hatchery produced seed of pink ear emperor

Hatchery produced seed of Pink Ear Emperor

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Dr. A. GopalakrishnanDirectorICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research InstitutePost Box No. 1603, Ernakulam North P.O.Kochi - 682 018, Kerala, IndiaTelephone: 0484-2394867Fax: 91-484-2394909E-mail: [email protected]: www.cmfri.org.in

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Warm greetings to all.

Our institute which hascompleted 70 years of

service to the nation canrightly feel proud of itsaccomplishments during thequarter. The institute made itspioneering foray into breedingand seed production ofseveral marine finfishes of highcommercial value, a few yearsago. Presently sustained largescale seed productiontechnology is available forseveral species like cobia,silver pompano and orangegrouper. In recognition of theinstitute's achievements,DADF has announced asubstantial funding support to

establish the Brood Banks of cobia and silver pompano. This willfacilitate supply of quality fish seeds to the marine fish farmers andhelp to boost marine fish production through mariculture. In tunewith the institute's mandate for promoting sustainable marine fishproduction, an Indian Marine Fisheries Code complying withinternational instruments like the FAO-CCRF for management offisheries resources has been developed by the scientists of ICAR-CMFRI jointly with ICAR-CIFT. It is expected this will suitably guidethe fisheries management bodies at the state and central levels in thedesigning of appropriate guidelines and interventions required in thesector. Various initiatives like the development of a FisheryImprovement Plan for the skipjack tuna of Lakshadweep, sea ranchingof green tiger shrimp in the Palk Bay and conducting skill developmentprogrammes for the identified stakeholders in the marine fisheriessector have been carried out successfully. It is hoped that theseinitiatives shall lead to even better and bigger things in the days tocome.

About ICAR-CMFRI

The Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Kochi, is a premier research Instituteunder the Indian Council of Agricultural Research, devoted to research and training inmarine fisheries and mariculture.

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

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Dr. U. Ganga

Editorial Committee

Dr. Rekha J. NairDr. K. R. SreenathDr. N. S. JeenaSmt. E. K. UmaShri Aju K. Raju

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Shri Arun SurendranShri C. V. JayakumarShri P. R. Abhilash

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National Consultation onMariculture held 3

Research Highlights 9

Exhibitions 10

Training Programmes 10

Awards 12

Visitors 13

Official Language Implementation 15

KVK (Ernakulam) News 17

Programme Participations 21

Human Resource Development 23

Personnel 23

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National Consultation on Mariculture held

Under the chairmanship of ShriDevendra Chaudhry, IAS,

Secretary, Department of AnimalHusbandry, Dairying and Fisheries(DADF), Ministry of Agriculture &Farmers' Welfare, a NationalConsultation Meet on 'Mariculture andOpen Sea Cage Culture Developmentin India' was held on 8th - 9th June 2017at the Mandapam Regional Centre ofICAR- CMFRI. The event was organizedby the institute jointly with DADF and the

Dr. A. Gopalakrishnan, Director, ICAR-CMFRI welcoming Hon’ble Secretary, DADF

Visit to the cage farm for cobia

National Fisheries Development Board(NFDB), Hyderabad. Dr.A.Gopalakrishnan, Director, ICAR-CMFRI delivered the welcome addressand felicitated the dignitaries.

Shri. Devendra Chaudhry, IAS,Secretary, DADF inaugurated theNational Consultation Meet and urgedthe institute to come up withcomprehensive guidelines for facilitatingopen sea and coastal mariculturepractices in the country. He mentioned

that the DADF would facilitate setting upof a Brood Bank under ICAR-CMFRI andregional hatcheries in different maritimestates for augmenting marine fish seedproduction on a large scale. Dr. A.Gopalakrishnan, Director ICAR-CMFRIstressed on the need of quality finfishseeds for mariculture activities andassured that the institute has thetechnology for mass production of fishseeds of cobia, silver pompano, Indianpompano, orange spotted grouper andpink ear emperor. Mandapam RegionalCentre will act as the nodal centre co-ordinating the national seed productionprogramme facilitating the supply of theseeds to various regional hatcheries setup across the maritime states in thecountry.

