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Jeee| Yeejleer³e ceeeqlm³ekeÀer meJex#eCe Yeejle mejkeÀej ke=Àef FISHERY SURVEY OF INDIA Govt. of India Ministry of Agriculture (Deptt. of Animal Husbandry, Dairying & Fisheries) Mumbai Deiemle /August 2014 Jeee| Compiled by Shri Bapu. M. Raut Edited by Shri P. C. Rao and Dr. Ansuman Das Hindi translation Smt. Meera Vellan Rajiv Secretarial assistance Shri Vishal Kharat He´keÀeMekeÀ / Published by Þeer he´sce®evo, ceneefveosMekeÀ (he´Yeejer) Shri Premchand, Director General (I/C) Yeejleer³e ceeeqlm³ekeÀer meJex#eCe Fishery Survey of India yeesìeJeeuee ®eWyeme&, mej heer. Sce. jes[, cegbyeF&-400 001 Botawala Chambers, Sir P. M. Road, Fort, Mumbai - 400 001 HewÀkeÌmeë 022-22702270, HeÀesveë 022-22617144/22617145 Fax: 022-22702270 ; Phone: 022-22617144 / 22617145 ìsueskeÌmeë 011-85778, kesÀyeueë ceervee E-mail: [email protected] JesyemeeF&ìëhttp//www.fsi.gov.in Website: http//www.fsi.gov.in Annual Report 2013 -14 Contents Page No. 1. Introduction 4 2. The Mandate of Fishery Survey of India 5 3. Operational Bases and Survey Vessels 6 4. Marine Fishery Resources, Assessment & Research Projects 4.1 Demersal Resources Survey & Monitoring West coast 7 East coast 18 4.2 Oceanic tuna Resource Survey Projects 29 5. Physical Target & Achievements 34 6. Vessel-wise Catches & Values 35 7. Scientist Participation in Survey Cruises 36 8. Fleet Maintenance 38 9. Infrastructure Facility 38 10. Training 39 11. Publications 41 12. Research Activities 44 13. Administration and Finance 48 14. Important Events at Bases and Headquarters 14.1 Meetings 54 14.2 Scientist Participation in Conference/ Workshop /Seminar 54 14.3 Visitors/ Delegations 61 14.4 Participation in Conference / Trade fair / Exhibitions 63 14.5 Workshops/ Open houses 65 14.6 Official Language Activities 68 15. Co-operation & Association with National & International Organizations 74 16. Abbreviations 75 Fishery Survey of India 1. INTRODUCTION Fishery Survey of India (FSI) is the nodal agency of the Govt. of India responsible for carrying out survey, assessment and monitoring of the fishery resources of the Indian EEZ and generating vital information for the sustainable exploitation of fishery resources. Besides implementation of the regular survey projects, the FSI has also carried out diversified fishing methods including experimental fishing on mesh selectivity and comparative studies to understand efficiency of gears. The FSI has also played a key role in popularization of modern fishing methods in the maritime states. This Annual Report presents the highlights of the ongoing survey and allied activities accomplished during the year 2013-14. While accomplishing this task, the Institute also conducted regional workshops, open-houses, street plays and marine exhibitions etc. for the benefit of the fishermen, the fishing industry and the end-users as a part of the extension activities in all the maritime states. The Institute has also been acting as an interface between the Ministry of Agriculture and the State Fisheries Departments in collection of the marine fish landing data by the way of providing training to the state fishery officials and data enumerators under CSS programme. During the year, 2013-14 FSI conducted training on latest technique monofilament & multifilament of the tuna longlining for fishermen with financial support from National Fisheries Development Board (NFDB), Hyderabad. The Institute continued to impart training to the students sponsored by the CIFNET, Kochi on board survey vessels on tenure basis as well as the pass out students of CIFNET on casual basis.The Institute also conducted 6 training-cum-workshops on Strengthening of Data collection and Fish Taxonomy during the year in various maritime states /UTs. During the year under report, 11 vessels of the Institute collectively achieved 1071 days out at sea expending a sampling effort of 1711 hours and 155010 hooks. The incidental fish catch during the survey was 46.38 tonnes, realizing a revenue of `10.56 lakhs as the sale proceeds. The budget grant of the Institute for the year 2013-14 was `45.06 crore and the expenditure was `44.54 crores. Annual Report 2013-14 4 Fishery Survey of India 2. THE MANDATE OF FSI The Fishery Survey of India, Mumbai, under the Ministry of Agriculture, Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries is the nodal agency for carrying out the survey, assessment and monitoring of the marine fishery resources of the Indian EEZ within the framework of a well defined mandate. The mandate of the Institute is tuned from time to time to match with the developmental activities of the fisheries sector as well as to meet the national and global requirements. The present mandate of the Institute as approved by the Evaluation Committee during 2007 is detailed below: † Exploratory surveys, charting of fishing grounds, assessment of fish stocks in the Indian EEZ and adjoining high seas and research thereof besides the specific surveys on request from the States and Union Territories. † Data collection and periodic re-validation of potential of fishery resources to provide advice on Fishery management issues enshrined in the national, regional and global conventions and agreements and other associated activities. † Monitoring surveys of fishery resources in the exploited areas including coral reefs, application of Monitoring, Control and Surveillance (MCS) for regulating fishing activities and promoting Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries(CCRF) in the Indian EEZ. † Maintain Data Bank and disseminate information on fishery resources to the end - users and act as an interface between the State/UTs and the Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India for Marine and Inland fish production and related aspects. † Assessment of suitability of fishing gear, accessories and equipment with special reference to the preservation of environment and ecology of marine habitat. † Fish stock identification and biodiversity studies including application of genetic tools and techniques. † Marine Fisheries forecasting including application of remote sensing for the benefit of artisanal, mechanized and industrial sectors. † Human Resources Development through practical training of fishing operatives, fishermen, fisheries officials and students. Annual Report 2013-14 5 Fishery Survey of India 3. OPERATIONAL BASES AND SURVEY VESSELS The survey fleet of the Institute comprised of 11 vessels. Placement of these survey vessels and their major specifications are furnished below: Base Vessels Type of vessels OAL GRT BHP (m) Mumbai Matsya Vrushti Monofilament longliner 37.5 465 1215 Matsya Nireekshani Stern trawler 40.5 329 2030 Mormugao Yellow Fin Tuna longliner 35.7 310 800 Sagarika Stern trawler 28.8 189 650 Cochin Matsya Varshini Trawler-cum-purse-seiner 36.5 269 1160 Lavanika Stern trawler 24 151 500 Chennai Matsya Drushti Monofilament longliner 37.5 465 1215 Samudrika Stern trawler 28.8 189 650 Vishakapatnam Matsya Shikari Stern trawler 39.8 352 1740 Matsya Darshini Stern trawler 36.5 269 1160 Port Blair Blue Marlin Tuna longliner 35.7 310 800 Annual Report 2013-14 6 Fishery Survey of India 4 MARINE FISHERY RESOURCES, ASSESSMENT & RESEARCH 4.1 DEMERSAL RESOURCES SURVEY AND MONITORING WEST COAST Project 1 Demersal fishery resources survey, assessment and monitoring of fish stocks along North Maharashtra-Gujarat and coast between latitude 18o and 23o N . Project components 1. Exploratory survey of demersal resources using fish trawl and shrimp trawl in 100-500 m depth. 2. Monitoring of demersal resources using fish trawl in 30-100m depth. 3. Monitoring of demersal resources using shrimp trawl in 30- 100 m depth. 4. Experiments for assessment of fishing gear efficiency. 5. Mesh selectivity study with cod-end cover. Gear 34 m fish trawl 45 m shrimp trawl Vessel Matsya Nireekshani Base Mumbai Project Co-ordinator Shri P. Sivaraj, Zonal Director Project Leader Shri A. K. Malik, Fisheries Scientist Results A. Catch per unit effort (kg/h) Gear Fish trawl Depth Zone (m) 30 – 100 ) O 18 50 (N 19 01 20 07 Latitude Annual Report 2013-14 7 Fishery Survey of India B. Catch Composition (%) Gear Fish trawl Depth Zone (m) 30-50 50-100 Elasmobranchs 14.61 5.76 Eel 0.36 0.16 Cat fish 23.91 23.35 Anchovies 0.04 0.07 Chirocentrus 0.83 1.28 Bombay duck 1.17 1.89 S Nemipterids 0.04 0.00 p Kalava 0.99 1.25 e Upenoids 0.23 0.00 c Other perches 8.04 8.43 i Polynemids 0.03 0.27 e Sciaenids 9.03 6.52 s Barracuda 1.72 3.17 / G Black pomfret 0.07 0.11 r Horse Mackerel 11.94 20.89 o Decapterids 1.45 0.87 u King fish 0.09 0.09 p Mackerel 4.08 4.19 Ribbon fish 4.87 6.68 Seer fish 0.04 0.05 Shrimp 0.10 0.09 Crabs 0.93 1.23 Cephalopods 11.37 8.34 Other fish 4.05 5.31 C. Salient Observations The highest catch rate of 214.67 kg/hr was recorded in 30 – 50 m depth zone in Lat. 20oN by using Fish trawl, followed by 194.83 Kg /hr in 50 – 100 m depth zone in the same area by using Fish trawl. In the depth zone of 30–50m, the catch was dominated by Cat fish (23.91%) followed by Elasmobranchs (14.61%) and Horse mackerel (11.94%). The catch of 50 – 100m depth zone was mainly comprised of Cat fish (23.35%), Horse mackerel (20.89%), Other perches (8.43%) and Cephalopods (8.34%) by using 34 m fish trawl. D. Biological studies A total of 1975 specimens belonging to 12 species were observed for length frequency studies and 235 specimens were examined for biological studies. Annual Report 2013-14 8 Fishery Survey of India E. Biomass Estimation Area : Lat. 18oN- 23oN (in tonnes) Depth zone (m) 30 - 50 50 - 100 Elasmobranchs 8138 10575 Eel 203 293 Cat fish 13314 42842 Anchovies 22 125 Chirocentrus 465 2341 S Bombay duck 653 3469 p Nemipterids 22 0 e Epinephelus spp. 552 2299 c Upenoids 131 0 i Other perches 4479 15465 e Polynemids 15 502 Barracuda 958 5810 s Sciaenids 5030 11954 / Black pomfret 36 209 G Horse Mackerel 6650 38328 r Decapterids 806 1588 o Kingfish 51 167 Mackerel 2272 7691 u Ribbon fish 2715 12247 p Seer fish 22 84 Shrimps 58 167 Crabs 515 2257 Cephalopods 6330 15298 Other fish 2258 9739 Annual Report 2013-14 9 Fishery Survey of India Project 2 Demersal Fishery resources survey, assessment and monitoring of fish stocks along South-Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka and North Kerala coast between latitude 11oN and 18oN. Projects component 1. Exploratory survey of demersal resources in 100-300 m depth. 2. Monitoring of demersal resources using fish trawl in 30-100 m depth. Gear 27 m fish trawl 30 m shrimp trawl Vessel Sagarika Base Mormugao Project Co-ordinator Dr A. K. Bhargava, Zonal Director Project Leader Shri Ashok S Kadam, Fisheries Scientist Results A. Catch per unit effort (kg/h) Gear Fish trawl Depth Zone (m) 30-50 50-100 13 15.85 - ) 0 14 24.28 36.45 (N 15 33.23 27.96 16 27.98 47.12 Latitude 17 22.93 26.55 Annual Report 2013-14 10 Fishery Survey of India B. Catch Composition (%) Gear Fish trawl Depth zone (m) 30 - 50 50 - 100 Elasmobranchs 0.51 3.78 Cat fish 2.84 2.48 S Clupeids 0.80 1.12 p Lizard fish 3.32 4.82 e Priacanthids - 1.19 Rockcods 3.85 10.23 c Nemipterids 11.34 10.22 i Leiognathids 2.94 1.19 e Barracudas 1.38 0.31 s Pomfrets 0.65 0.21 / Carangids 1.59 0.55 Horse mackerel 8.17 1.48 G Decapterids 0.97 6.98 r Ribbon fish 10.32 5.09 o Mackerel 5.67 7.45 u Seer fish 0.39 0.03 p Crustaceans 9.83 5.65 Cephalopods 4.88 9.18 Others 30.55 28.04 C. Salient observations Highest catch rate of 47.12 kg/hr. was recorded from 50-100m depth zone in Lat. 16o N. Nemipterids, ribbon fish, rockcods, horse mackeral, and cephalopods were the major components of the catch. Nemipterids (11.34%), Ribbon fish (10.32%), Crustaceans (9.83%) and Horse mackerel (8.17%) dominated the catch from 30-50m depth zone. Rock cods (10.23%), Nemipterids (10.22%), cephalopods (9.18%) and mackerel (7.45%) dominated the catches from 50-100m depth zone. D. Biological studies Length frequency data of 11 species with a sample size of 2332 specimens and biological data of 11 species with a sample size of 736 specimens were collected during the year. Annual Report 2013-14 11 Fishery Survey of India E. Biomass Estimation Area: Latitudes 13oN- 17o N (in tonnes) Depth zone (m) 30-50 50-100 Elasmobranchs 403 1195 Cat fish 264 784 S Clupeids 119 354 p Lizard fish 514 1523 e Priacanthids - 376 Rockcods 1090 3233 c Nemipterids 1089 3230 i Leiognathids 127 376 e Barracudas 33 98 s Pomfrets 22 66 / Carangids 59 174 Horse mackerel 158 468 G Decapterids 744 2206 r Ribbon fish 542 1609 o Mackerel 794 2355 u Seer fish 3 11 p Crustaceans 602 1786 Cephalopods 978 1901 Others 2988 8862 Annual Report 2013-14 12 Fishery Survey of India Project 3 Demersal fishery resources survey, assessment and monitoring along South - West Coast, Wadge Bank and Gulf of Mannar. Project components 1. Demersal finfish resources survey in the South –West Coast, Quilon Bank, Wadge Bank and Gulf of Mannar between latitude 7o N and 10oN in 100-500 m depth 2. Monitoring of demersal resources using fish trawl and shrimp trawl in 30-100 m depth 3. Exploration of shellfish resources in 30-500 m depth 4. Exploratory survey of cephalopod resources in 30-500 m depth Gear Expo model fish trawl 47 m shrimp trawl Vessel Matsya Varshini Base Kochi Project co-ordinator Shri D. K.Gulati, Zonal Director Project Leader Shri D. M. Ali, Sr. Fisheries Scientist Results A. Catch per unit effort (kg/h) Gear Expo model fish trawl Depth Zone (m) 30-50 50-100 100-200 ) o (N 8 21.21 2.34 - 9 77.61 103.91 30.67 Latitude Annual Report 2013-14 13 Fishery Survey of India B. Catch Composition (%) Gear Expo model fish trawl Depth Zone 30-50 50-100 100-200 Elasmobranchs 0.021 - - Eel 0.025 - 2.174 Cat fish 0.194 - - Clupeids 0.221 - - Lizardfish 0.378 1.937 - Priacanthids 0.018 0.174 8.696 S Nemipterus sp. 8.198 62.905 - p Epinephelus sp 0.495 0.379 2.174 Red snapper 0.021 0.012 - e Other perches 0.007 - - c Barracuda 0.057 2.421 - Pomfret 0.292 - - i Sciaenids 0.007 - - e Leiognathids 0.287 - - Flatfish 0.046 - - s Caranx sp 0.276 - - Horse mackerel 0.071 - - / Decapterids 1.397 1.271 - G Chorinemus sp 0.053 - - Ribbonfish 0.264 1.009 - r Mackerel 0.909 - - o Seerfish 0.041 - - Centrolpohus niger 0.014 0.040 - u Gerrids 0.094 0.121 - Moonfish 0.007 0.040 - p Shrimps 0.019 0.034 - Crabs 8.797 18.682 54.348 Cephalopods 3.019 0.283 - Octopus 0.324 - - Jellyfish 65.683 5.730 10.870 Molluscan shells 2.196 4.358 21.739 Others 6.566 0.605 - C. Salient observations Highest catch rate of 103.91 was recorded in the depth range of 50-100m in latitude 90N. Threadfin breams (Fam. Nemipteridae) were the dominant fishery resource recorded in the survey, followed by crabs, whereas the non-conventional fishery resource jelly fish, hitherto not exploited in south-west coast was dominant group in the catch, being caught from all the latitudes and depth ranges in huge quantities. Dominance of