796 km2 area meanders among the Mandla Hills, the Vindhya and the Satpura ranges before pursuing a direct westerly course joining the Gulf near Luhara. Flooding of the river is a recurring feature during July-August. When this occurs vast areas along the banks get inundated causing extensive impact on agriculture land.

High tidal influence and nearly flat coastal terrain result in submergence of large areas during flood tide and lead to vast mudflats particularly along the eastern shore of Gulf. The hinterland along the eastern shore is highly urbanized and industrialized with cities such as , Bharuch and Vadodara as well as industrial complexes at Hazira, Ankleshwar and Dahej.

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5.5.1.1. Bathymetry

Bathymetry in study area is highly variable. Depths near Narmada River confluence are shallow and vast mudflats get exposed during low tide. However, depths in the Dahej area varies between -14 m to -20 m. Depths show uniform contours running parallel to coastline. Maximum depth near approach trestle is -8 m below chart datum and it gradually increases towards Jetty. Along the jetty uniform depth of -15 m is available.

No submerged rocks are present in entire study area. Bathymetry chart showing depths near existing jetty is attached as Annexure 9.

5.5.1.2. Tides and Currents

The Gulf region and associated estuaries are swept by significantly strong tides with spring and neap tidal ranges of 8.7 and 4.6 m respectively at Dahej. The tide at Dahej is about 30 minutes ahead of the tide at Bhavnagar. In general, the currents in the coastal waters are biomodal with prominent north-northeasterly direction during flood and south-southwesterly direction during ebb. The slack period between the changes over of tide is very short. The maximum currents for neap and spring are 1.4 and 3.5 m/s respectively. Peak currents generally occur 2h 30min after low water and 1h 30min after high water (NIO EIA, 2005). In general, the ebb currents are stronger than the flood currents.

The current speed increases from shallow to deeper waters. The water column is well mixed without any stratification even in the presence of high riverine discharges from Narmada and other rivers. The prevailing dynamic tidal regimes associated with strong currents do not allow the water to stratify. Coastal circulation is largely tide induced and tends to be elliptical with major axis falling parallel to the shoreline and varying from 12 to 35 km.

5.5.2. Chemical Characteristics of Sea Water

Marine environmental monitoring was conducted at five locations. Station 1 and 2 were selected at proposed reclamation area. Station 3 was selected near Ban and Ghughar creek complex to establish marine environment quality near mangroves. Station 4 was selected near existing APPPL berths. Station 5 was selected at confluence region of Narmada River. Coordinates of sampling locations are given in Table 5.11and map showing sampling locations is presented in Figure 5.11.

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Table5.11: Coordinates of Marine Sampling Location

Station Latitude Longitude Location 1 21°41'14.9"N 72°31'31.3"E Near proposed reclamation site 2 21°41'35.4"N 72°31'32.2"E Near proposed reclamation site 3 21°44'24.1"N 72°31'56.8"E Near Mangroves in creek 4 21°40'56.4"N 72°30'22.0"E Near existing APPPL jetty 5 21°38'31.3"N 72°31'53.4"E Near Narmada River mouth

Figure 5.11: MarineSampling Location Map

The seawater quality in study area was analyzed for 12 parameters. Temperature of seawater ranged between 270C to 290C while pH ranged between 8.02 to 8.2, indicating seawater is

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Similarly no oil and grease, petroleum hydrocarbon and phenols were recorded. Details of chemical analysis are given in Table 5.12and Table 5.13. The laboratory test results are attached as Annexure 10. Table5.12: Surface Seawater quality off Dahej during study period

Stations S. No Parameters Units 1 2 3 4 5 1 pH -- 8.2 8.03 8.02 8.01 7.98 2 Temperature 0C 28 28 29 29 28 3 Total Suspended Solids mg/L 948 800 1148 916 386 4 Dissolved Oxygen mg/L 5.7 5.45 4.95 5.9 5.4 5 BOD (3 Days @ 27 oC) mg/L ND* ND* ND* ND* ND* 6 Salinity ppt 30.7 30.7 31.6 29.79 30.7

7 Nitrite as NO2 mg/L 0.004 ND* 0.002 0.003 ND*

8 Nitrate as NO3 mg/L 0.26 0.24 0.69 0.74 0.61

9 Phosphates as PO4 mg/L 5.9 3.06 2.64 4.79 2.81 10 Silicates mg/L 5.92 6.54 7.06 6.64 5.5 11 Oil & Grease mg/L ND* ND* ND* ND* ND* 12 Petroleum Hydrocarbon mg/L ND* ND* ND* ND* ND* 13 Phenol mg/L ND* ND* ND* ND* ND* ND: Not Detectable