Mr. Aditya Kumar Joshi, IFS, JointSecretary, DADF, Mr. Gagandeep SinghBedi, Principal Secretary to Govt. of TamilNadu, Mr. V. P. Thandapani, Director ofFisheries, Tamil Nadu, Mr. G. S.Sameeran, Additional Director ofFisheries, Ramanathapuram, Mr. S.Natarajan, District Collector,Ramanathapuram, Mr. Ram Sankar Naik,Commissioner of Fisheries, Govt. ofAndhra Pradesh and Dr. P. Pravin, ADG(Marine Fisheries), ICAR were alsopresent at the meeting.

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Scientists from various researchinstitutes such as ICAR-CMFRI, CSIR-CSMCRI, ICAR-CIBA, NIOT, RGCA andAFI presented technical papers whichhad significance in the wake of a call for

Visit to marine fish hatchery

The study visit of the StandingCommittee on Agriculture to

Mangalore Research Centre of ICAR-CMFRI was conducted on 29th April2017. Mr. Nalin Kumar Kateel, Memberof Parliament for Dakshina KannadaDistrict was the Chairperson of themeeting. Dr. P. Pravin, Assistant DirectorGeneral (Marine Fisheries) and Dr.Prathibha Rohit, Scientist-in-Charge,Mangalore Research Centre ICAR-CMFRI answered queries pertaining tothe activities of the Research Centre andits role in improving the livelihood offishers and the fisheries sector in general.

Hon’ble Member of Parliament Shri. NalinKumar Kateel chairing the session

Standing Committee on Agriculture visitsMangalore Research Centre

ICAR-CMFRI was sanctioned ` 8.9 crores for establishing the Brood Banks of two marinefishes, cobia and silver pompano. Scientists plan to sustainably produce fertilised eggs and

newly hatched larvae from bio-secure broodstocks of cobia and pompano fed with suitablediets under controlled water quality parameters. The Brood Bank will be set up at theMandapam and Vizhinjam Regional Research Centres of the Institute. Administrative approvalfor the project by Govt. of India through DADF, Ministry of Agricultre and Farmers’ Welfarewas conveyed vide F. No. 30035/17/2017-FY (T-1) dated 13th July 2017.

Blue Revolution by boosting maricultureto increase marine fish production.Officials of the fisheries departments fromthe maritime states of Tamil Nadu, Kerala,

Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra,Goa, Union Territory of Puducherry andLakshadweep also actively participated inthe deliberations.

Dr. Pravin, ADG, ICAR welcoming JointSecretary, DADF


The estimates of country's marine fishlandings of 2016 released on 20th

May 2017 highlighted that India's totalmarine fish landings recorded a slightincrease of 6.6 per cent during 2016compared to the previous year, with aproduction of 3.63 million tonnes (t)against 3.40 million t in 2015.

Gujarat remained at the top positionfor the fourth consecutive year with aproduction of 7.74 lakh t followed byTamil Nadu (7.07 lakh t) and Karnataka(5.29 lakh t). Kerala producing 5.23 lakht in 2016 slipped down to fourth spot forthe first time in the history but registeredan 8% increase in its total marine fishcatch over the previous year. Mackerel,

the national fish was placed in the firstspot of the major resources with anoverall production of 2.5 lakh t ahead ofoil sardine (2.44 lakh t). A significantchange observed during 2016 was thelandings of Bulls eye (Priacanthus spp.)which from a mere 4,691 t in 2015, hasescalated to a record 1.3 lakh t this yearwith high production from the west coastwhere Karnataka contributed themaximum. A huge hike in the landings ofHilsa shad in West Bengal, showing afour-fold increase compared to 2015 wasrecorded. At the same time, fish catchdropped significantly in Andhra Pradesh(-35%) and Odisha (-17%) mainly dueto the cyclone which reduced fishing daysin these states during 2016 compared tothe previous year.

Press release of marine fish landings estimates for 2016

The estimate of value of marine fishlandings during 2016 at the landing centrelevel in the country was ̀ 48,381 crores,registering an increase of 20.7%compared to 2015. At the retail level,the estimated value was ̀ 73,289 croreswith an increase of 12.4% over theprevious year.