nemipterids, mackerel and karikkadi shrimps (P. stylifera) in the demersal fauna were noticed during the monsoon seasons. Swimming crabs, C. Smithii was caught in huge quantities during the northeast monsoon season. Annual Report 2013-14 14 Fishery Survey of India D. Biological studies To study the stock status, reproductive success and trophic interactions among the important fish species, the length structure, maturity, fecundity and diet studies of these species were undertaken. Length frequencies of 26 species were studied from a sample size of 5869 during the period under report. Detailed biological studies were carried out for 16 species. E. Biomass Estimation Area: Latitude 7o N - 10o N (in tonnes) Depth zone (m) 30-50 50-100 100-200 Elasmobranchs 1.27 - - Eel 1.48 - 30.80 Cat fish 12.62 - - Clupeids 13.92 - - Lizardfish 24.06 264.21 - Priacanthids 1.06 23.67 123.19 Nemipterus sp. 491.54 8581.40 - Epinephelus sp 33.24 51.74 30.80 S Red snapper 1.27 1.65 - p Other perches 0.42 - - e Barracuda 3.38 330.27 - Pomfret 17.33 - - c Sciaenids 0.42 - - i Leiognathids 18.39 - - Flatfish 2.75 - - e Caranx sp 19.97 - - s Horse mackerel 4.78 - - Decapterids 85.04 173.39 - / Chorinemus sp 3.17 - - G Ribbonfish 15.64 137.61 - r Mackerel 57.20 - - Seerfish 4.00 - - o Centrolpohus niger 0.85 5.50 - u Gerrids 5.60 16.51 - Moonfish 0.42 5.50 - p Miscellaneous fish 155.78 27.52 - Shrimps 1.12 4.68 - Crabs 569.87 2548.55 769.93 Cepholopods 188.93 38.53 - Octopus 20.33 - - Jellyfish 4478.16 781.63 153.99 Molluscan shells 139.01 594.48 307.97 Others 271.03 55.04 - Annual Report 2013-14 15 Fishery Survey of India Project 4 Demersal fishery resources survey, assessment and monitoring along South - West coast (8°N and 11°N.) Project components 1. Demersal finfish resources survey in 30-100 m depth 2. Shellfish resources survey in 20-100 m depth Gear 700 m fish trawl 28 m shrimp trawl Vessel Lavanika Base Kochi Project co-ordinator Shri D. K. Gulati, Zonal Director Project Leader Dr. Sijo P. Varghese, Sr. Fisheries Scientist Results A. Catch per unit effort (kg/h) Gear Fish Trawl Shrimp Trawl Depth Zone (m) 20-30 30-50 50-100 20-30 30-50 50-100 ) 0 8 2.00 12.00 61.18 - 80.86 - (N 9 1.67 101.78 108.07 52.63 56.45 88.75 10 - - 95.58 1.00 121.59 0.50 Latitude Annual Report 2013-14 16 Fishery Survey of India B. Catch Composition (%) Gear Fish Trawl Shrimp Trawl Depth Zone 20-30 30-50 50-100 20-30 30-50 50-100 Elasmobranchs - - 0.71 - 0.11 - Eel 0.04 0.03 - 0.25 - S Lizard fish - 2.50 0.41 0.12 0.68 1.13 p Priacanthids - 0.07 0.05 - 0.58 - Nemipterus sp. 11.11 0.53 5.37 - 1.42 2.81 e Epinephelus sp 22.22 1.74 8.46 0.47 6.02 0.42 c Sciaenids - 0.49 - - 0.41 0.70 i Leiognathids - 0.65 - 1.18 0.40 - e Flatfish - - - - 0.09 - Barracuda - 0.36 0.18 - 0.02 - s Caranx sp - 0.18 0.08 0.24 - - / Horse mackerel - 0.31 - - 0.01 - G Decapterids - 1.22 17.43 - 4.61 - r Ribbonfish - 0.71 0.02 - 0.62 - Mackerel - 0.82 0.23 - 0.14 - o Shrimps - - - - 2.51 14.06 u Crabs - 64.25 43.20 29.59 48.28 70.32 p Cepholopods 55.56 4.26 2.42 2.84 4.16 0.56 Molluscan shells - 0.15 2.32 - 2.10 - Jellyfish - 20.13 15.09 59.17 21.90 3.52 Others 11.11 1.61 3.98 6.39 5.69 6.47 C. Salient observations Highest catch rate of 121.59 was recorded in the depth range of 30-50m in latitude 10o N by shrimp trawl and 108.07 was recorded in the depth range of 50-00m in latitude 9oN by fish trawl. Swimming crabs, C. Smithii was caught in huge quantities during the northeast monsoon season. Scads (Decapterus sp), Groupers (Epinephelus diacanthus), squids (Uroteuthis duvaucelli and U. singhalensis) and threadfin breams (Nemipterus sp.) were the other dominating species in the demersal fishery resources of South-West coast. The dominance of scads in the southern latitudes and crabs in the northern latitudes were established. Non-conventional resource, jelly fish were also caught in huge quantities. Annual Report 2013-14 17 Fishery Survey of India EAST COAST Project 5 Demersal fishery resources survey, assessment and monitoring along South-East coast between latitude 10°N and 16°N. Project components 1. Exploratory survey of demersal resources using fish trawl in 100-300 m depth 2. Monitoring of demersal resources using fish trawl and shrimp trawl in 30-100 m depth. 3. Exploratory survey of demersal resources using shrimp trawl in 30-300m depth. 4. Exploratory survey using cephalopod trawl in 30-100 m depth Gear 27.5 m fish trawl 30 m shrimp trawl 36.2 m cephalopod trawl Vessel Samudrika Base Chennai Project co-ordinator Dr A. Anrose, Zonal Director Project leader Dr.S. Ramachandran, Sr. Fisheries Scientist Results A. Catch per unit effort (kg/h) Gear Fish Trawl Cephalopod Trawl Shrimp Trawl Depth Zone (m) 30-50 50-100 100-200 30-50 30-50 200-300 10 9.41 18.33 9.00 7.49 8.11 2.99 ) 11 6.91 10.84 3.06 15.67 14.44 1.36 0 (N 12 8.28 4.18 1.19 7.80 9.28 1.11 13 9.45 8.37 2.95 7.90 2.52 0.17 Latitude 14 16.12 7.01 3.00 4.90 11.41 0.76 15 8.67 2.00 - 7.87 12.67 - Annual Report 2013-14 18 Fishery Survey of India B. Catch composition (%) Gear Fish Trawl Cephalopod Shrimp Trawl Trawl Depth Zone 30-50 50-100 100-200 30-50 30-50 200-300 Elasmobranchs - 7.5 - 0.2 - - Cat fish 2.1 - - 4.8 - - Anchovies 0.1 - - 0.2 - - Chirocentrus 0.4 0.1 - 0.8 0.1 - Lesser Sardine 11.6 8.1 - 6.4 10.3 - Lizard fish --- 0.4 - - Priacanthids - - 2.1 - -- S Nemipterids 2.2 6.5 - 2.0 2.6 - p Pomadasys sp 0.8 0.1 - 0.1 - - e Upenoids 4.3 2.9 - 4.9 7.7 - c Sciaenids 0.2 0.3 - 1.1 0.5 - i Silverbellies 16.3 15.1 - 19.1 5.4 - e Barracuda 6.7 0.9 - 5.9 7.1 - Pomfret 1.7 0.6 - 1.7 0.7 - s Scomberoides sp --- 1.1 - - / Caranx sp 1.7 1.0 - 6.6 0.7 - G Horse Mackerel 4.7 4.3 - 5.4 6.6 - r Decapterids 1.8 14.5 0.4 4.9 11.6 - o Ribbonfish 4.3 5.5 - 5.0 2.1 - Mackerel 12.9 6.5 - 3.8 12.1 - u Seer fish 1.0 0.4 - 1.3 0.8 - p Terapon 0.1 0.4 - 0.7 0.5 - Deep sea fishes - - 21.3 - - 72.9 Shrimps - 0.1 - - - 4.7 Crab 7.2 6.3 - 7.5 5.0 - Deep sea crab - - 74.6 - - 19.2 Cephalopods 17.7 16.2 - 13.4 25.0 - Others 2.3 2.7 1.5 2.6 1.2 3.2 Annual Report 2013-14 19 Fishery Survey of India C. Salient observations Highest catch rate of 18.33 was recorded in the depth range 50-100m of the latitude 10oN followed by 16.12 in the 30-50m in the latitude 140N by fish trawl. The highest catch rate of 15.67 was recorded in the depth range 30-50 m of the latitude 11o N by Cephalopod trawl. The highest catch rate of 14.44 was recorded in the depth range 30-50 m of the latitude 11o N by shrimp trawl Catch was dominated by silver bellies(16.3%), squid(16.1%), mackerel (12.9%) in 30-50m depth where as the catch was dominated by squid (15.9%), silver bellies(14%), decapterids (14%) in 50-100m depth by fish trawl. In 100-200 m depth by shrimp trawl deep sea crabs (74.6%) were most dominant variety followed by deep sea fishes (21.3%). Silver bellies(19.1%) and squid(13.2%) were dominant varieties even in cephalopod trawl. Squids (25%), mackerel (12.1%), decapterids (11.6%) were dominant varieties in 30-50m depth where as deep sea fishes(72.9%) and deep sea crabs (19.2%) were dominant varieties in 200-300m by shrimp trawl. D. Biological studies: Biological studies on length frequency, length-weight, sex, maturity and food and feeding habits were made. A total of 2290 Nos. of specimens were measured for length frequency analysis, Biological studies on 1296 Nos. of specimens comprising 25 species were made during the period. Annual Report 2013-14 20 Fishery Survey of India E. Biomass estimation Area: Latitudes 100N-160N (in tonnes) Gear Fish Trawl Cephalopod Trawl Shrimp Trawl Depth Zone 30-50 50-100 100-200 30-50 30-50 200-300 Elasmobranchs - 27.1 - 1 -- Catfish 17.7 - - 17 -- Anchovies 1.1 - - 0.8 - - Chirocentrus sp 2.3 0.2 - 3.4 0.2 - Lesser Sardine 68 34.3 - 18 61.2 - Lizard fish --- 0.4 - - Priacanthids - - 4.4 - -- S Nemipterids 13.4 62.2 - 2.8 25.1 - p Scomberoides sp 2.8 0.6 - 0.1 - - e Upenoids 46 16 - 10.6 24.5 - c Sciaenids 0.5 1.2 - 2.7 1.4 - i Silverbellies 121 122 - 45 84 - e Barracuda 85 4.4 - 27 58.5 - Pomfret 10.7 4 - 4.5 10 - s Dagol --- 0.7 - - / Caranx sp 13.6 10.4 - 28 2.4 - G Horse Mackerel 28 22 - 18 19 - r Decapterids 15 142.4 0.8 23.5 182 - o Ribbonfish 33 38.7 - 16.4 45.5 - Mackerel 170 43 - 5.3 36.6 - u Seer fish 7.4 4.7 - 2.7 6.6 - p Terapon 0.1 1.6 - 1.7 9.3 - Deep sea fishes - - 40.7 - - 37.2 Deep sea shrimps - 0.6 0.2 - - 2 Crab 35.4 30.8 - 15 12.2 - Deep sea crab - - 348 - - 6.6 Cephalopods 92 614 - 41.8 216.2 - Others 12 15.4 2.4 4.5 5 1.1 Annual Report 2013-14 21 Fishery Survey of India Project 6 Demersal fishery resources survey, assessment and monitoring along upper East Coast between latitude 16° and 21°N. Project components 1. Exploratory survey of demersal resources using fish trawl in 100-200 m depth. 2. Monitoring of demersal resources using fish trawl in 30-100 m depth. 3. Exploratory survey using shrimp trawl in 30-500 m depth. 4. Experiments for assessment of fishing gear efficiency 5. Mesh selectivity study with codend cover Gear 34 m fish trawl 34 m shrimp trawl Vessel Matsya Shikari Base Visakhapatnam Project co-ordinator Dr S. K. Naik, Zonal Director Project leader Shri K. Govinda Raj, Sr. Fisheries Scientist Results A. Catch per Unit effort (Kg/hr ) Gear Fish Trawl Shrimp Trawl Depth Zone (m) 30-50 50-100 30-50 50-100 100-200 ) 0 (N 17 38.3 14 49.3 56.3 - 18 97 53.5 39.0 147.7 3.3 Latitude Annual Report 2013-14 22 Fishery Survey of India B. Species Composition (%): Gear Fish Trawl Shrimp Trawl Depth Zone 30-50 50-100 30-50 50-100 100-200 Elasmobranches 4.8 - - - - Cat fish 1.9 - 4.1 7.3 - Clupeoids 1.0 0.7 2.1 0.2 - S Lizardfish 1.7 0.7 12.0 1.2 - Priacanthids - - 0.5 0.2 60.0 p Nemipterids 1.2 5.5 3.5 1.2 - e Perches 6.5 12.1 1.6 10.8 - c Upenoids 34.0 13.0 51.0 54.3 - Sciaenids 19.0 - 2.1 1.7 20.0 i Silverbelly 1.5 4.3 1.6 6.9 - e Flat fish 0.2 2.4 0.7 0.2 - s Indian Drift fish - - 0.1 - - / Barracuda 0.2 - 2.9 0.5 - Pomfret 0.6 0.9 0.3 0.2 - G Carangids 7.3 22.0 5.1 8.1 - r Horse mackerel 1.0 0.2 0.1 - - o Decapterids 0.8 - - - - Ribbon fish - - 5.2 - - u Mackerel 10.0 0.9 1.3 0.8 - p Seer fish - 0.2 0.3 0.2 - Gerrids 0.2 7.1 1.3 1.6 - Cephalopods 1.5 1.2 2.0 0.9 - Others 6.7 28.7 2.5 3.6 20.0 C. Salient Observations During the period under report two latitudes i.e 17°N and 18° N were covered and the depth of operation varied from 34-132m. Two different trawls viz. 34m fish trawl and 34m shrimp trawl were operated. An average CPUE of 59.1 kg/hr was obtained by the 34m shrimp trawl followed by 50.7 kg/hr by the 34m fish trawl. The highest catch rate of 147.7 kg/hr was recorded in 50-100m depth of 18°N latitude by Shrimp trawl followed by 97 kg/hr in 30-50m depth of same latitude by fish trawl. In the 34m fish trawl the dominant fishes caught were Goat fishes followed by the carangids and Sciaenids. In 34m shrimp trawl the dominant fishes caught were Goat fishes, followed by the perches and Lizard fishes. D. Biological Studies A total of 4445 observations were made for the length frequency distribution and 3348 observations were made for biological studies of 15 species. Annual Report 2013-14 23 Fishery Survey of India Project 7 Demersal fishery resources survey, assessment and monitoring along the upper East Coast between latitude 16° and 21°N. Project component Survey of shrimp and demersal finfish resources using shrimp trawl and fish trawl along the upper East Coast between latitude16° N and 21° N in 30-200 m depth Gear Expo model bottom trawl Fish trawl 34 m shrimp trawl Vessel Matsya Darshini Base Visakhapatnam Project co-ordinator Dr S. K. Naik, Sr. Fisheries Scientist Project leader Shri K. S. N. Reddy, Fishing Gear Technologist Results A Catch per Unit effort (Kg/h) Gear Expo model bottom trawl Fish Trawl Shrimp Trawl Depth Zone (m) 30-50 50-100 30-50 50-100 30-50 50-100 ) 0 16 - 41.9 - - 53.0 140.0 (N 17 52.4 48.9 161.8 164.0 55.6 3.9 18 71.1 52.3 - - 41.8 - Latitude Annual Report 2013-14 24 Fishery Survey of India B. Species Composition: Gear Expo model bottom trawl Fish trawl Shrimp trawl Depth zone (m) 30-50 50-100 30-50 50-100 30-50 50-100 Elasmobranches - - 0.7 - 0.9 0.8 Clupeoids 0.6 4.1 4.6 0.9 0.2 - Mackerel 0.3 1.1 - 1.7 3.0 Carangids 1.8 2.0 5.7 - 2.9 4.8 S Horse mackerel - - 2.2 0.4 0.2 0.5 p Decapterids - - 3.4 - - 1.7 e Upenoids 5.7 8.1 27.0 5.6 15.2 27.8 c Barracuda 3.5 2.0 1.8 2.2 1.9 2.4 i Cat fish 0.3 - 2.2 73.0 2.1 1.3 Nemipterids 0.1 - 2.8 0.3 0.7 2.1 e Ribbon fish 1.6 - 1.7 1.1 16.8 3.9 s Perches 13.0 0.4 13.0 0.9 5.4 2.9 / Pomfret 1.8 - 0.7 2.9 8.0 4.8 G Sciaenids 4.2 - 1.7 4.6 9.2 0.9 r Lizardfish 1.4 - 1.1 - 2.3 5.1 o Flat fish - - 0.9 1.1 9.1 5.1 Indian Drift fish - - 0.8 -- 0.2 0.5 u Silverbelly 59.0 79.3 17.0 2.2 14.6 22.2 p Shrimp - - 1.3 1.5 - - Cephalopods 1.0 2.0 4.9 1.8 4.8 8.3 Gerrids 0.4 - 2.2 0.4 0.3 - Seer fish 0.5 - 0.4 - 0.4 0.4 Others 4.9 2.0 3.0 1.1 3.1 1.4 C. Sailient Observation During the period under report three latitudes i.e 16°N, 17°N and 18° N were covered and the depth of operation varied from 37-74m. Three different trawls viz. 34m fish trawl, 34m shrimp trawl and 46.5 expo model bottom trawl were operated during the above period. The 34 m fish trawl was found to be more productive in which an average CPUE of 162.9 kg/hr was obtained followed by 34m shrimp trawl (63.1 kg/hr) and Expomodel bottom trawl (53.3 kg/hr). In the 34m fish trawl the dominant fishes caught were Pony fishes followed by Goat fishes and barracudas. In 34m shrimp trawl the dominant fishes caught were Goat fishes followed by Pony fishes and sea perches. Similarly in the 46.5 Expo model bottom trawl the dominant varieties caught were Pony fishes followed by Goat fishes and Ribbon fishes. Annual Report 2013-14 25 Fishery Survey of India Juveniles of Black Pomfrets (Parastromateus niger) were recorded in abundance during the month of April and May 2013. During the period under report in the area 16°N, 17°N and 18°N latitude a total of 12 Olive Ridleys sea turtles (Lepidochelys olivacea) (08 males and 04 females) were caught alive in the trawl nets during fishing operations. The length of these turtles varied from 62-74 cm (carapace length) and weight was in between 35 and 40 kg. They were released back to sea in live condition. Also Olive Ridleys sea turtle mortality was noticed during the month of November 2013 off Visakhapatnam coast. D Biological Studies A total of 6085 observations were made for the length frequency distribution and 3108 observations were made for biological studies of 18 species (including 10 listed species). Annual Report 2013-14 26 Fishery Survey of India Project 8 Survey of coastal pelagic fishery resources survey, assessment and monitoring along the upper East Coast between Lat 15°N and 21°N. Project component Pelagic fishery resources survey by using pelagic trawl Gear 12.92 X 12.92 fathom Mid water trawl Vessel Matsya Darshini Base Visakhapatnam Project co-ordinator Dr S. K. Naik, Sr. Fisheries Scientist Project leader Shri