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Resource Assessment / Fin fish Fisheries Crustacean Fisheries Molluscan Fisheries Fishery Environment Tissue culture/ Maine Biodiversity Fishery Economics Mariculture May 2014 Genesis and growth of TRC of CMFRI Tuticorin Research Centre is one of the major research centre of CMFRI which was started as a ‘survey centre, in 1948 and upgraded as a research unit in 1959. With further strengthening of the research activities, this was elevated to the status of a sub- station in 1969 and subsequently to a research centre in 1975. The centre has made several unique and valuable research contributions during the last six decades which has won national and international recognition. Staff Strength (year wise) 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-2014 Scientist 8 8 6 7 7 Technical Officers 7 9 8 8 6 Technical Assistants 17 20 14 14 14 Administration 9 9 9 9 9 Skilled Support Staff 19 18 17 17 15 Budget (year wise) PLAN Heads 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-2014 Allotted Expenditure Allotted Expenditure Allotted Expenditure Allotted Expenditure Allotted Expenditure 18,00,000 18,17,711 Infrastructure 18,00,000 17,08,441 ------ ------ 7,00,000 9,50,789 15,00,000 15,00,301 Adm.Expenses 3,50,000 3,94,420 1,00,000 1,15,011 2,00,000 3,29,007 3,50,000 3,60,059 Res.Expenses 2,00,000 2,47,775 7,00,000 6,91,424 10,00,000 12,91,764 11,50,000 11,49,868 Communication 20,000 29,722 50,000 44,926 1,50,000 38,033 2,00,000 44,651 Repair & Mtce. ------- 6,00,000 5,26,785 ------ Operational Exp. 2,00,000 2,22,042 5,00,000 5,02,165 10,00,000 10,34,004 11,50,000 11,49,928 NON -PLAN Heads 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-2014 Allotted Expenditure Allotted Expenditure Allotted Expenditure Allotted Expenditure Allotted Expenditure 12,00,000 13,75,377 Infrastructure 5,00,000 10,37,311 5,00,000 4,99,078 7,00,000 7,04,349 4,50,000 6,46,745 Adm.Expenses ------ 1,00,000 50,000 50.887 3,35,000 3,45,507 1,04,247 Res.Expenses 1,50,000 2,20,094 2,00,000 1,92,136 2,00,000 1,93,058 2,80,000 2,92,530 Communication 20,000 8,894 1,00,000 4,305 25,000 17,542 17,500 8,117 Repair & Mtce. 1,00,000 1,25,128 2,50,000 2,50,265 2,50,000 2,33,942 5,55,000 5,33,158 Operational Exp. 4,50,000 5,08,900 3,00,000 2,98,570 3,00,000 2,98,913 1,45,000 1,42,281 Research Facilities Fishery Biology Laboratory Bivalve Hatchery Gastropod Hatchery Micro algal Laboratory Marine Biodiversity Laboratory Marine Repository Research Vessel CADALMIN - IV Marine pearl Farm Research Projects : 2009-2014 Institute Projects Project Code No. Title of the project Years Status PEL/IDP/01 Management advisories for sustaining marine 2009 - 2010 Co-PI fisheries of Kerala and Lakshadweep PEL/IDP/03 Strategies for sustaining tuna fisheries along 2010-12 Co-PI Indian Coast DEM/IDP/1 Management advisories for sustaining marine 2010-2012 Co.PI-2 fisheries of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry CF/IDP/02 Resource damage assessment in marine 2010-2012 Co-PI fisheries: Impact of selective fishing of juveniles, bycatch and discards in trawl fisheries- Thallumadi fishery CF/RE/03 Recruitment dynamics of penaeid shrimps 2009 to “11 Co-PI along the Indian coast FEM/01 Impact of anthropogenic activities on coastal 2009-2012 Co.PI marine environment and fisheries FEM/02 Impact and yield study of environmental 2009-2011 Co.PI changes on the distribution shifts in small pelagic along the coast MD/IDP/01 Technology development for seed production 2009-’12 Co-PI of shellfish MD/IDP/02 Technological up gradation of molluscan 2009-’12 Co-PI-2 mariculture MD/IDP/03 Technology Development of brood stock, captive breeding and seed production 2010-2014 techniques for selected marine food fishes and 2009-10 Co-PI ornamental fishes i) Live feed culture ii) Breeding and seed production of Grouper MD/05 Mariculture