Dr. A. Gopalakrishnan, Director,ICAR-CMFRI released the estimates andDr. T. V. Sathianandan, Head, FisheryResources Assessment Division,presented the findings. Various Heads ofDivisions, Dr. K. Sunil Mohamed, Dr. G.Maheshwarudu, Dr. Prathibha Rohit, Dr.R. Narayanakumar and Dr. P. U. Zachariawere also present on the occasion.

Estimates ofMarine FishLandings inIndia-2016released

Mohamed, K. S., Vijayakumaran, K.,Zacharia, P. U., Sathianandan, T. V.,Maheswarudu, G., Kripa., V.,Narayanakumar, R., Rohit, PrathibhaJoshi, K. K., Sankar, T. V., Edwin,Leela, Ashok Kumar, K., Bindu, J.,Gopal, Nikita and Pravin, P (2017)Indian Marine Fisheries Code:Guidance on a Marine FisheriesManagement Model for India.Marine Fisheries Policy Series (4).ISBN ISSN 2394-8019

The Food and AgricultureOrganisation (FAO) brought out

the Code of Conduct for ResponsibleFisheries (FAO CCRF) in 1995 as aguide for respective countries toimplement their own effectivefisheries management plan. In India,this Code has not been put intopractice although there are severalcompliances. Now, scientists of theICAR-CMFRI and ICAR-CIFT, two ofIndia's major fisheries researchinstitutes, have come together todevelop a guidance on how the FAO-CCRF can be put into practice in thecountry. Aptly named as IndianMarine Fisheries Code (IMFC), it isexpected to give an impetus to bringabout a sea change in the manner inwhich marine fisheries is managed inthe country. The IMFC explains indetail each sub-article of the FAOCCRF and provides information on

how it can be implemented and bywhom. Further, it proposes severalnew bodies which are necessary toplace fisheries management in thecountry on an unassailable footing. Itis expected that all f isheriesmanagement bodies in the country,both at central and state levels wouldfind the IMFC as a useful guidance forthe future.

An Indian Marine Fisheries Code mooted


24th Institute Research Council meeting held

The 24th Institute Research Council(IRC) was held from 15th to 19th May

2017 at headquarters and 143 scientistsparticipated in the deliberations. TheDirector and Chairman of the IRC, Dr.A. Gopalakrishnan in his opening remarkshighlighted the achievements made bythe institute in 2016-17. Principal

Investigators of 33 Institute projects and34 externally funded projects presentedtheir findings followed by livelydiscussions. New projects/ subprojectsof existing projects were presented andapproved after deliberations. The IRCgave approval to several changes intechnical programmes and about 50

action points were listed for action beforethe next IRC. The proceedings and actionpoints are available for download to allstaff from the CMFRI intranet webpage.

(Reported by Dr. K. S. Mohamed, Head,Molluscan Fisheries Division and Secretary, IRC)

Lakshadweep skipjack tuna pole & line fisheriesmoves towards MSC certification

The Union Territory of Lakshadweep,a chain of islands in the Arabian Sea

depends on its fish diversity for food andlivelihood. There has been a steadygrowth of fish landings in the islands from500 tonnes (t) in the 1950s to 12,000 tin recent years. The tuna fishery ofLakshadweep uses ‘pole-and-line’ fishingwith live-baits, a technique unique andindigenous to the islands. More than 50%of the total fish landings in Lakshadweepare skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis),

Participants of the Stakeholder Workshop conducted in Lakshadweep

followed by yellowfin (Thunnusalbacares) and smaller quantities ofkawakawa (Euthynnus affinis) and othersmall tunas. The Blue sprat (Spratelloidesdelicatulus) form the major live-bait forthe fishery which are caught from thelagoon and the near reef areas of the atollusing small-mesh seine nets. With theskipjack tuna fishery entering into aFishery Improvement Plan, it has movedone step ahead towards being anotherMSC certified fishery from India. TheMSC pre-assessment was carried out in

2016 and a Fishery Improvement Project(FIP) is being implemented by WWF-India, ICAR-CMFRI and FisheriesDepartment of Lakshadweep. FIPfacilitates a stepwise approach to increasethe level of sustainability in its course ofentering the MSC full assessment. Theonly other certified pole and line fisheriesin the region is that of the Maldives. TheICAR-CMFRI is involved as knowledgepartner in the efforts towards MSCcertification. Scientific information on the

fisheries, stock assessment, biology,ecosystem etc gathered by the Instituteover the years on the tuna fisheries ofLakshadweep through its erstwhileResearch Centre at Minicoy and throughvarious projects operated from theHeadquarters has been the basis for thecertification mooted by the WWF-India.The gaps to be addressed while movingtowards full assessment of the fisherywere identified in the Pre-assessmentmeeting organized by the WWF-India atKavaratti, Lakshadweep during June