K. S. N. Reddy, Fishing Gear Technologist Results A. Catch per Unit effort (Kg/h) Gear Mid Water Trawl Depth Zone (m) 30-50 50-100 100-200 ) 16 6.0 21.6 - 0 (N 17 43.0 21.6 0.2 18 45.3 11.0 38.0 Latitude 19 67.0 - - B. Species Composition: Gear Mid Water Trawl Depth zone (m) 30-50 50-100 100-200 Clupeoids 1.9 12.7 - S Anchovies 0.0 0.5 - p Chirocentrus sp 0.3 0.0 - e Lizard fish 0.1 1.0 - Pomadasys maculatum 0.6 0.0 - c Upenoids 1.0 6.0 - i Sciaenids 3.0 2.0 - e Silverbelly 6.9 13.4 - s Barracuda 0.6 0.4 - / Pomfret 0.3 0.0 - G Horse Mackerel 0.3 0.1 - Ribbon fish 82.5 57.7 - r Mackerel 0.1 0.4 - o Seer fish 0.1 0.2 - u Moon fish 1.2 5.0 - p Cephalopod 1.1 0.3 - Others 0.1 0.5 100 Annual Report 2013-14 27 Fishery Survey of India C. Salient Observations: In midwater survey operations, four latitudes i.e 16°N,17°N,18°N and 19°N were covered and the depth of operation was in between 39 and 107m. An average CPUE Of 33.7 kg/hr was obtained by the 12.92 X 12.92 fathom Mid water trawl. Ribbon fishes followed by Pony fishes and sardines were the dominant varieties of fish caught in mid-water trawl operations. D. Biological Studies : A total of 1347 observations were made for the length frequency distribution and 754 observations were made for in depth biological studies of 11 species (including 06 listed species). E. Biomass Estimation Area: Latitude 16°N - 18°N (in tonnes) Depth range (m) 30-50 50-100 100-200 Elasmobranches 96 45 - Clupeoids 144 280 - Mackerel 180 291 - Carangids 425 1680 - Horse mackerel 69 263 - Decapterids 80 179 - S Upenoids 1885 6954 - p Barracuda 233 361 - e Cat fish 169 5276 - c Nemipterids 145 413 - i Ribbon fish 607 219 - e Perches 1059 2910 - s Pomfret 345 792 - / Sciaenids 574 345 57 G Priacanthids 4 53 171 r Lizardfish 248 327 - o Flat fish 33 490 - u Indian Drift fish 28 47 - p Silverbelly 3067 3398 - Shrimp 32 58 - Cephalopods 346 639 - Gerrids 89 544 - Seer fish 30 43 - Others 340 1578 57 Annual Report 2013-14 28 Fishery Survey of India 4.2 OCEANIC TUNA RESOURCES SURVEY PROJECTS Project 9 Survey of oceanic tunas and allied resources using regular longline in Indian EEZ along South-West Coast between latitude 4o -16oN. Project component Survey of oceanic tunas and allied resources by longlining in the Indian EEZ along South West Coast including Lakshadweep Gear Multifilament tuna long line with 5 hooks/ basket Vessel Yellow Fin Base Mormugao Project Co-ordinator Dr A. K. Bhargava, Zonal Director Project Leader Dr. Vinod Kumar Mudumala, Sr. Fisheries Scientist Results A. Regular tuna longlining (Hooking rate) Hoooking Rate (%) Month Hooks operated YFT MAR SWO SHA DOL RAY OTH TOTAL April ̕ 13 5900 0.08 0.01 0.15 0.05 - 0.27 0.23 0.81 May ̕ 13 3375 0.03 - - 0.08 - 0.03 - 0.14 June̕ 13 500 - - - - 0.6 - 0.6 1.2 July ̕ 13 200 - - - - 1.5 - - 1.5 August̕ 13 1000 - - - 0.1 0.2 - - 0.3 September ̕ 13 Vessel was non-operational due to repairs to Main Engine gieslinger coupling October ̕ 13 5400 0.01 - 0.03 - - - 0.03 0.09 November ̕ 13 December ̕ 13 January ̕ 14 Vessel was non operational for want of HSD February ̕ 14 March̕ 14 B. Salient observations Highest aggregate hooking rate of 1.5% was recorded during July followed by 1.2% in June and 0.81% in April. Catch constituted by ray, sword fish, dolphin fish, yellow fin tuna, sharks and marlin C. Biological Studies Length frequency and other Biological data of 10 species with a sample size of 47 were collected during the year Annual Report 2013-14 29 Fishery Survey of India Project 10 Tuna resources survey in Indian EEZ around Andaman and Nicobar Island between latitude 5o and 15o N. Project components 1. Survey of oceanic tunas and allied resources by us in gregular tuna longline in Andaman and Nicobar waters. 2. Survey of swordfish resources by using drift longline with light sticks in Andaman and Nicobar waters. 3. Survey of bigeye tuna resources by using modified deep longline in Andaman and Nicobar waters. 4. Survey of perch resources by using bottom set vertical longline in Andaman and Nicobar waters. 5. Satellite Telemetric Studies on Migration Pattern of Tunas in Andaman and Nicobar waters. Gear Regular tuna longline with five hooks per basket Drift longline with 5 hooks per basket with light stick for swordfish. Modified deep-set longline with 7/9 hooks per basket for bigeye tuna. Bottom set vertical longline with 30 hooks per basket for perch resources. Vessel Blue Marlin Base Port Blair Project co-ordinator Dr L. Ramlingam, Zonal Director Results A. Regular tuna longlining (Hooking rate) Hooking Rate (%) Months Hooks operated Tunas Bill Fishes Sharks Others Total April̕ 13 8125 0.01 0.04 0.01 0.29 0.36 May̕ 13 Main Engine fresh water cooler end cover repairs June̕ 13 1650 0.3 0.06 0.12 0.3 0.79 July̕ 13 8200 0.41 0.01 0.07 0.32 0.82 September̕ 13 7500 0.11 0.04 0.11 0.15 0.39 October̕ 13 Repairs to oil bilge water separator coelscer filter. December̕ 13 January̕ 14 Annual Dry- docking repairs at CSL, Cochin.. February̕ 14 March̕ 14 Annual Report 2013-14 30 Fishery Survey of India B. Bottom set vertical longlining (Hooking rate) Hooks Hooking rate ( % ) Months operated Serranidae Lutjanidae Lethrinidae Carcharhinidae Sharks Other Total August ̕ 13 9300 0.67 0.72 0.24 0.1 0 0.02 1.79 November̕ 13 8100 0.38 0.58 0.18 0.06 0.04 0.02 1.27 B. Salient observations Regular tuna long line The highest aggregate hooking rate of 0.82% was recorded during July’13 followed by 0.79% in June’13. The highest aggregate hooking rate of 0.41 % was recorded for tunas in July’13 followed by 0.30% in June’13. Bottom Set Vertical Longline (BSVL) During August’13 in BSVLL operation, the aggregate hooking rate of 1.79% was recorded for all fishes Lutjanidae dominated the catch with a hooking rate 0.72% followed by the representatives belonging to the family Serranidae (0.67%) and Lethrinidae (0.24%). During November 2013 in BSVLL the aggregate hooking rate recorded was 1.27% for all fishes. Lutjanidae dominated the catch with a hooking rate 0.58% followed by the family Serranidae (0.38%) and Lethrinidae (0.18%). Deep Longline (DLL) During the month of September’13 in DLL operation, the aggregate hooking rate recorded was 0.39 % for all fishes. Among the commercial varities, both the yellow fin tuna and sharks were recorded with a hooking rate of 0.11 %. Annual Report 2013-14 31 Fishery Survey of India Project 11 Tuna resources survey using monofilament longline in the Arabian Sea including Lakshadweep between latitude 4o and 23oN. Project component Survey of oceanic tuna and allied resources using monofilament longline in the Indian EEZ Gear › Monofilament long line with 7 hooks/basket › Bottom topography sampling, environmental parameter studies, plankton collection for one day/cruise Vessel Matsya Vrushti Base Mumbai Project Co-ordinator Shri P. Sivaraj, Zonal Director Project Leader Shri S. M. Patil, Sr. Fisheries Scientist Results A. Regular tuna longlining (Hooking rate) Hooks Hooking Rate (%) Month operated YFT SKJ SAI DOL SHA SWO MAR OTH Total Apr̕ 13 8820 0.1 ------0.01 0.11 May̕ 13 9450 0.08 - - 0.01 0.02 0.04 - 0.02 0.18 Jun̕ 13 Vessel was idle due to shortage of HSD Jul̕ 13 630 0.16 ------0.16 Aug̕ 13 6300 - - - - 0.24 0.05 - 0.19 0.48 Sept̕ 13 5670 0.39 - 0.02 0.02 0.05 - 0.12 0.07 0.67 Oct̕ 13 Nov̕ 13 Dec̕ 13 Vessel was idle due to shortage of HSD Jan̕ 14 Feb̕ 14 Mar̕ 14 B. Salient observations An aggregate hooking rate of 0.28% and Yellow fin Tuna hooking rate of 0.13% was obtained during the year. Maximum aggregate hooking rate of 0.95 % was recorded in the area of Lat 12°N / Long 70°E and Lat 18°N / Long 68°E, followed by 0.79 % in Lat 10°N / Long 72°E. Highest hooking rate of 0.39% for Yellow fin Tuna was recorded during the month of September̕ 13. YFT constituted about 57.89% of the catches of the month. The catch was comprised of Yellow fin Tuna (46.51%), Shark (16.28%), Marlin (10.46%), Lancet fish (8.14%), Sword fish & Rays (6.98% each), Dolphin fish (2.32%) and Barracuda & Sail fish (1.16% each). C. Biological studies A total of 86 specimens belonging to 15 species were examined for Length frequency, Length-weight, sex and maturity and food & feeding habits studies Annual Report 2013-14 32 Fishery Survey of India Project 12 Tuna resources survey using monofilament longline in the Bay of Bengal, including international waters between latitude 10° and 20° N. Project components 1. Tuna resources survey using monofilament longlining in Bay of Bengal between lat.10° and 20°N. 2. Tuna resources survey using monofilament longline in International water between lat.10° and 15°N. (bounded by longitude 83° and 85°E ) Gear Monofilament longline with 7 hooks per basket Vessel Matsya Drushti Base Chennai Project co-ordinator Dr A. Anrose, Zonal Director Project leader Dr. S. Ramachandran, Sr. Fisheries Scientist Results A. Regular tuna longlining (Hooking rate) Hooks Hooking Rate % Month Operated YFT SKJ MAR SWO SAI SHA OTH Total April’13 9450 0.169 0.053 - 0.021 0.042 - 0.042 0.328 May’13 8820 0.159 0.034 0.011 - 0.023 - 0.068 0.295 June’13 9450 0.085 - - - 0.021 - 0.138 0.243 July’13 7560 - - 0.013 - - - 0.013 0.026 Aug’13 10080 0.01 - 0.01 0.03 0.01 0.01 0.089 0.159 Sept’13 8820 0.079 0.011 - - 0.023 0.011 0.057 0.181 Oct’13 1890 0.11 - - - 0.16 - 0.05 0.32 Nov’13 For want of HSD the vessel couldn't sail Dec’13 Jan’14 8820 0.204 - - - - 0.011 - 0.215 Feb’14 For want of HSD the vessel couldn't sail Mar’14 B. Salient Observations An aggregate hooking rate of 0.21% and Yellow fin tuna hooking rate of 0.10% was obtained during the year Highest aggregate hooking rate of 0.33% recorded during April’13 and highest hooking rate of 0.16 % was recorded for Yelowfin tuna C. Biological studies Biological studies on all parameters such as Length frequency, Length-weight, Sex, Maturity and food and Feeding habits were made for 117 specimen constituting 10 Species viz Thunnus albacares, Kastuwonus pelamis, Istiophorus platypterus, Xiphias gladius, Makaira mazara, Alopias pelagicus, Coryphaena hippurus, Sphyraena barracuda, Acanthocybium solandri and Mola mola were carried out during the year. Annual Report 2013-14 33 Fishery Survey of India 5. PHYSICAL TARGET AND ACHIEVEMENTS Physical targets and achievements in terms of voyages (V), days out at sea (DS), fishing days (FD) and sampling effort (SE) of the survey vessels are furnished Base Vessels Target Achievements V SD FD SE V SD FD SE Mumbai M. Vrushti @ 10 200 145 91350 6 111 49 30870 M.Nireekshani * 10 200 160 750 3 44 24 91 Mormugao Yellow Fin @ 11 220 166 103750 7 93 36 16375 Sagarika * 10 200 160 750 2 39 33 130 Cochin M. Varshini * 10 200 160 600 7 94 60 235 ** 150 - Lavanika * 20 200 160 750 16 116 85 319 Chennai M. Drushti @ 10 200 138 86940 8 147 103 64890 M. Samudrika * 10 200 160 750 8 152 120 570 Visakhapatnam M. Shikari * 11 220 176 825 4 29 13 49 M.Darshini * 11 220 176 375 9 147 90 230 ** 252 87 Port Blair Blue Marin @ 11 220 166 85000 6 99 68 25475 & 18900 17400 Effort Total 124 2280 1767 76 1071 681 *:Bottom trawling 4800 1624 **:Mid water Trawling 402 87 @: Tuna Longline (Hooks) 367040 137610 &: Bottom Set vertical longline (Hook) 18900 17400 Annual Report 2013-14 34 Fishery Survey of India 6. VESSEL-WISE CATCH AND VALUE Catch and values registered by the FSI survey vessels during 2013-14 Base Vessels Catch (Kgs.) Value (Rs.) Mumbai Matsya Vrushti 5305 180487 Matsya Nireekshani 10528 190409 Mormugao Yellow Fin 978 77557 MFV Sagarika 1848 * Cochin Matsya Varshini 2284 39171 MFV Lavanika 4703 89511 Chennai Matsya Drushti 1180 143099 MFV Samudrika 1390 73350 Visakhapatnam Matsya Shikari 3087 38702 Matsya Darshini 13022 148468 Port Blair Blue Marin 2058 75484 Total 46383 1056238 * Fish catch for the month of April ̕ 13 and May ̕ 13 supplied to the vessel MFV Yellow Fin to use as bait. Catch value may be treated as nil Annual Report 2013-14 35 Fishery Survey of India 7. SCIENTIST PARTICIPATION IN SURVEY CRUISES For collection of fishery resources data, scientists of the Institute regularly participate in survey cruises of the vessels. Details of the scientist participation during the year is given below. Days No. of Vessel Name and Designation of Scientist participants out at cruises sea Shri. A. K. Malik, Fisheries Scientist 1 16 Shri. S. G. Patwari, Jr. Fisheries Scientist 1 20 Matsya Shri. D.E. Uikey, Sr. Scientific Assistant 1 18 Vrushti Shri. A. V. Tamhane, Sr. Scientific Assistant 2 33 Shri. Digambar Swain, Jr. Research Fellow 1 20 Matsya Shri. S. G. Patwari, Jr. Fisheries Scientist 1 15 Nireekshani Shri. Jacob Thomas, Jr. Fisheries Scientist 2 23 Dr. M.Vinod Kumar, Sr. Fisheries Scientist 1 20 Shri Y. Tharumar, Sr. Scientific Assistant 1 06 Shri Raju S. Nagpure, Sr. Scientific Assistant 1 20 Yellow Fin Shri Puran Singh, Sr. Scientific Assistant 1 16 Shri Pratyush Das, Sr. Research Fellow 2 35 Shri Kanhu Charan Sahoo, Sr. Research Fellow 1 14 MFV Shri Y. Tharumar, Sr. Scientific Assistant 1 19 Sagarika Shri Raju S. Nagpure, Sr. Scientific Assistant 1 20 Dr. Sijo P. Varghese, Sr. Fisheries Scientist 3 30 Matsya Shri. N. Unnikrishnan, Jr. Fisheries Scientist 3 34 Varshini Dr. M. Vinod Kumar, Sr. Fisheries Scientist 1 18 Shri Rahulkumar B. Tailor, Sr. Scientific Assistant 1 12 Dr.S.Ramachandran, Senior Fisheries Scientist 1 7 Shri P.Tamilarasan, Fisheries Scientist 2 40 Matsya Dr. J.Jaychandra Dhas, Jr.Fisheries Scientist 2 27 Drushti Dr. M.K.Sinha, Jr.Fisheries Scientist. 1 20 Dr. A.John Chembian, Jr.Fisheries Scientist 1 20 Shri. Digamber Swain, Sr.Research Fellow 1 20 Annual Report 2013-14 36 Fishery Survey of India Dr.S.Ramachandran, Senior Fisheries Scientist 2 40 Dr. J.Jaychandra Dhas, Jr.Fisheries Scientist 1 20 M. F. V. Dr. M.K.Sinha, Jr.Fisheries Scientist. 