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Table5.13: Bottom Seawater quality off Dahej during study period

Stations S. No Parameters Units 1 2 3 4 5 1 pH -- 8.14 8.15 8.15 8.14 8.05 2 Temperature 0C 27 27 27 27 27 3 Total Suspended Solids mg/L 1088 912 1278 1022 796 4 Dissolved Oxygen mg/L 4.6 4.8 5.35 4.85 4.8 5 BOD (3 Days @ 27 oC) mg/L ND* ND* ND* ND* ND* 6 Salinity ppt 34.31 31.6 32.68 30.6 31.96

7 Nitrite as NO2 mg/L ND* ND* 0.002 ND* ND*

8 Nitrate as NO3 mg/L 0.39 0.36 0.89 0.81 0.68

9 Phosphates as PO4 mg/L 6.8 4.9 3.89 5.63 4.99 10 Silicates mg/L 7.68 2.92 8 7 6.38 11 Oil & Grease mg/L ND* ND* ND* ND* ND* 12 Petroleum Hydrocarbon mg/L ND* ND* ND* ND* ND* 13 Phenol mg/L ND* ND* ND* ND* ND*

Earlier studies conducted by NIO showed that the average temperature, pH, salinity as well as nutrient content in the well oxygenated waters are mostly uniform. Offshore waters are well mixed vertically as well as laterally. High SS with significantly higher values in the bottom water suggests that the bed sediment is extremely dynamic due to strong current regime. Figure 5.12 and Figure5.13shows comparative analysis of marine water quality over last 20 years.

Figure 5.12: Marine Surface Water Quality Trend from 1993 to 2013

pH Salinity ppt

8.1 33 8.05 32 8 31 7.95 30 7.9 29 7.85 28 7.8 27 7.75 26 7.7 25 7.65 24 1993* 1997* 2006* 2013** 1993* 1997* 2006* 2013**

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Dissolved Oxygen mg/L BOD mg/L

6 3.5

5 3 2.5 4 2 3 1.5 2 1 1 0.5 0 0 1993* 1997* 2006* 2013** 1993* 1997* 2006* 2013**

Total Suspended Solids mg/L Phosphates as PO4 mg/L 900 4.5 800 4 700 3.5 600 3 500 2.5 400 2 300 1.5 200 1 100 0.5 0 0 1993* 1997* 2006* 2013** 1993* 1997* 2006* 2013**

Source: * Monitoring of Coastal Waters off Dahej for GACL, NIO Report 2008, ** Present Study

Figure 5.13: Marine Bottom Water Quality Trend from 1993 to 2013

pH Salinity ppt

8.2 33 8.1 32 31 8 30 7.9 29 7.8 28 7.7 27 7.6 26 1993* 1997* 2006* 2013** 1993* 1997* 2006* 2013**

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Dissolved Oxygen mg/L BOD mg/L

6 1.8 1.6 5 1.4 4 1.2 1 3 0.8 2 0.6 0.4 1 0.2 0 0 1993* 1997* 2006* 2013** 1993* 1997* 2006* 2013**

Total Suspended Solids mg/L Phosphates as PO4 mg/L

4000 6 3500 5 3000 4 2500 2000 3 1500 2 1000 1 500 0 0 1993* 1997* 2006* 2013** 1993* 1997* 2006* 2013**

Source: * Monitoring of Coastal Waters off Dahej for GACL, NIO Report 2008, ** Present Study

The comparative analysis of historic data shows that pH, salinity and DO off Dahej remained almost similar over last 20 years. BOD in surface water showed gradual decrease in this period. However, in bottom waters high BOD was detected during 2006. High amount of TSS in 1993 is due to turbulent nature of Narmada River in October month. The Phosphates values remained almost same from 1993 to 2006,and then showed some increase in 2013. This could be attributed to increased use of fertilizers in past seven years in upstream regions of Narmada River outside study area.

5.5.3. Chemical Characteristics of Sediment

The heavy metal concentrations in study area were observed within permissible limits of HWM Rules 2008 and the tested results were shown in Table 5.14. Petroleum hydrocarbons and Phenols were absent in sediments. Organic carbon values ranged between 0.28 to 0.4 mg/kg while organic nitrogen was uniformly distributed as 0.02 mg/kg over entire study areaand the same is enclosed in Annexure11.