2016, attended by various stakeholders.Itemphasized the need for a robust datacollection system in Lakshadweep,management plans for the baitfish fisheryto ensure their sustainable exploitation,low-impact fishing practices and the needfor Fishery Management Plans for tunaand live-bait fisheries to be formulatedwith the support of ICAR-CMFRIforthwith. A dedicated research projectof the institute for filling the knowledgegaps on Lakshadweep fisheries with

special focus on tunas and livebaits, withthe participation of stakeholders has beenlaunched recently. The aim is to developan Ecosystem Approach to FisheriesManagement (EAFM) based FisheryManagement Plan for Lakshadweep.Tuna products from Lakshadweep areexpected to fetch higher value when itcomes under the Chain of Custody ofan MSC certif ied tuna fishery inLakshadweep.

(Reported by Pelagic Fisheries Division)


24th IRC meeting in progress

Visit of Hon'ble Union Minister of State for Agricultureand Farmers' Welfare, Shri Sudarshan Bhagat

An interactive meeting with the fishermen representativesand scientists was held at ICAR-CMFRI Headquarters on

5th May 2017 chaired by the Hon'ble Union Minister of Statefor Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare Shri Sudarshan Bhagat.As part of its ongoing platinum jubilee celebrations ICAR-CMFRIidentified a marine fisher couple Mrs. Rekha and Mr. Karthikeyanwho have been venturing into the deep sea for fishing for around15 years, to launch sea cage fish farming by extending therequired financial and technical support. On the occasion, ShriSudarshan Bhagat, felicitated them and handed over the fishseeds for stocking in the cages sponsored by the institute.

Anti-obesity nutraceutical product fromseaweeds commercialised

The recently developed nutraceuticalproduct named CadalminTM

Antihypercholesterolemic extract(CadalminTM ACe) for reducing obesityand cholesterol was licensed to theVLCC, a leading Indian MNC in wellnessand obesity management. Dr. A.Gopalakrishnan, Director ICAR-CMFRIsigned a license agreement with SandeepAhuja, Director, VLCC Group and Dr.A. H. Zaidi, Executive Vice President(R & D) of the firm.

Signing of license agreement for theseaweed based nutraceutical

Fishermen organisations’ representatives interacting with minister Handing over of fish seed to the marine fisher couple

Hon’ble minister interacts with scientists

Alumni Meet of mariculturistsMarking 37 years of mariculture

education, research anddevelopment in the country, eminentscientists, policy makers, researchmanagers, academicians, industrialists,bankers and administrators who finishedtheir academic programmes inmariculture at the ICAR-CMFRI in Kochiattended the Alumni Meet held on 8th

and 9th April 2017.Padma Bhushan Prof. M. V. Pylee,

renowned educationist and former ViceChancellor of Cochin University ofScience and Technology, formerDirectors of ICAR-CMFRI, Dr. E. G. Silasand Dr P. S. B. R. James, retired PrincipalScientists Dr. Vedavyasa Rao and Dr. A.Noble, graced the function. Around 200alumni from across the country includingDr. J. K. Jena, Deputy Director General(Fisheries) of ICAR, Dr. C. Vasudevappa,

Vice Chancellor, University of Agriculturaland Horticultural Sciences, Shivamogga,Dr. K. K. Vijayan, Director, ICAR-CIBAand Dr. A. Gopalakrishnan, Director,ICAR-CMFRI attended the meet.

The alumni of mariculture batches ofpost graduate and doctoral programmesat the ICAR-CMFRI are active in thedevelopment of India's marine fisheriesand aquaculture sectors by involving in

the policy frameworks, research,administration and entrepreneurialinitiatives. Based on the FAO-UNDPguidelines and funding, the Post graduateand Ph. D. programmes in mariculturewere started at the ICAR-CMFRI in 1979with the affiliation of Cochin Universityof Science and Technology (CUSAT).Later, in 1993, these programmes wereshifted to the Central Institute of FisheriesEducation, Mumbai.