1 10 Samudrika Dr. A.John Chembian, Jr.Fisheries Scientist 1 20 Shri.C. Babu, Sr.Scientific Assistant 2 30 Matsya Shri N. Jagannadh, Junior Fisheries Scientist 1 04 Shikari Shri A. Siva, Senior Scientific Assistant 2 19 Shri K. Govindaraj, Senior Fisheries Scientist 3 50 Dr. A.B. Kar, Fisheries Scientist 2 34 Matsya Dr. Ansuman Das, Fisheries Scientist 1 20 Darshini Shri N. Jagannadh, Junior Fisheries Scientist 1 18 Shri A. Siva, Senior Scientific Assistant 2 24 Shri. H. D. Pradeep, Fisheries Scientist 2 34 Dr. S.K. Dwivedi, Fisheries Scientist 1 20 Blue Marlin Shri. G. V. A. Prasad, Sr. Scientific Assistant 1 20 Shri. Swapnil S. Shirke, Sr. Scientific Assistant 2 25 Annual Report 2013-14 37 Fishery Survey of India 8. FLEET EXPANSION Acquisition of two mid-water trawlers A fresh proposal in the prescribed EFC format has been forwarded to the Ministry, requesting the approval for acquisition of two mid-water trawlers on nomination basis from PSU Shipyard M/s Cochin Shipyard Ltd., Kochi, at an estimated cost of Rs. 92.85 crores during the XII Five Year Plan. 9. INFRASTRUCTURE FACILITIES: Construction of Facility Research Centre at Sasoon Dock, Colaba Mumbai(HQs) The construction work of the building is completed. Erection/installation of HV Substation is still pending for want of necessary approval from Chief Fire Officer, Mumbai. The total progressive expenditure of the project is Rs 12.67 crores upto 31.03.2014 out of the total project cost of Rs. 13.13 crores. Meanwhile, the CPWD has obtained the conditional NoC for the HV Substation. Performance of Marine Engineering Division (MED), Kochi. A total No. of 09 vessels were hauled-up in the Slipway of the Marine Engineering Division for their under water repair works and an amount of Rs. 13,63,567/- was realized. Further, during the same period, 14 nos. of Life Rafts and 10 nos. of HRU were serviced and an amount of RS. 1,79,669/- was realized. Annual Report 2013-14 38 Fishery Survey of India 10. TRAINING 10.1 The following officers and staff attended various training programmes during the year 2013-14 Name Designation Subject/Institute/Place/Period Dr. Ansuman Das Jr. Fisheries Scientist Australian Leadership Award Fellowship - 2013. New South Wales, Australia, 24 June - 12 July 2013 Shri J. G. Ohol Asstt. Accounts Officer Training on the 'CompDDO' package Shri D. K. Pandya Upper Division Clerk at FSI, Mumbai Headquarters. Shri Sanjeev Kumar Singh Stenographer Gr. II 02 July 2013 Shri Subhrajit Das Stenographer Gr. II Shri Santhosh Babu P. Upper Division Clerk Shri Vikas Kumar Mishra Lower Division Clerk Shri D. K. Gulati Zonal Director “National Strategic Consultation on Green Technology for Fisheries” organised by Bay of Bengal Programme Inter-Governmental Organisation at Nagercoil. 11 July 2013 Dr. M. Vinod Kumar Sr. Fisheries Scientist Right to Information Act. Goa Mudumala Institute of Rural Development & Administration, at Ela Farm, Goa. 16-17 July, 2013 at. Dr. S.Ramachandran Sr. Fisheries Scientist, Training on “Moving towards Dr. M.K. Sinha Jr. Fisheries Scientist sustainability” at FSI, Chennai Shri. C. Babu, Sr. Scientific Assistant 1 - 3 August, 2013. Shri. Shahnawaz Jr. Hindi Translator 3rd All India Official Language Conference of RAKAMI, Mount Abu, Rajasthan. 22- 24 August 2013 Shri Shahinsha Pasha Mech. Supervisor (Sr.) Training on Managerial Leadership & Shri P. Tamilarasan Fisheries Scientist Team Building organized by National Institute of Industrial Engineering, Mumbai. 02 – 04 September 2013 Miss Rajashree Sanadi Sr. Scientific Assistant Communicating Science Effectively – Shri A. Siva Sr. Scientific Assistant Scientific Writing, BOBLME-MBAI, Kochi, Kerala, 14 - 17 October 2013 and 18 -21 November 2013 Dr. J. Jeyachandra Dhas Jr. Fisheries Scientist Ttraining on “Otolith based aging of fish and stock assessment 2013” hosted by Indian Ocean RIM –Association for Regional co operation( IOR-ARC) Fisheries Support Unit (FSU), Muscat, Sultanate of Oman. 23 -31 October 2013. Smt. K. K. Ambika Office Superintendent Training on Roster Maintenance; Smt. Mallika P Office Superintendent Reservation & Concessions at RTC, Smt. Rajashree K. Mendon, Office Superintendent Mumbai. Smt. Archana N. Pradhan Upper Division Clerk 3-5 December 2013 Annual Report 2013-14 39 Fishery Survey of India Smt Nalini Bagde Jr Hindi Translator Basic for working in Hindi on ‘Computer on computers, CBD, Belapur, Navi Mumbai 9-13 December 2013. Shri Edward Kerketta Office Superintendant Training on ‘Right to Information Shri G. P. Pawle Office Superintendant Act’ Regional Training Centre, Shri N. S. Madlani Upper Division Clerk Mumbai Shri P. V. Latheesh Upper Division Clerk 16 December 2013. Shri J. G. Ohol, Asstt. Accounts Officer Training on ‘Income Tax on Salaries, Shri Santhosh Babu P. P., Upper Division Clerk Regional Training Centre, Mumbai. Shri Amal Krishna Halder, Upper Division Clerk 19 December 2013.. Smt. Meera Vellan Rajiv Jr. Hindi Translator Training on Basic Training for Miss Rajashree B. Sanadi Sr Scientific Assistant working in Hindi on computers, CBD, Belapur, Navi Mumbai 30 December 2013 to 03 January 2014. Smt. Rajashree K. Office Superintendent Training on Pay Fixation, ACP & Mendon Upper Division Clerk MACP at Regional Training Centre, Smt. Archana N. Pradhan, Lower Division Clerk Mumbai, 27-29 January 2014 Shri Rakesh Kumar, Dr. Sijo P. Varghese Sr. Fisheries Scientist International Workshop-cum-Training Programme on technical measures as tools for fisheries management in the Indian Scenario at CIFT, Kochi. 12 February 2014. Shri Pratyush Das Sr. Research Fellow Training on SATCORE & MFAS sponsored by INCOIS, Hyderabad in Centre for Bay of Bengal Studies, Andhra University, Andhra Pradesh. 2-5 March, 2014 10.2 Training to CIFNET trainees As per the mandate on Human Resources Development, the Institute continued to provide on-the-job-training to CIFNET trainees. The Base-wise details of onboard training imparted are given below: No. of Trainees Base At the Appoinment Completed At the end of begining of during the training during the year the year year the year Mumbai 12 04 06 13 Mormugao 01 02 - 05 Cochin 01 - 01 02 Chennai 05 - 05 - Visakhapatnam 04 - 02 02 Port Blair - - - - Annual Report 2013-14 40 Fishery Survey of India 11. PUBLICATIONS The Institute has been effectively disseminating the resources survey findings to the industry and other end-users through various publications like annual report, magazines, charts, special publications, bulletins, Resources Information Series(RIS), scientific papers etc. Some of the FSI Publications were translated into regional languages for the benefit of the local fishermen and mechanized boat operators. During the year following publications were released. Magazine Matsya Dwani-2013-14 (Hindi) by Kochi Base. Matsya Darpan 2013-14 (Hindi) by Mumbai Base Meena News Meena News Vol. 28, No. 1 Vol. 28, No. 2-4 Survey Programme Fishery Resources Survey, Assessment & Research Programme 2013-14 Reports Annual Report 2012-13 Handbook on fish Taxonomy Hand Book on Identification of fish species occurring in the Indian seas were published in English and Hindi during February 2014. Resources Information Series - 14 issues Four issues from Chennai Bases, three issues each from Port Blair and Mormugao Bases and two issues each from Kochi and Mumbai Base were published in respective local languages for the benefit of fishermen. Papers published / presented by scientists Paper published in Journal/ Magazine Sajeevan, M. K. and Madhusoodana Kurup 2014. Osteological features of Cobia, Rachycentron canadum (Linnaeus,1766). Journal of Ocean Sciences Foundation, 11:40-49. Sajeevan, M. K. 2013. Evaluation of the effect of lunar cycle, monsoon and spatial difference on billfishes. 11th session of Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) working Party on Billfishes at La Reunion, France 18-22 September 2013. IOTC- 2013-WPB 11-20 Premchand, Sajeevan, M. K. and Tiburtius, A. 2013. India’s national report to the scientific Committee of the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission. Busan, rep. of Korea, 2-6 December 2013, IOTC-2013-SC16-NR09 Sajeevan, M.K. and Somvanshi, V.S. 2013. Collection and rearing of marine ornamental fishes of coastal trawl fishery. Indian journal of Geo marine Sciences. 42(4): 476-480 Annual Report 2013-14 41 Fishery Survey of India Sajeevan, M.K. and Madhusoodana Kurup 2013. Evaluation of feeding indices of Cobia Rachyecentron canadaum (Linnaeus, 1766) from north West coast of India. J. Mar. Biol. Ass. India. 55(2): 16-21. Sajeevan, M.K. and Rajashree B. Sanadi, 2014. Evaluation of the effect of lunar cycle and monson on pelagic sharks around Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Fishing Technology 51:19-24. Varghese Sijo P., V. S. Somvanshi and D. K. Gulati, 2013. Ontogenetic and seasonal variations in the feeding ecology of Indo-Pacific sailfish, Istiophorus platypterus (Shaw, 1792), of the eastern Arabian Sea. Indian Journal of Geo-Marine Sciences 42: 593-605. Varghese Sijo P., Varghese, K Vijayakumaran, A. Anrose and V.D. Mhatre, 2013. Biological Aspects of Swordfish, Xiphias gladius Linnaeus, 1758, Caught During Tuna Longline Survey in the Indian Seas. Turkish Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 13 (3): 529-540. Varghese Sijo P., K Vijayakumaran and D. K. Gulati, 2013. Pelagic megafauna bycatch in the tuna longline fisheries of India. Paper presented in the 9th Session of IOTC Working Party on Ecosystems and Bycatch (WPEB). IOTC-2013-WPEB09-36. Papers presented in regional workshop during the year Following two papers were presented at the two days workshop on Moving towards sustainability- An interactive training workshop for fishers during 20-21 April 2013 at Mumbai HQ. Sanadi, R.B., 2013. Role of Fishery Survey of India in sustainability of fishery resources Kadam, A.S., 2013. Tuna Fishing, Handling and preservation and its scope Babu.C. and A. Anrose. 2013, “Status of Neritic Tuna fishery in India”. Paper presented at IOTC 3rd Working Party on Neritic Tunas held at Bali, Indonesia during 02-05th July’2013. Anrose.A.2013, “Sustainable Post Harvest Utilisation of Fishery resources”. Paper presented in the Trainers Training Programme on “Moving towards sustainability” was organized at FSI, Chennai Base by Fishery Survey of India, Mumbai during 1-3rd August’2013. Dwivedi. S. K., 2013 “Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries” presented in the Regional Workshop held on 5th September,2013 at Neil Kendra, Neil Island, South Andaman. Pradeep, H. D., 2013 “Availability of Marine Fishery Resources of A & N Islands” presented in the Regional Workshop held on 5th September,2013 at Neil Kendra, Neil Island, South Andaman. Prasad G.V.A., 2013. “Diversified Fishing Methods and Suitability of Bottom Set Vertical Longline for the exploitation of Perches and allied resources and safety measures to be taken while at sea” presented in the Regional Workshop held on 5th September, 2013 at Neil Kendra, Neil Island, South Andaman. Annual Report 2013-14 42 Fishery Survey of India Anrose. A, C. Babu and M.K.Sinha.2013, “A comparison of changes in the exploration and exploitation of oceanic tuna resources in the Indian EEZ in 1970-2012”.Paper presented at 15th IOTC Working Party on Tropical Tunas (WPTT) held in San Sebastian during 23rd-28th October’2013. Babu.C 2013. “Tuna Fishery resources and on board handling and preservation of Tuna” paper presented in the workshop on Marine Fishery Resources of Tamilnadu and Puducherry Coast held at Puducherry, on 29th November,2013. Ramachandran.S, 2013. “Marine Fishery Resources of Tamil Nadu coast” paper presented in the workshop on Marine Fishery Resources of Tamilnadu and Puducherry Coast held at Puducherry, on 29th November 2013 Tamilarasan. P 2013. “Code of conduct for Responsible Fisheries” paper presented in the workshop on Marine Fishery Resources of Tamilnadu and Puducherry Coast held at Puducherry, on 29th November 2013 Jeyachandra Dhas, J. 2013 “Diversified Fishing Methods” paper presented in the workshop on Marine Fishery Resources of Tamilnadu and Puducherry Coast held at Puducherry, on 29th November 2013 John Chembian, A. 2013. “Safety at Sea” paper presented in the workshop on Marine Fishery Resources of Tamilnadu and Puducherry Coast held at Puducherry, on 29th November 2013 Shri K.S.N Reddy, Fishing Gear Technologist presented a paper on “Marine Fishery Resources of the Upper East coast of India” in the Regional Workshop held on 23rd January 2014 at Pasupatirega, Vijayanagaram Dist, Andhra Pradesh. Dwivedi. S. K., 2014 “Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries” presented in the Regional Workshop held on 5th March 2014 at Workshed building, Guptapara, South Andaman. Pradeep, H. D., 2014 “Availability of Marine Fishery Resources of A & N Islands “presented in the Regional Workshop held on 5th March 2014 at Workshed building, Guptapara, South Andaman. Prasad, G.V.A., 2014. “Eco-friendly fishing methods and suitability of Bottom Set Vertical Longline for the exploitation of Perches and allied resources “presented in the Regional Workshop held on 5th March 2014 at Workshed building, Guptapara, South Andaman. Swapnil S. S., 2014. “Safety at Sea” presented in the Regional Workshop held on 5th March 2014 at Workshed building, Guptapara, South Andaman. Dr. A. B. Kar, Fisheries Scientist presented a paper on “Marine Fishery Resources of the Upper East coast of India” in the Regional Workshop held on 24th March 2014 at Paradweep, Odisha. Annual Report 2013-14 43 Fishery Survey of India 12. RESEARCH ACTIVITIES 12.1 Inter-institutional projects Jointly with other national institutes, Fishery Survey of India participated in the implementation of the following Research projects relevant to Marine Fisheries during the year under report. 12.1 Utilization Strategy for Oceanic Squids in Arabian Sea: A Value Chain Approach – Natioan Agriculture Innovation Project (NAIP) Objectives: † To establish a new commercial jigging fishery for oceanic squids in the Central Arabian Sea and to determine the resilience of the species to exploitation. † Initiate sustainability certification of oceanic squid jigging as an eco-labelled Fishery. † Develop protocols for onboard preservation and processing of oceanic squids and to enhance organoleptic characteristics of oceanic squids. † Develop value added products from oceanic squid such as squid surmi and balls and efficient utilization of squid processing waste by developing by-product such as fish meal and chitosan † Determine the techno-economic feasibility of commercial distant water squid jigging operations. † Formulate Model bankable project/scheme on distant-water squid jigging suitable for NABARD to accelerate the flow of credit from scheduled banks by Refinance. † Develop market intelligence on global oceanic squid markets and products. Develop export and domestic marketing channels through private partnership. Consortium Leader : Dr G. Syda Rao, Director, CMFRI, Kochi Consortium Partner : Fishery Survey of India, Mumbai, Natioanl Institute of Fisheries Post Harvest Techonology and Training (NIFPHATT), Kochi, Central Institute of Fisheries Techonology (CIFT), Kochi Consortium Team CPI - Dr. Sunil Kumar Mohamed, CMFRI, Kochi CoPI - Dr. K.Vijayakumaran, FSI, Mumbai CoPI - Dr. S. Girija, NIFPHATT, Kochi CoPI - Shri K. K. Asha, CIFT, Kochi Project Associates from Fishery Survey of India Shri D. M. Ali, Kochi Base Shri N. Unnikrishnan, Kochi Base Duration of the project : Four years and Ten months. Annual Report 2013-14 44 Fishery Survey of India 12.1.2 Satellite telemetric studies on migration pattern of tunas in Indian seas (SATTUNA) Objectives: † To develop the baseline database on the environment and biological parameters influencing the tuna migration and breeding. † To develop and improve the tuna fishery forecast system with better accuracy levels in predicting the probable fishing grounds. Duration of the project 5 years and 2 months from February 2011-March 2016 Principal Investigator Dr. K. Vijayakumaran, Director General, FSI Co Principal Investigator Shri. Premchand, Dy. Director General (Fy.) Shri P. Sivaraj, Zonal Director, Mumbai base Dr A. Anrose, Zonal Director, Chennai base Dr L. Ramlingam, Zonal Director, Port Blair base Dr. A. K. Bhargava, Zonal Director, Mormugao base Results Mumbai Base has fabricated the lifting device during the month of December 2012 and procured the required material for deploying pop-up archival tags. Scientist deployed the 4 pop-up archival tags successfully during the month of January 2013 onboard the vessel Matsya Vrushti. 