of selected species of 2009-’12 PI conservation importance MBD/RE/01 Understanding the threatened coral reef 2009-2012 Co.PI ecosystems of Southern India and designing interventions aimed at their restorations FRAD/IDP/01 Sustainability profiling of major fisheries off 2009 to ‘10 Co-PI Kerala – a multi-dimensional scaling approach 12th Plan Projects FISHCMFRISIL Remote sensing assisted biodynamic 2012- conti.. Co-PI forecasting paradigm for Indian Marine fishery 201200200002 resources FISHCMFRISIL Assessment of elasmobranch resources in the 2012- conti.. Co-PI Indian seas 201200500005 FISHCMFRISIL Development of tissue culture technology for 2012- conti.. Co-PI invitro production of pearls from the blacklip 201202900029 pearl oyster Pinctada margaritifera and refinement of in vitro pearl formation in Pinctada fucata FISHCMFRISIL Development of strategies for sustaining large 2012- conti.. Co-PI pelagic along the coast of India. 201200700007 FISHCMFRISIL Development of Fishery Management Plans for 2012- conti.. PI, sustaining marine Fisheries of Tamil Nadu and 201200800008 CoPI-2 Puducherry. FISHCMFRISIL GIS based resource mapping of distribution 2012 - 2014 Co-PI-2 and abundance of finfishes and shell fishes off 201200900009 Indian coast for suggesting operational based strategies for fisherie management FISHCMFRISIL Development of Fishery Management Plans 2012 – conti. Co-PI 201200800012 FMPs) for the bivalve fisheries of India FISHCMFRISIL Evaluation of ornamental gastropod fisheries 2012-conti PI 201201300013 and assessment of shell craft industry FISHCMFRISIL Sustainable molluscan mariculture practices 2012 - conti.. Co- PI 201201400014 FISHCMFRISIL Bio inventorying and biodiversity valuation of 2012 - conti.. Co- PI 201201500015 marine organisms in selected marine eco systems along the Indian coast FISHCMFRISIL Investigation on vulnerable coral reef 2012 - conti.. Co- PI 201201600016 ecosystems of Indian waters with special emphasis on formulation of management measures for conservation FISHCMFRISIL Assessment of fishing impacts on biodiversity 2012 - conti.. Co- PI 201201700017 loss, with special reference to the threatened species to formulate management options for their protection FISHCMFRISIL Ecosystem process of critical marine habit ats 2012- conti.. Co.PI and development of protocols for restoration” 201201800018 FISHCMFRISIL Pollution and litter in the coastal and marine 2012- conti.. Co.PI ecosystem and their impact 201201900019 FISHCMFRISIL Economics of Marine fisheries and sustainable 2012 - conti.. Co- PI 201202000020 management policy issues and interventions FISHCMFRISIL An Input Output economic optimization 2012 - conti.. Co- PI 201202000021 model for marine fisheries at Tuticorin Fishing Harbour FISHCMFRISIL Supply chain management of marine fisheries 2012-conti… CoPI 201202000023 sector in India FISHCMFRISIL Development and standardisation of seed 2012- conti.. Co-PI 201202400024 production technologies of selected high value finfishes and shellfishes FISHCMFRISIL Genetics, Genomics and biotechnological 2013-conti.. Co-PI 201202800028 applications in mariculture and fishery resources management Externally Funded Projects Project Code No. Title of the Projects Year Status ICAR Mega Seed Seed Production in Agricultural Crops and 2011-2014 Co-PI Project Fisheries-Microalgae NICRA National Initiative on climate resilient agriculture 2011-Conti Co-PI & (NICRA)- Marine Fisheries C.C 2020600006 National Initiative on climate resilient 2011-2014 Co.PI agriculture (NICRA) CMLRE, Kochi Demonstration and transfer of technology of 2008-13 PI marine pearl culture (Pinctada fucata) Min. of Env. & Mapping and resource assessment of pearl oyster 2012- conti PI Forest, banks of Tuticorin (Central Division) of Gulf of New Delhi Mannar. Min. of Earth Assessment of Myctophid Resources in the Arabian 2012-14 Co-PI