Mariculturists at their Alma mater

Sea cage farming of spiny lobster,Panulirus polyphagus has become a

fulltime livelihood and economic activityfor the 'Sidi' tribes of Saurashtra coast.The Veraval Regional Centre of ICAR-CMFRI has been offering the communityfarming demonstration, training andhands-on exposure of sea cage farmingsince 2011. The commercial sea cagefarm during 2012-13 under tribal sub planof the institute to their registered co-operative society Bharat AdimjuthMatsydyog Sahakari Mandali-Talalabenefited the community. Empoweredto operate the farm by themselves, thesuccessful 5th consequent crop harvest

Fifth consequent successful fish harvest under TSP in Gujaratwas done on 13th April 2017. Due tothe seasonal unavailability of lobster seedsand the fund constraints stocking hadbeen done in 3 cages only and other twocages were used for experimentingintegrated multi trophic aquaculture(IMTA) with seaweed, Kappaphycusalvarezii. Partial harvesting was done inview of demand for lobsters and cageswere harvested with 118, 126 and 130kg of lobsters mostly weighing around350 g each which fetched good marketprice of ` 1200 per kg for live export.

(Reported by: Divu D, Mohammed Koya K,Sreenath K R, Gyanaranjan Dash, Vinaya Kumar

Vase, Suresh Mojjada, Fofandi MD, KapilSukhdhane & Rajesh Kumar Pradhan)

Successful harvest of farmed oyster at MoothakunnamWomen self help groups from

Moothakunnam harvested theirfarmed oysters June 2017. During thefarming period oysters had reached an

average size of 86.7 ± 25.7mm shelllength. A total of 23.8 tonnes (t) of oysterswas produced which fetched a farm gateprice of ` 600/kg meat. The depurated,

steamed oyster meat was sold in Kochithrough the outlet of ATIC, ICAR-CMFRI.

(Reported by Molluscan Fisheries Divison)


Prof. Pylee addressing the gathering

Research Highlights

Pink Ear Emperor Lethrinus lentjanis a potential species for

mariculture because of its high marketvalue, superior flesh qualities, hardynature and ability to accept trash fishand compounded feed during farming.The fertilized eggs obtained from theRedraulatory Aquaculture System

Production and supply of seed of Pink Ear Emperor(RAS) without any hormonal induction ofbrood fish were reared in 5 ton larvalrearing tanks. The seeds produced weresupplied to Ayiramthengu Fish Farm ofAquaculture Development Authority ofKerala (ADAK), Govt. of Kerala, MadrasResearch Centre of ICAR-CMFRI and fishfarmers in Thiruvananthapuram, District.

The Karnataka state having a coastlineof 320 km with 27,000 sq.km of

continental shelf and 87,000 sq.km ofExclusive Economic Zone has 5.20 lakhhectares (ha) of inland water resourcescomprising of 2.93 lakh ha of major andminor tanks, 2.67 lakh ha of reservoirsand 5,813 km length of rivers. Karnatakacoastal region has 13 main rivers draining

Estimates of Ecosystem Services made for coastal Karnatakainto it. There are 26 estuaries with morethan 70,000 ha. of water-spread area and8,000 ha of brackish water area, makingthe three coastal districts of Karnataka veryrich in marine, estuarine and riverinebiodiversity. The approximate valueestimated for the coastal ecosystemservices and natural capital of Karnatakacoast is 518.70 billion US dollar per year.

This indicates the importance ofconservation and judicious managementof the natural resources. The work wascarried out under the project ‘Bio-inventorying and biodiversity valuation ofmarine organisms in selected marineecosystem’.