12.2.3 Strengthening of Database and Geographical Information System for Fisheries Sector (CSS) Objectives: † Interacting with Maritime States and Union Territories for improving marine landing data collection by providing necessary training on the data collection methodology, data processing and fish taxonomy, collaborating with CMFRI at different places. † Printing of Handbook on Taxonomy in regional languages for the benefit of data enumerators. Results During the year under report, Fishery Survey of India had printed Handbook on Taxonomy titled ‘Hand Book on identification of fish species occurring in the Indian seas’ in both English and Hindi languages for benefit of Data Enumerators and State/UT fisheries officials. The Institute had also organized the following workshops during 2013-2014 for the benefit of state fisheries officials and Data Enumerators of Department of Fisheries on Strengthening of Data Collection and Fish Taxonomy as a part of “Strengthening of Database and Geographical Information System for Fisheries Sector” during 12th plan. Annual Report 2013-14 45 Fishery Survey of India Sr. State/UTs Place Period No 1 Kerala Thiruvananthapuram 29-30 October 2013 2 Lakshadweep Island Kavratti 16-17 January 2014. 3 A & N Island Port Blair 30-31 January 2014 4 West Bengal Junput,Contai 11-12 February 2014 5 West Bengal Pailan, South 24 Parganas 5-6 March 2014 6 Karnataka Udupi 18-19 March 2014 Details of Scientist and technical officials served as resources persons in the above workshops are : Sr. Name of participant Designation Place and period No. 1 Shri D.K.Gulati Zonal Director Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala Shri A. Tiburtius Sr. Fisheries Scientist 29-30 October 2013 Shri P.C.Rao Statistician Shri N.Unnikrishanan Jr.Fisheries Scientist Shri B.M.Raut Data Processing Asstt. 2 Shri D.K.Gulati Zonal Director Kavratti, Lakshadweep Shri P.C.Rao Statistician 16-17 January 2014 3 Shri P.C.Rao Statistician Port Blair, Andaman & Nicobar Shri S.K.Dwivedi Fisheries Scientist 30-31 January 2014 4 Shri P.C.Rao Statistician Junput,Contai, West Bengal Shri A.B.Kar Fisheries Scientist 11-12 February 2014 Shri B.M.Raut Data Processing Asstt. 5 Shri P.C.Rao Statistician Pailan, South 24 Parganas, West Bengal Shri A.B.Kar Fisheries Scientist 5-6 March 2014 Shri B.M.Raut Data Processing Asstt. 6 Dr. A.K.Bhargava Zonal Director Udupi, Karnataka Shri P.C.Rao Statistician 18-19 March 2014 Shri B.M.Raut Data Processing Asstt. Participants along with the trainers in the training-cum-workshop conducted on Strengthening of Data Collection and Fish Taxonomy held during 29th- 30th October 2013 at Thiruvanthapuram Participants along with trainers in the training- cum-workshop conducted on Strengthening of Data Collection and Fish Taxonomy held during 30th-31st January2014 at Port Blair Participants in the training-cum-workshop conducted on Strengthening of Data Collection and Fish Taxonomy held during 11th-12th February 2014 at Contai, West Bengal Annual Report 2013-14 46 Fishery Survey of India 12.2.7 Onboard training programme for tuna longlining- NFDB funded programme Objectives: † To train the fishermen on the latest technologies in tuna longlining onboard FSI survey vessels. Duration of the project April 2013 to March 2014 Chief Co ordinator Dr. Vijayakumaran , Director General Coordinator Shri Premchand, Deputy Director General (Fy) Shri P. Sivaraj, Zonal Director Dr A. Anrose, Zonal Director Dr L. Ramlingam, Zonal Director Shri A. Tiburtius, Sr. Fisheries Scientist Results Five fishermen from Gujarat participated onboard survey-cum-training voyages of tuna longline Vessels of FSI viz., Matsya Vrushti during May 2013, 8 fishermen on the vessel MFV Yellow Fin attached to Mormugao Base and 10 fishermen from Tamilnadu on the vessel Matsya Drushti were participated onboard survey-cum-training voyages of tuna longline Vessels of FSI during August 2013, September 2013 and January 2014 respectively. They got hands-on training on various aspects of fishing operations including arrangement of various components of the gear during shooting and hauling, fabrication, rigging and repair of the longline gear. The trainees were also given practical guidance on locating the fishing grounds, collection of oceanographic parameters, biology and movement pattern of the tunas, navigational requirements during shooting, hauling, scouting, handling and preservation of the catch and tips for monitoring the environmental parameters etc. One tribal fisherman youth from Mus, Car Nicobar, Nicobar, and another fisherman youth from Anarkali, Port Blair, South Andaman nominated by the Department of Fisheries, Andaman & Nicobar Administration for NFDB, Hyderabad funded project were also imparted training in latest technologies of tuna long lining on board M.F.V. Blue Marlin during July 2013 and September 2013 voyages. Annual Report 2013-14 47 Fishery Survey of India 13. ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE Dr. K. Vijayakumaran, Director General continued as Head of the institute upto 08/10/2013 and after that Shri Premchand, Director General (I/C) assumed as the Head of the institute during the year under report. 13.1 Sanctioned posts The category-wise number of sanctioned posts are furnished below: No. of Posts Group Category Headquarters Bases Total A Scientific 7 24 33 Technical 5 14 19 A dministrative 1 - 1 B Scientific 6 28 34 Technical 6 35 41 Administrative 14 36 50 Floating staff - 95 95 C Scientific - 1 1 Technical 4 159 163 Administrative 32 98 130 Floating staff - 184 181 13.2 . Officers in different stations Name and designation of the officers of the Institutes as on 31 March 2014 are given below: Headquarters, Mumbai Director General (I/C.) Shri Premchand Director (Engineering) Shri Mahesh Kumar Farejiya System Analyst Shri N. V. R. Murthy Senior Fisheries Scientist Shri A. Tiburtius Statistician Shri P.C.Rao Fisheries Scientist Dr. Ansuman Das Senior Administrative Officer Shri K. P. Raghunath Programmer Shri Chittajallu Bhaskar Junior Fisheries Scientist Shri M. K. Sajeevan Mumbai Base Zonal Director Shri P. Sivaraj Mech. Marine Engineer Shri S. K. Jaiswal Fisheries Scientist Shri A. K. Malik Junior Fisheries Scientist Shri S. G. Patwari Junior Fisheries Scientist Shri Jacob Thomas Service Engineer (Mech.) Shri Balanayak Banavat Annual Report 2013-14 48 Fishery Survey of India Mormugao Base Zonal Director Dr A. K. Bhargava Senior Fisheries Scientist Shri M. Vinod Kumar Fisheries Scientist Shri Ashok S Kadam Kochi Base Zonal Director Shri D. K. Gulati Senior Fisheries Scientist Shri D. M. Ali Senior Fisheries Scientist Shri. Sijo P. Varghese Mechanical Marine Engineer Shri Dharmveer Singh Service Engineer (Mech.) Shri O. T. Manoj Kumar Junior Fisheries Scientist Shri N. Unnikrishnan Assistant Engineer(Workshop) Shri B. Sathees Kumar Chennai Base Zonal Director Dr A. Anrose Senior Fisheries Scientist Dr S. Ramchandran Fisheries Scientist Shri P. Tamilarasan Mechanical Marine Engineer Shri D.Bhami Reddy Service Engineer (I & C) Shri T. V. S. Prasad Junior Fisheries Scientist Dr J. Jayachandra Dhas Junior Fisheries Scientist Dr Manas Kumar Sinha Junior Fisheries Scientist Shri A. John Chembian Visakhapatnam Base Senior Fisheries Scientist Shri K. Govindaraj Mechanical Marine Engineer Shri C.D.Rao Fishing Gear Technologist Shri K. S. N. Reddy Fisheries Scientist Dr A. B. Kar Junior Fisheries Scientist Shri N. Jagannadh Port Blair Base Zonal Director Dr L. Ramlingam Fisheries Scientist Shri H. D. Pradeep Fisheries Scientist Dr S. K. Dwivedi Annual Report 2013-14 49 Fishery Survey of India 13.3 Budget and Accounts The details of the Budget Grant and Expenditure of the Institute during 2013-14 ( ` in Thousand) Particulars Budget Grant Actual Expenditure Plan Revenue 332579 332778 Capital 18532 14590 Sub-Total 351111 347368 Non-plan Revenue 99575 98106 Sub-Total 99575 98106 Grand Total 450686 445474 13.4 Appointments The following staffs were appointed during the year Name Designation Base/HQs Date L axman Singh Jr. Hindi Translator Visakhapatnam 08.04.2013 Ms. Diksha Gaikwad Telex/ Telephone Operator Mumbai (Hqs) 26.04.2013 Shri Sujil Sudhan Sr. Deckhand Kochi 08.05.2013 T. K. Saju Driver Kochi 10.06.2013 Ms. Sadhana K. Kawale MTS (Safaiwala) Mumbai 18.06.2013 Shri Roushan Kumar Sr. Deckhand Mormugao 01.08.2013 Shri Krishna Kumar Jr. Deckhand Mormugao 06.08.2013 Shri. G. Ravi Kumar Sr. Deckhand Port Blair 07.08.2013 Shri. S. Rajesh Kumar Sr. Deckhand Port Blair 07.08.2013 Shri. M. Yogeswar Rao Sr. Deckhand Port Blair 07.08.2013 Shri. B Veera Prakash Sr. Deckhand Port Blair 07.08.2013 Shri. K. Muniyasamy Jr. Deckhand Port Blair 07.08.2013 Shri Tobias Dung Dung Jr. Deckhand Port Blair 07.08.2013 Shri T. P. Ratheesh Carpenter Kochi 14.08.2013 Shri KRenjith R. Sr. Deckhand Mormugao 20.08.2013 Shri. Ashim Mondal Greaser Gr-I Port Blair 06.09.2013 Shri Praveen Prakash Mechanic Kochi 06.09.2013 Shri Ashok Kadam Fisheries Scientist Mormugao 06.09.2013 Shri Bilendra Sharma Greaser Gr. I Mormugao 07.09.2013 Miss. Dweepika Multi Tasking Staff Port Blair 17.09.2013 Shri. Y. Suresh Multi Tasking Staff Port Blair 17.09.2013 Miss. Felicitus Multi Tasking Staff Port Blair 24.09.2013 Annual Report 2013-14 50 Fishery Survey of India Dr. Anshuman Das Fisheries Scientist Mumbai (Hqs) 26.09.2013 Shri. S. Anoop Netmender Kochi 09.10.2013 Shri.M. Prem Kumar Sr.Deck Hand Chennai 18.11.2013 Shri. A.Akbar Sr.Deck Hand Chennai 18.11.2013 Shri.Amol Kumar Jha Sr.Deck Hand Chennai 19.11.2013 Shri.M.R. Arun Dev Jr.Deck Hand Chennai 20.11.2013 Shri.X. John Joebilics Sr. Deck Hand Chennai 25.11.2013 Shri.X.Thinesh Sr.Deck Hand Chennai 25.11.2013 Shri. Tapash Das Netmender Port Blair 12.12.2013 Shri. M. Siva Kumar Netmender Port Blair 12.12.2013 Shri Ankit Kumar Lower Division Clerk Mumbai 16.12.2013 Shri.Vikramaditya P. Singh Sr.Deck Hand Chennai 31.12.2013 13.5 Tranfers The following transfers were effected during the year Base/HQs Date Name Designation From To Shri.T.V. Chandra Sekar Lower Division Clerk Port Blair Chennai 3.04.2013 Shri.Amit Kumar Saha Lower Division Clerk Chennai Kolkota* 31.07.2013 Shri.I.K. Anil Kumar Sr. Deck Hand cum Cook Chennai Kochi 10.10.2013 Shri.D.Bhami Reddy Mech. Marine Engineer Visakhapatnam Chennai 30.08.2013 Shri C. D. Rao Mech. Marine Engineer Mormugao Visakhapatnam 26.08.2013 Shri Ashok S. Kadam Fisheries Scientist Mumbai HQs. Mormugao 06.09.2013 Shri Amal K. Halder Upper Division Clerk Mormugao Mumbai 07.06. 2013 Shri Santosh Babu P.P. Upper Division Clerk Mormugao Mumbai HQs. 07.06.2013 Shri Sreejith V. V. Lower Division Clerk Mumbai HQs. Mormugao 24.05. 2013 Shri Boban Josey Watchman Cochin Mormugao 30.11.2013 Miss V. C. Waghmare Upper Division Clerk Mumbai Mumbai HQs. 10.06.2013 Shri Dharmvir Singh Mech. Marine Engineer Port Blair Cochin 04.06.2013 Shri. Madhu K. L. Skipper Port Blair Cochin 05.10.2013 *Transferred from Chennai base of FSI and gone to O/o Deputy Chief Labour Commissioner, Ministry of Labour and Employment,Kolkata. on inter- departmental transfer Annual Report 2013-14 51 Fishery Survey of India 13.6 Promotions The following promotions were made during the year Base/HQs Name Designation Date From To Shri Amal K. Halder Lower Division Clerk Upper Division Clerk Mormugao 06.06.2013 Shri Santosh Babu P.P. Lower division Clerk Upper Division Clerk Mormugao 06.06.2013 Shri A. Udayakumar Jr. Stenographer Gr. I Office Superintendent Visakhapatnam 15.06.2013 (Adhoc) Smt. Sheeba K.S. Lower Division Clerk Upper Division Clerk Kochi 16.08.2013 Smt. Bindu K. Lower Division Clerk Upper Division Clerk Mormugao 16.08.2013 Shri C. D. Rao Service Engineer (M.) Mechanical Marine Mormugao 20.08.2013 Engineer Shri Ashok S. Kadam Jr. Fisheries Scientist Fisheries Scientist Mumbai HQs. 06.09.2013 Fisheries Shri. K. Venkateswara Rao Lower Division Clerk Upper Division Clerk Port Blair 18.09.2013 Dr. Ansuman Das Jr. Fisheries Scientist Fisheries Scientist Visakhapatnam 24.09.2013 Smt. V. Nirmala Upper Division Clerk Office Superintendent Chennai 1.10.20 13 (Adhoc) 13.7 Retirements The followingofficers/staff retired during the year Superannuation/ Date Name Designation Base/HQs Voluntrary Rajan V. John Jr.Draughtsman Mumbai Hqs. Superannuation 30.04.2013 Shri P. Murukan Service Assistant Kochi Superannuation 31.05.2013 Shri G.H. Paradkar Asstt. Accounts Officer Mumbai Hqs. Superannuation 31.05.2013 Shri. N. S. Gajbhiye Fitter Mumbai Superannuation 30.06.2013 Shri. P. K. Dude Sr. Deckhand Mumbai Superannuation 30.06.2013 Shri S.Appa Rao Sr. Deckhand cum Cook Visakhapatnam Superannuation 30.06.2013 Shri B. J. Naik Net mender Mormugao Superannuation 30.07.2013 Shri P. Narayanan Welder Kochi Superannuation 31.07.2013 Shri Y. N. Naik Sr. Accountant Mormugao Superannuation 31.07.2013 Shri. Y. B. V. Prasad Rao Refrigeration Mechanic Port Blair Superannuation 31.07.2013 Shri E. A. Anil Kumar Chief Engineer Gr. II Kochi Superannuation 31.10.2013 Shri C. Chandran Fitter Kochi Superannuation 31.10.2013 Annual Report 2013-14 52 Fishery Survey of India Shri K. P. Sarasan Service Assistant Kochi Superannuation 31.10.2013 Shri M. G. Thulasidas Slipway worker Kochi Superannuation 31.10.2013 Shri R.K. Jena Daftry Visakhapatnam Superannuation 31.10.2013 Shri V. V. Prathapan Sr. Deckhand cum Cook Kochi Voluntarily 15.11.2013 Shri O. V. Soman Tool Room Assistant Kochi Superannuation 30.11.2013 Shri P. S. Rajan Bearer Kochi Superannuation 30.11.2013 Shri. T. A. Shanmughan Skipper Mumbai Superannuation 30.11.2013 Shri K. R. K. Pillai Sr. Deckhand Mormugao Superannuation 30.11.2013 Shri. S. Poopathy Sr. Accountant Chennai Superannuation 31.01.2014 Dr S.K. Naik Zonal Director Visakhapatnam Superannuation 31.01.2014 13.8 Obituary Name Designation Base/HQs Date Shri A. Rajan Upper Division Clerk Kochi 14.06.2013 Shri U. Krishnakumar Lower Division Clerk Kochi 15.10.2013 Brijesh Kumar Chief Engineer Gr II Mumbai 02.02.2014 Annual Report 2013-14 53 Fishery Survey of India 14. IMPORTANT EVENTS AT BASES AND HEADQUARTERS 14.1 Meetings Half Yearly Review Meeting Half yearly Review of Operational and Scientific Activities (ROSA) meeting of Fishery Survey of India was held on 15 November, 2013 at Mormugao Base of Fishery Survey of India, Mormugao. Annual Review Meeting The Annual Review of Operational and Scientific Activities (ROSA) meeting of Fishery Survey of India for the year 2013-14 and to finalize the Fishery Resources Survey, Assessment and Research programme for the year 2014-15 was held during 17-18 February 2014 at the Conference Hall of the Cochin Base of Fishery Survey of India. Consultative Committee Meetings Mumbai (HQ) The fifteenth meeting of the Consultative Committee of the Fishery Survey of India was held on 12 March 2014 at FSI, Mumbai (HQ). Shri. Premchand, Director General, (I/C) FSI chaired the meeting. 