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Table 5.14: Sediment Quality off Dahej during Study Period

Station S. No Parameters Unit 1 2 3 4* 5 1 Copper as Cu mg/kg 93.06 97.45 102 - 86.25 2 Zinc as Zn mg/kg 123 113 167 - 102 3 Iron as Fe % 4.9 4.81 5.79 - 4.63 4 Lead as Pb mg/kg 3.78 3.87 5.42 - 3.72 5 Cadmium as Cd mg/kg ND* ND* ND* - ND* 6 Manganese as Mn mg/kg 720 771 743 - 705 7 Nickel as Ni mg/kg 63.23 64.74 66.95 - 62.5 8 Mercury as Hg mg/kg ND* ND* ND* - ND* 9 Total Chromium mg/kg 36.08 37.49 37.4 - 32.05 10 Hexavelant Chromium mg/kg ND* ND* ND* - ND* Petroleum 11 mg/kg ND* ND* ND* - ND* Hydrocarbons 12 Organic Carbon % 0.31 0.34 0.4 - 0.28 13 Organic Nitrogen % 0.0213 0.0211 0.022 - 0.0218 14 Phenols mg/kg ND* ND* ND* - ND* 4* - sediment at station 4 could not be collected due to heavy currents and depth more than 20 m.

Offshore sediment is mainly silt while the nearshore sediment is sandy with variable percentage of silt and very low content of clay. Earlier NIO studies showed that the organic carbon content in sub-tidal as well as intertidal sediments is uniformly low i.e. <1%, within the Dahej region. This can be possibly because of sandy texture of the sediment.

The organic carbon in sediment in the study area is 0.28to 0.4%. Figure 5.14 shows comparative analysis of sediment quality from 1997 to 2013.

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Figure 5.14: Marine Sediment Quality Trend from 1997 to 2013

Copper mg/kg Zinc mg/kg

100 140 120 80 100 60 80 40 60 40 20 20 0 0 1997* 2006* 2013** 1997* 2006* 2013**

Manganese mg/kg Nickel mg/kg

2500 74 72 2000 70 68 1500 66 64 1000 62 60 500 58 56 0 54 1997* 2006* 2013** 1997* 2006* 2013**

Total Chromium mg/kg Organic Carbon %

160 0.7 140 0.6 120 0.5 100 0.4 80 0.3 60 40 0.2 20 0.1 0 0 1997* 2006* 2013** 1997* 2006* 2013**

Source: * Monitoring of Coastal Waters off Dahej for GACL, NIO Report 2008, ** Present Study

Concentration of Copper showed marginal increase over past 15 years, while Zinc values remained same during this period. Manganese and Nickel values were observed to be higher during 2006 and later decreased in 2013. High values of Manganese and Nickel could be attributed to ship building industries in hinterland. Organic carbon content is consistently low indicating poor benthic productivity in Dahej region.

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5.6.Biological Environment

5.6.1. Marine Ecology

5.6.1.1. Phytoplankton

Phytoplankton forms the vast array of minute and microscopic plants passively drifting in the sea and mostly confined to the illuminated/ephotic zone. These organisms play significant role as primary producers forming the first link in the aquatic food chain. Phytoplankton is considered to be the indicators of water quality. Some species flourish in highly eutrophic waters while others are very sensitive to organic and/or chemical waste. Some species develop noxious blooms, sometimes creating offensive tastes and odour, anoxic/toxic conditions resulting in animal death or human illness. Because of their short life cycles, planktons respond quickly to environmental changes, and hence their standing crop in terms of biomass, cell counts and species composition are more likely to indicate the quality of the water body in which they are found.

The phytoplankton community in study area exhibited moderate diversity and abundance during January 2014. Overall 6 phytoplankton genera were observed from entire study region Phytoplankton community was utterly dominated by diatoms. No species of dinoflagellate was recorded during the present study may be due to relatively high turbidity in coastal waters. Maximum genera were observed at station 5 (6 genera) while minimum genera were recorded from station 3 (4 genera).

Genus Naviculaand Nitzschiawere found to be the most dominant in entire study region. Some genera like Coscinodiscus and Asterionella were found to be predominantly. The abundance phytoplankton species in the study area were given in Table 5.15.