(Reported by Mangalore Research Centre)

Green tiger shrimp (Penaeussemisulcatus) is exploited by trawl

nets in Palk Bay and Gulf of Mannar. Dueto over-fishing of brooders and juveniles,the shrimp resources have depletedaffecting the shrimp landings. Toovercome this problem, sea ranching ofPenaeus semisulcatus has been restarted.Similar operations carried out 10-15years ago, by the ICAR-CMFRI,Mandapam had been found useful inreplenishing the shrimp resource of theregion. About two lakh shrimp seeds atPL 35 (47-day-old post larvae) stagewere released at Thonithurai, Palk Bayregion on 11th May 2017. Leaders offishermen associations, fish farmers,officials of State Fisheries Department,and scientists of ICAR-CMFRI actively

Sea ranching of Green tiger shrimp in Palk Bay

participated in the programme. The searanching activity to be undertakenregularly with the involvement of localfishermen will also release the seeds of

Releasing the shrimp seeds

Seeds supplied were successfullytransported in a van fromThiruvananthapuram to Chennai. Thesalinity tolerance experimentsconducted revealed that this fishtolerates low salinities up to 5ppt,indicating its potential for culture inbrackishwater areas as well.

(Reported by Vizhinjam Research Centre)

commercially important Blue swimmercrab (Portunus pelagicus).(Reported by : Dr. A. K.Abdul Nazar Scientist-in-

Charge, Mandapam Regional Centre)

Observations on marine mammals

A male sea cow that measured 250cmin length and weighed 150 kg was

observed on the beach at South Pudukudiin Palk Bay on 21.04.2017. In India,dugongs are typically found in sea grassbeds and are placed under Schedule I ofthe Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.

(Reported by R. Vinothkumar, S.Thirumalaiselvan, M. Rajkumar, S.M. Sikkander

Batchha, Mandapam Regional Centre)

Sea cow observed in Palk Bay beach



Exhibitions

The Vizhinjam Research centreparticipated in the 17 day Exhibition

of Vishu Kani-Expo-2017 convened bythe Corporation of Thiruvananthapuramfrom 20th April to 7th May, 2017. The stallwon the third prize for the best stall underGovernment and private categories.

ICAR-CMFRI participated in theexhibition Matsyotsav held at Kollam from27th-29th May, 2017. The Matsya Adalathheld in connection with the programmewas inaugurated by Shri Pinarayi Vijayan,Honourable Chief Minister of Kerala in

the presence of State Fisheries MinisterMrs. J. Mercykuttiamma. Dr. N. Aswathyco-ordinated exhibition stalls of ICAR-

CMFRI in the Technology and Aquariumsections along with other staff membersfrom ATIC and SEETTD.

Landings of Paphia malabarica inMunambam Estuary (Kerala) usually

happens during January to May and endbefore the onset of monsoon in June. Thisyear, unusual landings of P. malabarica

Unusual landings of molluscan resourcescontinued even in June. Fishers harvest theclam which fetch a price of ` 20 per kg atthe landing centre. Unusual and heavylanding of the clam Sunetta scripta was alsoobserved along the southern part of Fort

Kochi beach during April-May, 2017. Theaverage density and weight of the clamswhose size ranged from 13.3 to 43.7mmwas 2860 numbers / m2 and 5.0 kg /m2

respectively.( Reported by : Molluscan Fisheries Division)

An innovative floating nursery forraising saplings of the mangrove plant

Rhizophora mucronata has beendesigned and fabricated by the FisheryEnvironment Management Division ofthe institute . The floating raft constructedwith used PET bottles and woodenreapers can hold 50 saplings growing inperforated growbags containing mudand are maintained in the backwaters.While the mangrove plant is a popularchoice for mangrove restorationprogrammes, innovative use of thediscarded used water bottles is expectedto contribute to a cleaner environment.

Addressing plastic pollution in the marine environment

Floating raft from discarded plastic bottles

Training Programmes

A one-day skil l developmentprogramme on ‘mussel farming’ for

fisherwomen of Uttara Kannada districtwas organised at Karwar ResearchCentre in association with CoastalDevelopment Authority (CDA),Mangaluru on 7th April, 2017. 74fisherwomen from different parts of thedistrict were trained in mussel farming byraft method. Dr. K.K.Philipose, Scientist-in-Charge imparted awareness aboutmariculture and allied activities to theparticipants and hands on training ondifferent aspects of mussel culture. The

Skill Development Programmes

Distribution of certificates to traineesat Karwar Research Centre

Mangaluru and certif icates weredistributed to all the trainees.

Hands on training in seeding of ropes with mussel

valedictory programme was chaired byShri Manohar Kalas A.E.E., CDA,


Participants at the Karwar Research Centre

Certificate distribution to the participantsat Mumbai Research Centre

Skill development for coastal youth ofOdisha in identification and data

collecting of marine fishes was conductedduring 11 to 25 April, 2017.