14.2 Participation of Director General and Scientists in conference/ workshop / seminar etc. 14.2.1 The Director General Participated in the following events: Sl. Event Venue/Date No. 1 a) The first meeting of the Committee for Operationalization New Delhi of Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) set up at Porbandar 12 April, 2013 in Gujarat b) Discussion with Dr. Sundaresan Pillai at NISCAIR, New Delhi c) Discussion at AJRB, New Delhi on Review of Assessment. 2 Discussion with Shri Tarun Shridhar, Joint Secretary (fy) to New Delhi the Govt. of India, Ministry of Agriculture, Deptt of AHD&F, 18 April, 2013 New Delhi 3 The Second Meeting of the Committee for Operationalization Hyderabad, NFDB of Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) set up at Porbandar in 23 April, 2013 Gujarat 4 a) To discuss IOTC matters with Joint Secretary (fy) to the New Delhi Govt. of India, Ministry of Agriculture, Deptt of AHD&F, 26 April, 2013 New Delhi b) Discussion with Secretary and Release of FSI Survey Programme 2013-14. Annual Report 2013-14 54 Fishery Survey of India Sl. Event Venue/Date No. 5 The 10th Session of IOTC compliance committee from and Mauritius 17th Session of IOTC 01- 13 May 2013 6 To discuss the training requirements of Indian fisheries for New Delhi Deep Sea Fishing. 16 May 2013 7 a) To attend the Review meeting of GEF India Biodiversity New Delhi project 20-23 May 2013 b) The first meeting of Animal Committee for constitution of a working Group 8 The first meeting of Animal Committee for constitution of a New Delhi working Group 24 May 2013 9 A pre-census workshop at CMFRI for discussing modalities Kochi, CMFRI viz time, duration, method and schedules, manpower 27- 29 May 2013 deployment and compensation. 10 a) Discussion with Director of Fisheries, Tamil Nadu on Chennai, sustainability of marine fisheries 17-18 June 2013 b) Participate in the Workshop on Climate Change and Livelihoods in the Gulf of Mannar Region at BOBP, Chennai. 11 To discuss about the implementation of development plan of Kochi, MED MED with MME 19-20 June 2013 12 a) The third meeting of the Committee to work out the New Delhi revised fleet plan for the Indian EEZ with Chairmanship 26-27 June 2013 of Joint Secretary (Fy) b) The Nineteenth meeting of Inter Ministerial Empowered Committee on Marine Fisheries with Chairmanship of Joint Secretary (Fy) 13 A meeting of the Committee to consider various issues relating Bangalore to fisheries/security to fishers at Karnataka Government 02-July 2013 Secretariat, Bangalore 14 To organize Green School Teachers Training Programme Chennai, Puducherry under the BOBLME Project at ICM Pilot, Puducherry 15-18 July 2013 15 To participate in the Management Development Programme Hyderabad in Agricultural Research organized by NAARM, Hyderabad 22 28 July 2013 16 To conduct a trainers training programme for fisheries Chennai, officials, fisher leader and extension workers - Moving 31 July 2013 to 03 Towards Sustainability August 2013 17 To conduct a trainers training programme for fisheries Kochi, FSI officials, fisher leader and extension workers - Moving 05-9 August 2013 Towards Sustainability 18 a) Conduct a Brainstorming Session for the faculty of the Chennai, Puducherry Pondicherry University in the Backdrop of the ICM Pilot 18 -21 August 2013 Site initiatives b) Discuss with Chief Secretary/Secretary Fisheries, Govt. of Puducherry and finalize the matters related to ICM resource centre at Puducherry Annual Report 2013-14 55 Fishery Survey of India Sl. Event Venue/Date No. 19 a) Discuss matters related to Hilsa Stock Assessment Kochi seasonal fishing Ban & TMC agenda items with Director, 26 -28 August 2013 CMFRI, Kochi b) To attend the valedictory session of the mackerel genetic Harmonization Workshop of BOBLME Project 20 The 11th meeting of the Technical Monitoring Committee Goa (TMC) for Central Sector Scheme on “Strengthening of 30 August, 2013 Database and GIS for Fisheries Sector on 30.08.2013 at International Centre, Dona Paula. 21 a) To conduct a trainers training programme for fisheries Mangalore officials, fisher leader and extension workers – Moving 01-9 September 2013 Towards subtainability. 22 The First meeting of the Committee constituted for New Delhi revalidation of fish catch potential from Inland & Marine 06 September 2013 Cages at New Delhi 23 The Fourth Meeting of the Committee to work out the revised New Delhi fleet plan for the Indian EEZ 11 September 2013 24 To conduct a trainers training programme for fisheries Goa, officials, fisher leader and extension workers – Moving 23 -29 September Towards Sustainability 2013 25 a) To conduct the meeting of the National Task Force (NTF) Chennai b) To open the ICM resource Centre at ICM Pilot Site, 02 - 04 October 2013 Puducherry. 26 To attend the meeting on Examination of the Subject New Delhi “Development of Fisheries – A Review” 28 -29 October 2013 27 To attend the Second meeting of Expert Committee for Chennai comprehensive review of deep sea fishing policy and 31 October 2013 Guidelines and consultation with stakeholders 28 To conduct Half Yearly Review meeting of Operational and Mormugao, Scientific Activities (ROSA) 14-16 November 2013 29 a) Third meeting of Expert Committee for comprehensive New Delhi review of deep sea fishing policy and Guidelines and 20 -22 November consultation with stakeholders 2013 b) To discuss the matter related to BOBLME project and financial matters with the JS (Fy). 30 Attend the Personal Talk for the post of Director General in New Delhi FSI on deputation (STC)/ Promotion with Joint Secretary (fy). 25 -26 November 2013 31 To participate in the Sixteenth Session of the Scientific New Delhi Committee of IOTC 30 November 2013 Busun 01- 07 December 2013 32 a) To discuss matter related to BOBLME Project with JS New Delhi (Fy), New Delhi 12 December 2013 b) To discuss the Budget BE for the year 2013-14 with Shri L. Shankar, Joint Commissioner (Fy) Annual Report 2013-14 56 Fishery Survey of India Sl. Event Venue/Date No. 33 To organize Stakeholders consultation for review of the Daman duration of fishing ban period and to suggest further measures 05 February 2014 to strengthen the conservation and management aspects. 34 a) To organize Stakeholders consultation for review of the Kochi, duration of fishing ban period and to suggest further 06 -10 February measures to strengthen the conservation and management. 2014 b) Meeting with GM CSL, Kochi and visit FSI Vessel undergoing docked the CSL 35 The Annual ROSA meeting for the year 2013 -14 and to Kochi, FSI finalize programme for the next year 2014-15. 16-19 February 2014 36 To attend the BOBLME project Work Plan Development Phuket, Thailand meeting 23 -27 February 2014 37 Meeting to discuss data collection schedule and other issues New Delhi related to Marine Fisheries Census 2015 at Delhi 05 -06 March 2014 38 a) Review Meeting of PFZ at INCOIS, Hyderabad Hyderabad b) To serve as a member for Technical and Financial 18-20 March 2014 Committee (TEZ) for procurement of PSAT. Engagement of scientists/ other officials Sl. Name Events Venue/Date No. 1 Shri A. Tiburtius, Participated in two days Mumbai (HQs) Dr. Ansuman Das, workshop on Moving towards 20-21 April 2013 Dr M. K. Sajeevan, sustainability- An interactive Miss R. B. Sanadi training workshop for fishers Shri. R. B. Tailor 2 Dr. S.K. Naik “Technical Skill up gradation NIFPHATT, Shri K. Govindaraj training of the fisherfolks” Visakhapatnam, Sponsored by ICZMP, Ganjam, 02 May 2013 Odisha on “Value added product development and cold chain marketing” 3. Shri K.S.N. Reddy Attended an interactive Andhra University, meeting organized by Scientific Visakhapatnam, Committee on Oceanic Research 17 May 2013 (SCOR) 4. Dr M. K. Sajeevan, Participated in the BOBLME- Thailand, IOTC Fisheries Stock 20-23 May 2013 Assessment Training Workshops 5. Dr. S.K. Naik Seminar on “Marine Pollution Visakhapatnam, Response Seminar and Exercise” 19 June 2013 at Visakhapatnam organized by the Indian Coast Guard. 6. Shri.C. Babu Participated in IOTC Working Bali, Indonesia, Party on Neritic Tunas 02-05 July 2013 (WPNT-03) Annual Report 2013-14 57 Fishery Survey of India Sl. Name Events Venue/Date No. 7. Shri D. K. Gulati “National Strategic Consultation Nagercoil, on Green Technology for 11 July 11, 2013 Fisheries” organised by Bay of Bengal Programme Inter- Governmental Organisation 8. Dr.A.Anrose Attended the Green School Pondicherry, Shri.C.Babu Programme for School teachers 16-17 July 2013 of Pondicherry and Cuddarore and Villupuram Districts of Tamilnadu organized by BOBLME 9.. Dr. S. K. Naik Attended the Annual Board of Visakhapatnam Studies meeting of Zoology 25 July’ 2013 10. Miss Rajashree B. Sanadi Attended the workshop organised Vashi, Navi Mumbai. by MPEDA under NETFISH on 31 July 2013. State level consultative workshop towards fishing in Maharashtra 11. Shri A. Tiburtius Workshop on Moving towards Chennai Base, sustainability - Trainers training 1-3 August 2013 workshops for the benefit of fishers 12. Shri K.S.N. Reddy Attended a State Level Visakhapatnam Dr. Ansuman Das Consultative Workshop on 20 August 2013 “Towards Sustainable Fishing organized by MPEDA and NETFISH 13. Dr. M. K. Sajeevan Workshop on Moving towards Mangalore, sustainability - Trainers training Karnataka. workshops for the benefit of 3-5 September 2013 fishers 14. Dr. S.K. Naik Attended “Moving Towards Mangalore, Sustainability – A trainers 04-September 2013 training programme” 15. Dr M. K. Sajeevan Participated in the Eleventh La Re Union, Session of IOTC working party France, 18 to 22 on Bill Fish September 2013 16. Dr. Sijo P. Varghese Participated in the Ninth Session Reunion Island, of the Indian Ocean Tuna France, Commission’s (IOTC) Working 12 - 16 September Party in Ecosystems and Bycatch 2013 (WPEB) Annual Report 2013-14 58 Fishery Survey of India Sl. Name Events Venue/Date No. 17. Dr. L. Ramalingam, Workshop on “Value of Port Blair, Biodiversity in Island Biosphere” 13-14 September and presented a paper on the 2013. “Marine Fishery Resources in EEZ of Andaman and Nicobar Islands” organized by Zoological Survey of India, 18. Dr. L. Ramalingam Consultation–cum-Discussion Port Blair, meeting on “Implementation of 12 September 2013 the Biological Diversity Act in Andaman and Nicobar Islands” 19. Shri A. Tiburtius Attended the Technical Advisory Dhaka, Bangladesh, Committee (BOB- IGO) 25 -26 September 2013 20. Shri A. Tiburtius, Participated in stakeholders’ Mumabi, FSI, (HQ) Dr. Ansuman Das, consultation meetings to review 01-October 2013 Dr M. K. Sajeevan, the duration of the fishing ban Miss R. B. Sanadi period and to suggest further Shri R. B. Tailor measures for conservation and management aspects 21. Shri. H.D. Pradeep “Interactive Workshop on Port Blair, People, Forest and Wildlife 7 October 2013. Conservation ” organized by Department of Forest, Ministry of Environment of Forest, at Mini Zoo Auditorium 22. Dr. A. Anrose Participated the 15th IOTC San Sebastian, Working Party on Tropical Tunas 23- 28 October 2013 (WPTT) 23. Dr. Ansuman Das Attended the meeting for Review Mumbai of Taraporevala Aquararium 06-November 2013 24. Dr. Ansuman Das Meeting for participation in the Mumbai Shri. Rahulkumar fish festival “Global Konkan 19 November 2013 B. Tailor Festival 2013 -14 25. Dr. S.K. Naik Attended an awareness camp on Visakhapatnam. “Conservation of Olive ridleys 10-December 2013 turtle protection measures in East Coast of Andhra Pradesh” 26. Dr. S.K. Naik Seminar on “Marine Pollution Visakhapatnam, Response Seminar and Exercise” 19-January 2014 at Visakhapatnam organized by the Indian Coast Guard. Annual Report 2013-14 59 Fishery Survey of India Sl. Name Events Venue/Date No. 27. A. John Chembian Attended the meeting on Chennai, Consultation on Agenda item of 21 January 2014 Resumed Session of Technical Consultation on Technical Guidelines on securing small scale fisheires 28. Dr. A. Anrose Participated in the inception Chennai, workshop of the FAO- Technical 29-30 January 2014. Co-operation Programme on Support to the implementation of the strategy for Fisheries Management for Sustainable Livelihoods (FIMSUL) organized by BOBP-IGO 29 Shri R. B. Tailor Participated in stakeholders’ Daman, consultation meetings to review 05-February 2014 the duration of the fishing ban period and to suggest further measures for conservation and management aspects 30 Shri.P. Tamilarasan Attended the South and South- CSIR Chennai, Shri. Ashish Kumar West Conference on Official 10 February 2014 Khare Language organized by Ministry of Home Affairs Lab, 31 Dr. Sijo P. Varghese Participated in the International CIFT, Kochi, Workshop-cum-Training 12 February 2014 Programme on technical measures as tools for fisheries management in the Indian Scenario 32 Shri. Rahulkumar B. Attended the meeting for Review Mumbai, Tailor of Taraporewala Aquararium, 20 March 2014 33. Dr. S. K. Dwivedi, Workshop on Fisheries Co- Port Blair, Shri. Swapnil S. Shirke operative Development and 21 March 2014 Data base (FISHCOPFED) organized by the Directorate of Fisheries, Andaman & Nicobar Administration Annual Report 2013-14 60 Fishery Survey of India 14.3 Visitors / delegations Name Position/Address Date of visit Mumbai HQs Ms. Satra Krusha student of Pillai college of Architecture 04 February 2014 Hasmukh Mr. Rondolph Payet Executive Secretary, Indian Ocean Tuna 21February 2014 Commission, Seychelles Mrs. Zainabo Masquine Team of Mozambique delegation 11 March 2014 Mrs. Luisa Simbline Mr. Augusto Antonio Generoso Around 70 Students from Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture & 28 October 2013 Technology, Udaipur, Rajasthan Mumbai Base Shri. Yusufbhai Kasambhai President, The Sea Creation Sahakari 29 March 2013. Malam Mandali, Jamnagar, Gujarat 12 students and one professor of Siddharth College of Arts, Science and 19 September Commerce, Fort, Mumbai 2013 Mormugao Base 10 students with a staff member from Karnataka Science College, 19 September Dharwad, Karnataka 2013 40 students with 05 staff members from College of Fisheries, Udaipur, 19 September Rajasthan 2013 Chennai Base 3 faculty along with 40 PG students of Ethiraj College for women, 21 February 2014 Chennai 14 PG students with 3 faculty of Dept. of Marine Science and coastal 27-February 14 Resource Management, Madras Christian College, Tambaram Dr R. Paulraj Member Secretary, Coastal Aquaculture 1-3 August 2013 Authority, Chennai Dr Y. S. Yadava Director, BOBP, IGO 1-3 August 2013 Visakhapatnam Base Dr Pratap Kumar Mohanty, Professor ( Marine Science) along with 21-March 2014 10 students of M.Sc. Marine Biology from Dept of Marine Science, Berhampur University, Odisha 39 students with 2 faculty of Govt. Jr. College, Amudalavalasa, 02 December Srikakulam dist 2013 2 faculty of Dept. of Geography, Gour Mahavidyalaya, West Bengal 13 December 2013 Annual Report 2013-14 61 Fishery Survey of India Cochin Base The Professor and 12 students of M. Sc. Zoology batch of Christ College, 18 May 2013 Irinjalakuda Fifteen Executive staff of the Department of Fisheries, Government of 22 October 2013 Kerala Shri Anoop Kumar Thakur Secretary, DAHDF 07 November 2013 Twenty one students and two teachers from the Government Higher 03 December Secondary School, Vaikom 2013 A delegation from Mozambique, including Dr. Augusto Antonio 03 December Generosa, Dr. Zainabo Masquine and Dr. Luisa Simbine, 2013 Port Blair Base Dr. Madhumita Mukharjee Executive Director (Tech), NFDB, 26 August 2013 Hyderabad (in connection with “Exploring the possibilities of implementing NFDB schemes in A & N islands” with special reference to Open Sea Cage Culture and Ornamental fish culture) Shri. Deva Raj Director of Education, A & N 05 August 2013 Administration Shri. Durg Vijay Singh “Deep” Deputy Director (News) All India 27 September Radio, Port Blair 2014 Shri Anup Kumar, Secretary, Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries visited Kochi base of Fishery Survey of India on 7th November 2013. Annual Report 2013-14 62 Fishery Survey of India 14. 