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Table5.15: Phytoplankton Abundance and Diversity Off Dahej During Study Period

Station Cell Count x 103/L Dominant Genera

Navicula sp., Nitzschia sp., Melosira sp., Synedra sp., 1 Surface 44 Chlorella sp. Navicula sp., Nitzschia sp., Synedra sp., Spirulina sp., 1 Bottom 30 Thalossiosira sp. Navicula sp., Nitzschia sp., Synedra sp., Bacteriastrum 2 Surface 48 sp., Chlorella sp. Navicula sp., Nitzschia sp., Spirulina sp., Closterium sp., 2 Bottom 32 Chlorella sp. Navicula sp., Nitzschia sp., Asterionella sp., Scenedesmus 3 Surface 56 sp., Ankistrodesmus sp. Navicula sp., Nitzschia sp., Synedra sp., Merismopedia 3 Bottom 28 sp. Navicula sp., Nitzschia sp., Chlorococcum sp., Chlorella 4 Surface 24 sp., Melosira sp. Navicula sp., Nitzschia sp., Asterionella sp., Cosmarium 4 Bottom 20 sp., Synedra sp.

5 Surface 62 Nitzschia sp., Melosira sp., Closterium sp., Navicula sp.

Navicula sp., Nitzschia sp., Osciliatoeia sp., Spirulina sp., 5 Bottom 34 Chlorella sp.

Earlier studies conducted by NIO (2008) in this region proved that phytoplankton counts in study area vary from 6.4 x 103/L to 48 x 103/L (avg. 22.5 x 103/L). However the species diversity is poor with 13 genera (avg. 5 genera) identified.

5.6.1.2. Zooplankton

Zooplanktons are assemblage of animal organisms that drift with currents. By virtue of sheer abundance and intermediary role between phytoplankton and fish, they are considered as the chief index of utilization of aquatic biotope at the secondary trophic level. The herbivorous zooplanktons are efficient grazers of the phytoplankton and have been referred to as living machines transforming plant material into animal tissue. The zooplankton can be used as the indicator organisms for the physical, chemical and biological processes in the aquatic body. They occur at different depths and constitute a complicated ecological system.

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Zooplankton characterised by their faunal diversity include arrays of organisms, varying in size from the microscopic protozoans of a few microns to some jelly like organisms with tentacles of several centimeters long. Zooplankton employs various methods to capture food, but the most common is filter feeding. The herbivores filter the planktonic algae from the water currents generated by tides and waves or by animal itself. The different filters used by zooplanktonic organisms include mucus nets, meshwork secretions and basket work of setae.

The result of the present study on the distribution of zooplankton in the study area is given in Table 5.16. The numerical count was in the range of 500/m3 at Station 1 to 1300/m3 at Station 5. Nauplius larvae and Cyclops were most dominant groups observed.

Table5.16: Zooplankton Population (Nos. per m3) in Study Area

Station Count/m3 Dominant Groups 1 500 Nauplius larvae, Cyclops, Colpoda sp., Daphnia sp., Alonella sp. Nauplius larvae, Cyclops, Daphnia sp., Ceriodaphnia sp., 2 700 Eurgcercus sp. Nauplius larvae, Diaptomus sp., Alonella sp., Daphnia sp., 3 600 Ostracods Nauplius larvae, Eurcercus sp., Daphnia sp., Colpoda sp. 4 800 Ostracods 5 1300 Nauplius larvae, Ostracods, Cyclops, Colpoda sp.

Earlier studies conducted by NIO (2008) exhibited that, the region is diverse in zooplankton fauna with groups ranging from 9 to 15 with dominance of copepods. Fish and decapod larvae as well as fish eggs are present in all the stations. The nearshore waters have a better zooplankton standing stock than other segments.

Standing stock of zooplankton in terms of population was avg. 930/m3as studied during 2005. The faunal diversity varied considerably and the average number of groupswasobserved to be 9. Community structure indicated predominance of copepods, decapod larvae, chaetognaths and siphonophores. Incidence of larval stages of commercially important species of decapods and fishes was low.

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5.6.1.3. Benthos

The term benthos refers to organisms that inhabit the substratum and just above overlaying water column at the bottom of an aquatic habitat. They may construct attached cases, tubes, or nets that they live on or in, or roam freely over rocks, organic debris, and other substrates during all or part of their life cycle. Included among the macroinvertebrates are sponges, coelenterates, flatworms, nematodes, roundworms, annelids, molluscs, echinoderms, macrocrustaceans, insects and other invertebrates. Depending upon their size, benthic animals are divided into three categories, microfauna, meiofauna and macrofauna.