Training Programme on 'FishTaxonomy and species identification

in field' was conducted to the fisheriesofficials under FIMSUL-II project of StateFisheries Department, Tamil Nadu at theRegional Research Centres of ICAR-CMFRI at Mandapam and Chennai during4th -7th April 2017. 16 participantsattended the programme at theMandapam Regional Research Centre. 12officials from Thiruvallur, Chennai,Kancheepuram and Villupuram districts

Training in fish identification

Mumbai Research Centre of CMFRIorganised an 'Open sea cage

culture training and demonstration'programme funded by JNPT, Uran . 20fishers of Palghar district, Maharashtrawere trained during 17th to 22nd April,2017 at the Mumbai and KarwarResearch Centres of ICAR-CMFRI.

Programme. The officials from theDepartment of Fisheries and theDepartment of Forest, Govt. of Gujarat;Marine National Park, Jamnagar; GujaratEcological Education and ResearchFoundation; Indian Coast Guard and theWildlife Institute of India participated. Thescientists used a participatory trainingapproach including field visits, casestudies, role-plays and interactive sessionsfor the successful conduct of theprogramme.

Veraval Regional Centre conducted ahands on training programme on

‘Open Sea Cage Farming’ at Veraval during8th to 13th May, 2017 for 20 fishers andentrepreneurs from Surat District ofGujarat nominated by the state fisheriesdepartment .

Mariculture Training

Inception Workshops ofin-house projects

The Marine Biodiversity Division,organised the workshops at ICAR-CMFRI, Kochi for 'DevelopingConservation Plan for BiologicallySensitive Areas along the Indian Coast'from 19th to 20th June, 2017;'Investigations on the Scyphozoan andCubozoan jelly fish diversity anddistribution along the Indian coast' on21st June 2017 and 'Assessment ofresilience potential of coral reefs' from22nd to 23rd June 2017.

Pelagic Fisheries Divisionconducted inception workshop‘Resource Assessment andManagement framework forsustainable marine Fisheries ofLakshadweep’ at Headquarters on28th June, 2017.

Revenue generated during April toJune, 2017 through sale of products

and services through ATIC was ̀ 55,327.Technology advisory services wereprovided to 1092 visitors and visitors feegenerated during the period was`15,700.

ATIC RevenueGeneration

actively participated in the trainingprogramme at Madras Research Centre.A training programme on ‘Data Entry andAnalysis’ was conducted under FIMSUL(component 3) during 5th-9th June 2017.Twenty eight persons, including 12 datacollection assistants, Assistant Directors offisheries (Statistics) and Inspectors ofFisheries from all the coastal districts ofTamil Nadu participated and hands-ontraining was imparted.

Veraval Regional Centre conductedtwo training programmes on

‘Sustainable management of marinefisheries for conserving coastal andmarine resources’ during 19th to 21st

April, 2017 (for senior-level managers)and 24th to 26th April, 2017 (field-levelmanagers). The training programmeswere sponsored by GIZ through theWildlife Institute of India, Dehradununder the Indo-German Biodiversity

Participants of data entry and analysistraining programme at Chennai

Trainees at open seacage farm site


The Journal club

Tuticorin Research Centreorganised a talk on ‘Global warming

and Climate Change’ on 6th June, 2017Dr. (Prof.). P. Nammalwar, FormerPrincipal Scientist, ICAR-CMFRI andProject Advisor / Guest Faculty, AnnaUniversity, Chennai delivered the talk.

At Vizhinjam Research Centretalks by Dr. G. Gopakumar ,

Emeritus Scientist, ICAR-CMFRI on'Recent Developments in Mariculture'on 20th March, 2017 and Dr. M. K. Anilon 'RAS System and its advantages' on1st April, 2017 were organised.

Awards

Dr. K. K. Joshi, Head, MarineBiodiversity Division won the

prestigious Best Biodiversity ResearcherAward for the year 2016 instituted by theKerala State Biodiversity Board (KSBB).The award was in recognition of hiscontributions to research anddevelopment in the field of taxonomy offishes and marine biodiversity valuationrelated to Kerala. Shri Pinarayi Vijayan,the Chief Minister of Kerala presented theaward to Dr. K. K. Joshi on 22nd May2017 during the International BiodiversityDay celebrations organised by the KSBBin Thiruvananthapuram.