4 Participation in the conference/trade fair/exhibition Fishery Survey of India participated in the following national and international exhibitions/trade fairs. During these exhibitions models of various type of fishing boat, gears, charts on survey activities, survey fleet, fishing methods and fishery resources. etc. were displayed. These exhibitions benefitted various stakeholders and general public. Title Organised by Place/Period Global Konkan Festival 2013 -14 Konkan Bhumi CIDCO Ground, Pratishthan, Dadar, Sanpada, Navi Mumbai. Mumbai 14-17 December 2013 Tamil Nadu Fish Festival 2013 Department of Fisheries, Chennai from 09th to Government of Tamil 12th May’2013 Nadu “India International Aquashow 2014” Kerala State Fisheries Marine Drive, Resources Management Ernakulam 24-28 Society (FIRM), January 2014 Aqua Goa Mega Fish Festival 2014 Director of Fisheries, Navelim Goa, Govt. of Goa and Co- 31 January - 2 February sponsored by NFDB 2014 57th Kisan Mela Acharya N.G. Ranga Regional Agricultural Agricultural University Research Station, Anakapalle 14 – 15 March 2014 Briefing to participants on the activities of the Institute in the stall arranged in Global Kokan Festival 2013-14 during 14-17 December 2013 at CIDCO Ground, Sector 18, Sanpada, Navi Mumbai. Fishery Survey of India, Chennai zonal base stall in the Tamilnadu Fish Festival- 2013. Dr. A Anrose Zonal Director, Fishery Survey of India, Chennai base receiving the “Best Popular stall Award” and “Most Visited Stall” award in the Tamilnadu Fish Festival- 2013. Annual Report 2013-14 63 Fishery Survey of India Fishermen Rally Port Blair To create awareness among the fishermen of Neil Island, South Andaman about Marine Fisheries Resources of Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Diversified Fishing Methods was organized at Neil Island, South Andaman on 05 September 2013. About 96 fishermen took active part in the rally holding the palce card of the slogan. Another fishermen rally on Marine Fisheries Resources of Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Eco-friendly Fishing Methods was organized at Guptapara, South Andaman on 05 March 2014.Total 108 fishermen took active part in the rally. Street Play Visakhapatnam Base of FSI organized a Street Play on “Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries” at Barripeta, a fishermen village in the Vijayanagaram District, Andhra Pradesh with the Television artists on 23 January 2014. Akashavani Talk An interview of Dr. Dewanand Uikey, Sr. Scientific Assistant of Mumbai Base was broadcast on 19 February 2014 by Akashwani’s Asmita Vahini (channel) on the topic Eco-friendly Fishing Methods with special focus on monofilament tuna long lining in local language Marathi for the benefit of local fishermen of Maharashtra and to popularize the eco-friendly fishing methods. World Environment Day A collaborative programme on “World Environment Day” was organsised by “ The Forum for community Building and Leadership” on 5th June 2013 at Zonal Base of FSI, Chennai. As a part of the programme, a Symposium was organized on “Reduce your Food prints”. Dr A. Anrose, ZD inaugurated the symposium. Speakers from several NGO’s delivered talks on various aspects of Biodiveristy more than 25 scientific fraternity and stake holders including students from Madras Christian college attended the Symposium. Annual Report 2013-14 64 Fishery Survey of India 14.5 Workshop/open house conducted by the institute As a part of the extension activities, the Mumbai (HQs.) and Base offices of Fishery Survey of India organized regional workshops/open houses at major marine fish landing centres in the maritime states/UTs. Mumbai (HQs.) Moving towards sustainability - Interactive training workshops for the benefit of fishers Considering the importance of sustainability in Indian fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture instructed Fishery Survey of India to initiate capacity building for fishermen on sustainable resource exploitation. Awareness among the key operational staff about the sustainability and its importance is the prime objective of the progamme. Interactive workshops will produce ambassadors of sustainability among the fishers and thereby we can move towards sustainability in Indian fisheries. The Fishery Survey of India, Mumbai (HQs.) organized training programme for fishery officers, fishermen, fisher women, NGO’s and administrators as a part of its human resource development programme by utilising the expertise of the scientists at Mumbai during 20-21 April 2013. A total of 25 trainees were trained during the period. Moving towards sustainability - Trainers training programmes Fishery Survey of India jointly with NFDB provided training to 91 officials by conducting four training programmes at Chennai, Kochi, Mangalore and Mormugao to serve as the ambassadors of sustainability during the period under report. The participants include officials from State Govt. scientist/officers/researchers from Indian Council of Agriculture Research, Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Central Institute of Fisheries Technology, MPEDA, Central Institute of Fisheries Nautical Engineering & Training, National Institute of Oceanography, Goa University, KUFOS, CUSAT and MSSRF. Mumbai Base A one day regional workshop on ‘Tuna Resources of Maharashtra coast and Monofilament Tuna Long Lining’ was organised at Murud-Janjira, Maharashtra on 13 August 2013 for the benefit of local fishermen. Shri. Motiram Chaya Patil, Chairman, Hanuman Macchimar Sah. Soc. Ltd., Ekdara, Murud, Tal. Alibaug, Dist. Raigad was the chief guest and Shri P. Sivaraj, Zonal Director, Mumbai Base of FSI, Mumbai presided over the function. The workshop was well attended by about 120 fishermen. A One day regional workshop on ‘Marine Fishery Resources of Gujarat and Diversified Fishing Methods’ was organised at Jamnagar, Gujarat on 26 November 2013 for the benefit of local fishermen. Dr. H. B. Dave, Dy. Director of Fisheries (Retd.), Govt. of Gujarat was the Chief Guest. The workshop was well attended by about 125 fishermen. Annual Report 2013-14 65 Fishery Survey of India Mormugao Base A regional workshop was conducted on “Marine Fishery Resources of Goa: Sustainable Utilization for Conservation, Management and Development” at Mandovi Fishermen Co-operative Society Hall, Malim, Panaji, Goa on 27 September, 2013. Workshop was inaugurated by the Chief Guest Dr. (Smt.) Shamila Monteiro, Director Fisheries, Govt of Goa, Panaji, Goa, Shri Menino Afonso, Chairman Mandovi Fishermen Marketing Co-operative Society Ltd. Malim, Panaji, Goa presided over the function. Dr. A. K. Bhargava, Zonal Director in his keynote address highlighted the importance of sustainable utilization of marine fishery resources. Dr. (Smt.) Shamila Monteiro, Director Fisheries, Govt of Goa, Panaji, Goa and Shri Menino Afonso, Chairman Mandovi Fishermen Marketing Co-operative Society Ltd., Malim, Panaji, Goa also addressed the fishermen regarding exploitation of marine fishery resources on a sustainable manner for conservation and management. A total of 114 participants from Fishermen co-operative Societies, Boat Owners Associations, Marketing Federations, Fisheries Officers/Staffs of Dept. of Fisheries, Govt. of Goa, ICAR Scientists, Staff / students of Goa University and FSI participated in the workshop. Chennai Base A one day regional workshop on “Marine Fishery Resources of Puducherry and TamilNadu Coast ” was organized by Chennai Base of FSI on 29 November, 2013 at Fishery Harbour Complex, Thengaithittu, Puducherry for the benefit of Puducherry fishermen. Around 158 fishermen and State Govt Officials attended the workshop. The exhibition arranged by at the venue on the same day was witnessed by the Fishermen, students and general public Cochin Base A one day regional workshop on “Marine Fishery Resources of Kerala Coast -Sustainable Exploitation” was organized at the Fishing Harbour, Chellanam on 06 February 2014. Around 135 participants from Fisher folks, representatives from Fishing Industries and Fishermen Co- operative Societies were present on the occasion. The Workshop was aimed to disseminate the information on marine fishery resources along the Kerala coast based on the survey conducted by FSI, to make awareness about the measures to be taken for preserving the fishery resources for generations to come and the steps to be taken by the fishermen for the safety at sea. The workshop provided an ideal opportunity to all the concerned to discuss and interact with Scientists. Visakhapatnam Base A regional workshop on “Marine Fishery Resources of the Upper East Coast of India” at the Brackish Water Training Centre, Paradeep, Odisha on 24 March 2014 for the Annual Report 2013-14 66 Fishery Survey of India benefit of local fishers, mechanized and traditional boat owners. The Dignitaries on the above occasion were Shri J.B. Dash, Additional Director Fisheries (Tech), Govt. of Odisha, Shri Pratap Ranjan Rout, Dy. Director of Fisheries (Marine), Shri Sumanta Kumar Biswal, President, Odisha Marine Fish Producers Association(OMFPA) and Shri K. Govindaraj, Senior Fisheries Scientist. About 90 fishers and end users attended the programme. A regional workshop was organized on “Marine Fishery Resources of the Upper East Coast of India” at MPDO office, Pusapatirega, Vijayanagaram 23 January 2014. The Workshop was inaugurated bv Dr. K.Phaniprakash, Asst. Director of Fisheries, Vijayanagaram. Dr. S.K.Naik, Zonal Director delivered the Key Note address. It was attended by the local fisherfolks, fishery entrepreneurs, state fishery officials and electronic and print media. Port Blair Base One day regional workshop on “Marine Fisheries Resources of Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Diversified Fishing Methods” was organized at Neil Kendra, Neil Island, South Andaman on 05 September 2013. The main aim of the workshop is to disseminate the information on the resources potential and availability of various Diversified Fishing Methods and to exploit the abundant oceanic resources as well as the Perch resources, optimum utilization of fishery resources and also to save the marine environment etc. to the local fishermen of Neil Island. One day regional workshop on “Marine Fisheries Resources of Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Eco-friendly Fishing Methods” was organized at Work shed building, Guptapara, South Andaman on 05th March 2014. OPEN HOUSES AND EXHIBITIONS Mumbai Base An open house cum exhibition was organised at Junapada, Murud, Maharashtra on 13 August 2013. Charts showing various fishing techniques and fishery resources were displayed in the exhibition. A large no. of local fishermen and students from Murud and nearby areas visited the exhibition. An open house cum exhibition was organised at Jamnagar, Gujarat on 26 November 2013. Charts depicting various fishing techniques and fishery resources along-with monofilament tuna long lining gear were displayed in the exhibition. A large no. of local fishermen and students from Jamnagar and nearby areas visited the exhibition. Annual Report 2013-14 67 Fishery Survey of India 14.6 Hindi Official Language Activities 14.6.1 Hindi workshop and seminar Mumbai (HQ) A one day Hindi workshop was organized on 14 June 2013 at Fishery Survey of India, (Hqrs.) to motivate and guide the staff members to work in Hindi. Dr. Sunita Yadav, Assistant Director, Hindi Teaching Scheme delivered lecture on terminology & translation. Twenty Officials actively participated in the workshop. A one day Hindi workshop was organized on 04 September 2013 at Fishery Survey of India (Hqrs.), Mumbai in order to increase the correspondence in Hindi. Shri Rajendra Singh, Hindi Pradhyapak, Hindi teaching scheme gave lecture on the topic ‘correspondence and grammar’. A one day Hindi Workshop was organized on 3 December 2013 for officers and employees at FSI, Hqrs. Mumbai in association with Hindi Teaching Scheme, Navi Mumbai aiming at overcoming the difficulties encountered while working in Hindi. Dr. Sunita Yadav, Asstt. Director was invited to deliver lecture on 'noting & drafting'. A one day Hindi workshop was organized on "Official Language Act, Official Language Policy of the Union & various Incentive Schemes available to promote the progressive use of Hindi, at FSI (Hqrs.) Mumbai on 12.03. 