The composition and density of benthos in marine waters are reasonably stable from year to year in unperturbed environments. Most uncontaminated aquatic habitats with reasonably good water quality and substrata conditions, support diverse benthic communities in which there is a reasonably balanced distribution of species among the total number of individuals present. Such communities respond to changing habitat quality by adjustments in community structures. However, many habitats are dominated by a few species.

Benthic community responses to environmental perturbations are useful in assessing the impact of anthropogenic perturbations on water quality. Three situations for which patterns of benthic community structure change have been documented are organic loading, substrate alteration, and toxic chemical pollution. Severe organic pollution usually results in a restriction in the variety of benthic organisms to only the most tolerant ones and a corresponding increase in density of those tolerating the polluted conditions. On the other hand, siltation and toxic chemical pollution may not only reduce but eliminate the entire benthic community from an affected area. Not all cases conform to those described because conditions may be mediated by other environmental and biological factors.

Polychaetes, Oligochaetes, Herpacticoids, and Nematodes were commonly observed benthic fauna.

Subtidal macrobenthic standing stock in terms of population (avg. 49/m2) and biomass (avg. 0.09 g/m2) was observed to be very low during 2008. The population (avg. 964/m2) of intertidal macrobenthos indicated relatively high standing stock of macrobenthos with moderate group diversity

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5.6.1.4. Fishery

Being the focus of economy and livelihood, fishery supports a prominent component of aquatic ecosystems. The fishery status of a marine area is controlled by the physico-chemical properties of the system, plankton, macrophytes and other aquatic organisms. The composition of a fish assemblage is often sensitive to variation in pH, salinity, temperature, solutes, flow, clarity, DO, substrata composition or pollution level. The gain or loss of certain species is a common consequence of eutrophication.

While considering assessment of pollution and its implications, it must be realized that despite many changes in the physico-chemical properties of the water body and seabed sediment, the ultimate consequences of pollutants may be reflected inevitably on the biological system. The environmental stress may cause the communities to exhibit low biomass and high metabolism. Depending upon the type, strength and extent of a stress, the communities will react to either re-establish the previous equilibrium or establish a new one or it may remain under prolonged disequilibrium.

High suspended load may cause physical damage through abrasion or clogging especially to the slow moving animals. Larger animals such as fishes and squids are unlikely to be affected since they are highly mobile and swim away from the affected site.

The poor primary and secondary productivity rates suggest poor fishery potential of the region. Evidently, commercial fishery operations are infrequent in the area. contributes less than 1% to the total state marine production. Bombay duck (Harpadon nehereus) constitutes the dominant fishery (13%) of the region of the total marine catch. The coastal water also serves as the migratory route for the clupeid Hilsa (Tenualosa ilisha) on their way to the Narmada River for breeding and the outward route for the newly hatched juveniles and some of the adults. This makes Hilsa fishery an important activity inside the Gulf and the estuarine region of Narmada. The composition of major groups of marine fish landing of Bharuch District for 2011-2012 is catfishes (9.8%), mullets (9.5%), clupeids (7.2%) and shrimps (32.8%).

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In overall, the study reveals poor productivity in the coastal waters at all the trophic levels. There is a poor production at the primary level, a low to moderate production at the secondary level, low standing stock of macrobenthos and a poor fishery production with low diversity of species. The details are given in Table 5.17.

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Table5.17: Month wise composition of marine fish landings (kg) of Bharuch District during 2011-2012

Group April May Jun July Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb March Total Annexure -2(RelevantpagesofEIAforMarineEnvironmentStudy) Bombay 23580 8308 23430 - 14574 11670 31540 17910 29698 26350 19894 10602 217556 duck Hilsa - - - 18135 46050 ------64185 Other 14640 9207 11760 - 7595 6240 15217 7950 10695 7006 18183 10168 118661 clupeids Coilia 775 750 310 - 1440 5580 2100 1705 7130 7975 5301 33066 Mullet 18840 10901 12030 - 14477 12390 21092 10740 14570 13051 17661 10261 156013 Cat fish 20190 12214 16290 - 12524 10080 17383 12360 17081 13423 12093 6913 150551 Leather 450 - 3600 775 - - - - - 2325 1740 930 9820 jacket Sciaenids 1240 ------4650 5890 Shrimp 52950 42780 40410 - 42005 33750 53740 42600 48980 46805 69600 63891 537511 Levta 9450 9145 6000 - 775 1950 7920 6750 8835 14322 12325 12865 90337 Others 29100 16213 18450 - 17980 13560 28130 18300 23281 20770 40136 28861 254781 Source: Fishery Department of Gujarat

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