Sciences, Sea CMLRE,Kochi Research Project Highlights Fishery Resources Assessment Major fishing zones covered for Resources Assessment Zone TN. 15 – 18 Centres Zone TN. 16 – 7 Centres Zone TN. 17 – 10 Centres Zone TN. 18 – 45 Centres The Centre’s FRAD staff covers all the four zones for Fishery resources Assessment. The data collected are consolidated and sent to Hqrs, Kochi for resource assessment Finfish fisheries Salient research findings under studies on Marine fin fish fisheries Project : Management advisories for sustaining marine fisheries of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry (DEM/IDP/1) 2010- 2011 Immediate Objective x To quantify the biomass and to assess the status of exploited stocks x To study the impact of fishing on the stocks and the vulnerability of stocks. Work done: The catch, effort and species composition of major pelagic resources such as sardine, mackerel, carangid, whitebait, seer fish and tuna were collected and quantified on a monthly and yearly basis. Biological reference points on the major stocks such as Rastrelliger kanagurta, tunas, seer fishes etc were found out. Salient Results The size range of important resources are as given below Name of species Paruvalai Podivalai Trawl Size range Mean Size range Mean Size range Mean S.commerson 52-132 83.9 44-128 66.1 34-112 63.2 T.albacares 34-104 65.5 K.pelamis 34-62 45 E.affinis 32-68 44.9 S.orientalis 32-64 49 R.kanagurta 17-29 21.4 BRPs based on empirical relationships are as follows Name of Reference points in cm species Linf Lmax Lopt S.commerson 132 135 86 A.solandri 125 122 81.5 R.kanagurta 30 29 18 T.albacares 106 104 68 K.pelamis 62 60 39 E.affinis 70 68 44.5 S.orientalis 66 64 41.9 Project: Strategies for sustaining tuna fisheries along Indian Coast (PEL/IDP/03) 2010-2011 Immediate Objective: x To quantify the biomass and to assess the status of exploited stocks x To study the impact of fishing on the stocks and the vulnerability of stocks.
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    CRUSTACEAN ISSUES ] 3 II %. m Decapod Crustacean Phylogenetics edited by Joel W. Martin, Keith A. Crandall, and Darryl L. Felder £\ CRC Press J Taylor & Francis Group Decapod Crustacean Phylogenetics Edited by Joel W. Martin Natural History Museum of L. A. County Los Angeles, California, U.S.A. KeithA.Crandall Brigham Young University Provo,Utah,U.S.A. Darryl L. Felder University of Louisiana Lafayette, Louisiana, U. S. A. CRC Press is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Croup, an informa business CRC Press Taylor & Francis Group 6000 Broken Sound Parkway NW, Suite 300 Boca Raton, Fl. 33487 2742 <r) 2009 by Taylor & Francis Group, I.I.G CRC Press is an imprint of 'Taylor & Francis Group, an In forma business No claim to original U.S. Government works Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper 109 8765 43 21 International Standard Book Number-13: 978-1-4200-9258-5 (Hardcover) Ibis book contains information obtained from authentic and highly regarded sources. Reasonable efforts have been made to publish reliable data and information, but the author and publisher cannot assume responsibility for the valid­ ity of all materials or the consequences of their use. The authors and publishers have attempted to trace the copyright holders of all material reproduced in this publication and apologize to copyright holders if permission to publish in this form has not been obtained. If any copyright material has not been acknowledged please write and let us know so we may rectify in any future reprint. Except as permitted under U.S. Copyright Faw, no part of this book maybe reprinted, reproduced, transmitted, or uti­ lized in any form by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopy­ ing, microfilming, and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without written permission from the publishers.