2014. Dr. Sunita Yadav, Asstt. Director, Hindi Teaching Scheme delivered lecture on the above topic. Twenty five staff members actively participated in the workshop. Mumbai Base Three Hindi workshops were organised by Mumbai Base of Fishery Survey of India, Mumbai on 25 July 2013, 27 September 2013 & 13 January 2014. In the workshop on 25 July 2013, which were attended by all the officers and staff members, Dr. Sunita Yadav, Assistant Director, dealt the topic on ‘Patrachar and Manak Hindi Vartani’ and ‘Hindi Vyakaran on 25 July 2013 and 27 September 2013 respectively whereas in the workshop on 13 January 2014, Shri Kalim Ullah Khan, Assistant Director, MTNL, Mumbai gave a lecture on ‘Unicode’. Mormugao Base Hindi workshop on “Official Language Policy, Its Implementation & UNICODE” was conducted on 19 September, 2013 wherein, Shri Anirban Biswas, Rajbhasha Adhikari, Union Bank of India, Panjim, Goa was invited as resource person to deliver a lecture. He highlighted the policy and its implementation through power point presentation. Annual Report 2013-14 68 Fishery Survey of India One day Hindi workshop on “Official Language Implementation” was conducted on 30th ,December 2013. Smt. Manisha Kamble, Official Language Supervisor, Airport Authority of India, Dabolim , Vasco, Goa delivered the lecture on the topic. Chennai Base A one day Hindi workshop was organized on 27 March 2014. Shri Ashish Khare, Jr.Hindi translator, FSI, Chennai delivered lecture in the workshop. All the staff members attended the workshop. Cochin Base Hindi workshops were organized on 22 June 2013, 23 September 2013, 30 December 2013 and 26 March 2014 on quaterly basic. Altogether 40 employees attended the workshop. Visakhapatnam Base Base has organsied three Hindi workshops, where all the staff and officers attended the programmes. First one day Hindi Workshop was organized on 21 June 2013. Smt. S. Sujatha, Superintendent, Rajbhasha, Dredging Corporation of India, Visakhapatnam was the Chief Guest. She delivered a lecture on “Hindi implementation rules & regulations and grammar”. Second Hindi workshop was conducted on 26 September 2013. Smt A. Bagyalakshmi, Assistant Director (Raj Bhasha), Eastern Naval Command, Naval Base, Visakhapatnam was the Chief Guest on this occasion and delivered a lecture on “Hindi and its usage”. Third Hindi Workshop was organized on 20 December 2013. Dr. T. Mahadeva Rao, Dy. Manager, Raj Bhasha, HPCL, Visakhapatnam was the Chief Guest on this occasion. The Officers and Staff attended the above programme. Port Blair Base As a part of official language Implementation four Hindi workshops were conducted on quarterly basis. The first workshop was held on 12 June 2013. Smt. Nirmala, Hindi Translator, Directorate of Light House and Light ship, Port Blair, was the resource person on the occasion. She spoke on the Rajbhasha and Application of Hindi, aims and objectives of Rajbhasha, Act, Resolution and use of section 3 (3) in day-to-day official works. Second Hindi Workshop was conducted on 28 September 2013. Shri. Bashudeb Das, (Ret.) Hindi Officer, Kolkata Port Trust was the resource person. He spoke on the Rajbhasha, rule, and resolution procedure in Hindi in Day-to-day official works. Third Hindi Workshop was conducted 30 December 2013. Smt. Neeti Sundari, Hindi Translator, Secretariat, Andaman and Nicobar Administration gave the lecture on the “Noting and Drafting”. Annual Report 2013-14 69 Fishery Survey of India Fourth Hindi Workshop was conducted 22 March 2014. Shri. P. K. Mishra, Hindi Translator, Andaman and Lakshadweep Harbour works (ALHW) was the resource person. He spoke on the ‘Importance of implementation of official language’ Hindi Day and Hindi Fortnight Celebration Mumbai (HQs.) The Fishery Survey of India (Hqrs) observed Hindi Day on 16 September 2013 and Hindi fortnight from 16 September 2013to 30 September 2013. Dr. K. Vijayakumaran, Director General inaugurated the function. Shri. Mahesh Kumar Farejiya, Director (Engineering) read out the "Appeal" received from the Hon'ble Agriculture Minister, Shri Sharad Pawar on the occasion of 'Hindi Day.' In the 'Appeal' the Hon'ble Minister requested all the Officers and the employees to do more and more work in Hindi & to contribute fully to implement the Official Language Policy of the Union. Dr. Ananth Sreemali, Astt. Director, Hindi Teaching Scheme was invited as the Chief guest in the inaugural function. He arranged a "Haasya Kavi Sammelan," during the function along with two other poets Shri Dinesh Bawra, and Dr. Rajnikant Mishra. All the Staff members enjoyed the Haasya kavi sammelan. This was a first Kavi Sammelan organised by FSI (Hqrs.) Mumbai. During the Hindi Fortnight, competitions were conducted on 1) Translation 2) General Knowledge of Hindi. 3) Poem recitation. Many staff members participated in the competitions enthusiastically. The Valedictory function of the 'Hindi Fortnight' was held on 30 September 2013 at FSI (Hqrs.) and it was presided over by Dr. K. Vijayakumaran, Director General, who is also the Chairman of the Official Language Implementation Committee. Shri Vinod Kumar Sharma, Dy. Director, Regional Implementation Office (Western Region) was the Chief Guest for the function. Hindi poem recitation was held, in which seven employees participated. In the some ocassion, orginally under the incentive Scheme for doing work in Hindi, the officers and staff were awarded prizes on the basis of their Hindi noting and drafting made on the files as well as for any other work done in Hindi during the financial year 2012-13. The chief guest gave away the prizes to the winners of the above scheme as well as the winners of various competitions. The valedictory function was concluded with the vote of thanks proposed by Meera Vellan Rajiv, Jr. Hindi Translator. Annual Report 2013-14 70 Fishery Survey of India Mumbai Base To observe Hindi Day and Hindi Fortnight, various activities were organised from 16 September 2013 to 28 September 2013. The Hindi Day and Hindi Fortnight was inaugurated by Shri. P. Sivaraj, Zonal Director. The valedictory function was organised on 28 September 2013. Shri. P. Sivaraj, Zonal Director, Fishery Survey of India, Mumbai Base was the Chief Guest of the function and distributed the prizes to the winners of various competitions held during Hindi Fortnight. Mormugao Base Hindi Fortnight was celebrated from 14 September 2013 to 28 September, 2013. Smt. Anith V Vaity, Branch Manager, State Bank of India, Mormugao, Goa was invited as the Chief Guest for the programme held on 14 September, 2013. Hindi competitions were conducted during the fortnight and prizes were distributed to the winners of the competitions. Cochin Base The Hindi fortnight was celebrated from 12 September 2013 to 25 September 2013. The valedictory function was organized on 25 September 2013. Shri Sabu Philip, Hindi Officer of southern Railway, Ernakulam was invited as chief guest. Chennai Base Hindi fortnight was celebrated from 01 September 2013 to 14 September 2013. The valedictory function was organized on 16 September 2013 and Shri M. Devadasan, Dy. Director, CIFNET, Chennai unit was the chief Guest on the occasion. During the Hindi Fortnight various Hindi competitions were organized for officers and staff members of the Base and prizes were given away to the participants by the chief Guest. Visakhapatnam Base Hindi Fortnight was celebrated from 5 September 2013 to 18 September 2013. On this occasion, hindi writing, quiz in hindi competition were conducted. Children of staff members’ participated in song, story telling and speech competition during the Hindi Fortnight. The valedictory function of the Hindi Fortnight Celebration was held on 18 September 2013. Dr. Virottama Patar, Assistant Director, Hindi Teaching Scheme, Visakhapatnam was the Chief Guest on this occasion. Prizes were distributed to the participants. Annual Report 2013-14 71 Fishery Survey of India Port Blair Base Hindi Fortnight was celebrated during 13 September 2013 to 27 September 2013. During the fortnight various competitions like speech, noting and drafting, Quiz and extempore speech were conducted. The Valedictory function of the Hindi fortnight was conducted on 27 September 2013. Shri. Durg Vijay Singh “Deep” Deputy Director (News) All India Radio, Port Blair was the chief Guest on this occasion. During the function prizes were distributed to the winners of various competitions conducted during the fortnight 14.6.3 Participation in TOLIC Meetings/Workshops/Seminar Participant(s) Events Venue and Date Dr. K. Vijayakumaran, Meeting in the “Town Official Western Railway (Hqrs.) Language Implementation Churchgate, Mumbai. Smt. Meera Vellan Rajiv Committee” 29-May-13 Shri M. K. Farejiya, Meeting in the “Town Official Western Railway (Hqrs.) Language Implementation Churchgate, Mumbai. Smt. Meera Vellan Rajiv Committee” 21 November 2013 Shri D.K.Gulati Meeting in the “Town Official Office of the Chief Language Implementation Commissioner of Income Smt. Leena T.P. Committee” Tax, Ernakulam 18 July 2013 and 9 January 2014. Dr. L. Ramalingam Half yearly meeting of Central Agricultural “Town Official Language Research Institute ( CARI), Dr. S. K Dwivedi Implementation Committee Port Blair Shri Shahnawaz (TOLIC)” 29 July 2013 Dr. S. K. Naik Meeting in the “Town Official Hindi Teaching Scheme Language Implementation Office, Visakhapatnam. Shri N. Jagannadh Committee” 31 May 2013 Shri N. Jagannadh Meeting on “Hindi Hindi Teaching Scheme Parliamentry Committee Office, Visakhapatnam 24th Shri M. Govinda Rao Questionnaire” organized by July’ 2013 TOLIC Dr. S. K. Naik Meeting of the 60th Divisional Railway Town Official Language Manager (DRM) Office, Shri N. Jagannadh Implementation Committee Visakhapatnam Shri M. Govind Rao (TOLIC) 30 October 2013 Annual Report 2013-14 72 Fishery Survey of India 14.6.4 Awards Prashasthi Patra and Aashirwad Smriti Chihn Smt. Meera Vellan Rajiv, Jr. Hindi Translator, FSI (Hqrs.) was honoured with Aashirwad Smriti Chihn for contribution in implementation of Hindi in Official work. The prize was received by her in the 22nd Ashirwad Rajbhash Sammelan held on 27 November 2013 at Doordarshan Kendra, Worli, Mumbai. Port Blair Base of FSI ranked 6th in implementation of Official Language among all the Central Government offices situated in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Shri. N. Vardhan, Office Superintendent was awarded with “Rajbhasha Puraskar”. Visakhapatnam Base of FSI secured 5th position for “Effective Hindi Implementation” among 110 Central Government Offices in Visakhapatnam and was felicitated with Certificate and Citation. Hindi Kavi Sammelan Visakhapatnam Base of FSI organized a Hindi Kavi Sammelan at Divisional Railway Manager (DRM) Office conference hall in association with the Town Official Language Implementation Committee (TOLIC) on the occasion of World Hindi Day on 10 January 2014. Poets from various Central Govt. Departments as well as Visakhapatnam town participated in the Sammelan. Training in Hindi / Hindi Typewriting Three employees of Kochi Base of FSI passed the Hindi Praveen exam and two employees of Visakhapatnam Base of FSI passed the Hindi Prabodh exam conducted by the Hindi Teaching Scheme of respective region. Shri Vikas Kumar Mishra, LDC passed Hindi Typewriting examination with 100% marks under Hindi Teaching Scheme held in July 2013. He received a cash award of Rs. 2400/- and personal pay equivalent to one increment for twelve months. Shri Rakesh Kumar, LDC passed Hindi typewriting examination with 76% marks under Hindi Teaching Scheme in July 2013. He received personal pay equivalent to one increment for twelve months. Incentive Scheme for doing official work originally in Hindi. Six employees of FSI (HQs.), Mumbai and seven employees of Kochi Base of FSI were granted cash award under the Under the Incentive Scheme introduced by the Department of Official Language, Ministry of Home Affairs, Govt. of India, for doing original official work in Hindi. Participation in Computer Training Programme. Shri N. V. Ramana Murthy, System Analyst participated in a 5 day Basic Training for working in Hindi on computers during 09-13 December 2013 and Smt. Meera Vellan Rajiv, Jr. Hindi Translator & Kum. Rajashri Sanadi, Sr. Scientific Asstt. participated in the training from 30 December 2013 to 03 January 2014. The training programmes were conducted by the Deptt. of Official Language, Central Hindi Training Sub Institute, CBD, Belapur, Navi Mumbai. Annual Report 2013-14 73 Fishery Survey of India 15. CO-OPERATION AND ASSOCIATION WITH NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES The Director General /his representatives served in the following committees : 1. Committee to consider the proposal for introduction of Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) 2. National Co-ordinator of Bay of Bengal Large Marine Ecosystem (BOBLME) Project. 3. Inter-Ministerial Empowered Committee on Marine Fisheries. 4. Working Group constituted for monitoring and review of implementation of Indian Ocean Tuna Commission resolutions. 5. Working Group for review and revision of data on tuna for submission to the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission. 6. Committee to assess the impact of the fishing ban and to review its duration 7. Working Group of Experts committee for revalidation of potential fishery resources in the Indian EEZ. 8. Scientific Advisory Committee of Centre for Marine Living Resources and Ecology(CMLRE), MoES, Kochi. 9. Technical Advisory Committee of BOBP-IGO, Chennai. 10. Central monitoring committee to monitor the implementation of the soft loan package with composition. 11. Committee on Renovation of Taraporevala Aquarium . 12. Committee for revalidation of fish catch potential from In-land and Marine Cages. 13. Committee to consider various issues relating to Fisheries/ Security to fishermen 14. Working group on Animal Committee. 15. Committee on FAO's Technical Consultation on Flag state performance. Annual Report 2013-14 74 Fishery Survey of India 16. ABBREVIATIONS BOBLME : Bay of Bengal Large Marine Ecosystem BOBP-IGO : Bay of Bengal Programme Inter Governmental Organisation CCRF : Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries CIFNET : Central Institute of Fisheries Nautical Engineering & Training CIFRI : Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute CIFT : Central Institute of Fisheries Technology CMFRI : Cental Marine Fisheries Research Institute CMLRE : Centre for Marine Living Resources and Ecology EEZ : Exclusive Economic Zone FSI : Fishery Survey of India GIS : Geographical Information System GoI : Governmemt of India IFCO : International Foster Care Organisation IITF : India International Trade Fair IMS : Indian Meteorological Society INCOIS : Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Science IOTC : Indian Ocean Tuna Commission IOTCSC : Indian Ocean Tuna Commission Scientific Committee ITPO : India Trade Promotion Organisation MCS : Monitoring Control and Surveillance NASC : National Aeronautics and Space Council NFDB : National Fisheries Development Board : NIC : National Informatics Centre NIOT : National Institute of Ocean Technology PSC : Project Steering Committee RAC : Research Advisory Committee RALBAM : Recent Advances in Lobster Biology, Aquaculture and Management SAC : Space Applications Centre SAC-MLRP : Scientific Advisory Committee on Marine Living Resources Programme SIFT : State Institute of Fisheries Technology TOLIC : Town Official Language Implementation Committee VMS : Vessel Monitoring System Species: YFT : Yellowfin tuna SKJ : Skipjack tuna MAR : Marlin SWO : Sword fish SAI : Sail fish SHA : Shark OTH : Others DOL : Dolphin Annual Report 2013-14 75