national institute of oceanography, India

1973

Council of scientific and industrial research, India ANNUAL REPORT

1973

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY ( Council of Scientific & Industrial Research) DONA PAULA, GOA INDIA contents

1. general introduction 2. research activities 2.1 physical oceanography 2.2 chemical oceanography 2.3 geological oceanography 2.4 biological oceanography 2.5 sponsored projects 2.6 oceanographic instrumentation 2.7 data, publications & information 3. administrative set up 3.1 executive committee 3.2 scientific advisory committee to the executive committee 3.3 budget 3.4 scientific & technical staff 4. library 5. awards, honours, membership of various committees 6. deputations 7. meetings, exhibitions, seminars and symposia 8. colloquia and special lectures 9. radio talks 10. distinguished visitors 11. publications 11.1 publications of the institute 11.2 papers published by the staff members 11.3 feature articles and reviews 11.4 reports prepared by the staff members I

general introduction

During the year under report, 45 of the waters around Lakshadweep projects were under investigations. Of (Laccadives Sea) was also initiated. these, 5 projects were sponsored by the Special efforts will shortly be made Government and private bodies. to explore the possibilities of algal farming, farming and oyster Physical oceanographic studies were culture on the atolls of Laccadives. made largely on the coastal problems. These were conducted on harbours, Two sponsored projects were con- beaches and nearshore waters off Goa, tinued from the previous year, and Cochin and Bombay. three new projects were undertaken during the current year on specific The investigations made on the che- problems specified by the sponsors. mical aspect were largely concerned with the distribution of inorganic nutrients The projects on instrumentation have and trace elements, physico-chemical made a considerable headway towards factors responsible for fouling etc. Che- the fabrication of salinometer, current- mical aspects of pollution in the waters meter and on the development of of Bombay were also studied. marine electronic system for the acquisition of oceanographic data The areas covered under marine geo- through telemetry. The workshop and logical studies were on the shelf and maintenance, servicing and calibration slope, coastal and nearshore waters and facilities of oceanographic and electronic estuaries. The studies made were on instruments are now available at the sedimentological, geochemical, min- Institute. eralogical and micropalaeontological aspects. Planning and Data Division has con- tinued to offer data and information The biological work was carried out service to the users of oceanographic on almost all the levels of trophic chain data and information pertaining to the and the studies included productivity, Indian Ocean. zooplankton and benthos. Some efforts were also made on the development of Shri V. V. Giri, the President of in coastal waters. While India, laid the corner stone of the most of these studies were conducted buildings of the Institute, and Shri C. in the estuarine and nearshore waters, Subramaniam, Minister for Industrial a new project, entitled, oceanography Development, Science and Technology, laid the foundation stone of the build- the Global Atmospheric Research Pro- ings of Regional Centre of the Institute gramme (GARP). Many young scientists at Cochin, during the current year. of the Institute also participated in the INS Darshak Oceanographic Expe- Work on to the modifications, dition to the north-eastern Indian conversion and refitting of the R. V. Ocean sponsored by the Indian Naval Gaveshani, continued during the year at Hydrographic Office, Dehra Dun. The the Garden Reach Workshop, Calcutta. six-month participation in the expedition Dr. N. K. Panikkar, the founder is likely to produce interesting results. Director of the Institute received