Dr.A.Gopalakrishnan, Director, ICAR-CMFRI inaugurated the Type-III Quartersat Mandapam Regional Centre of ICAR-CMFRI on 10th June 2017

Type-III Quarters inaugurated

Prof. A. K. Kumaraguru,

Former Vice Chancellor,

Manonmaniam Sundaranar

University, Tirunelveli, and former

Senior Professor and Head,

Madurai Kamaraj University,

Madurai joined Mandapam

Regional Centre of ICAR-CMFRI

as Emeritus Fellow (University

Grants Commission) for the year

2017-18 on 5th June, 2017.

Dr. Joshi, receiving award from Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan

Winners of ICAR Inter Zonal SportsMeet held at IARI, New Delhi

during 25th-29th April 2017 were felicitatedat the Mumbai Research Centre.

At Headquarters Dr. R. Narayana Kumar, Principal Scientist and

Head of Socio Economic Evaluation& Technology Transfer Division, ICAR-CMFRI delivered a talk on the topic‘Economic Development Indicators:How comprehensive they are?’ on 6th

May, 2017.

Visitors

Headquarters, Kochi Mr. ManashChoudhury, Deputy Advisor, NITI Aayog,the premier think tank of the Governmentof India, visited the ICAR-CMFRI, Kochi on27th June 2017 and held discussions withDr. A. Gopalakrishnan, Director, ICAR-CMFRI.Mangalore Research Centre

Dr. Joykrushna Jena, Deputy DirectorGeneral (Fisheries) ICAR, New Delhivisited Research Centre on 10th April2017.Honourable Members of ParliamentShri Nalin Kumar Kateel, Mr. MegharajJain, Dr. (Prof) Tapas Mandal and Mr.Badaruddoza Khan visited on 29th April2017.

Dr. T. Janakiram, ADG (HorticulturalScience) and Dr. P. Pravin, ADG(Marine Fisheries) ICAR, New Delhi,visited on 29th April 2017

Mr. A. Padmaya Naik, Director ofWater shed (DIC) DevelopmentDepartment, Bengaluru visited on 29th

April 2017

Vizhinjam Research Centre

Dr. Shashi Tharoor, Member ofParliament, Thiruvananthapuramvisited on 22nd April, 2017

Dr. Ian W. Low, Principal Scientist,International Potato Centre, Nairobi,Kenya, visited on 18th May, 2017.

Karwar Research Centre

Dr. Ansy Mathew, Fishery ResearchInvestigation Officer, DADF, Ministry ofAgriculture & Farmers’ Welfare, visitedon 17th May, 2017

Mumbai Research Centre

Dr. P. Pravin, Assistant Director General(Marine Fisheries), Mrs. SeemaChopra, Director (OL) and Shri. ManojKumar, ACTO (Hindi) from ICAR,New Delhi visited Mumbai on 1st May,2017.

Mrs. Ujjawala Patil, representing theMaharashtra Macchhimar Kruti Samiti,visited on 5th May, 2017.

The theme of the WorldEnvironment Day 2017 was

'Connecting people to Nature' and wascelebrated by the various Regional andResearch Centres on 5th June 2017. The

World Environment Day 2017 celebratedbag fabrication for reducing use of plasticbags were organized in different venuesat Cheranelloor Panchayat on June 5th

and 14th 2017. The programmes wereorganized in association with Ernakulam

and reduce the use of non degradableitems was delivered by Dr. V. Kripa,Head, FEMD. Training on LED bulbassembling were led by Mr. P. S.Anilkumar, Dr. D. Prema, Mrs. Lavanya

Training in making of cloth bags at Headquarters Planting of saplings at theVizhinjam Research centre

Beach cleaning at Mumbai on World Environment Day

Fishery Environment ManagementDivision (FEMD) at Headquartersorganised three programmes on LEDbulb assembling as a measure forconserving electric energy and ecofriendly

District Residents Association ApexCouncil (EDRAAC) and representativesfrom 16 Residents Associationparticipated. A talk on the importance ofsaving energy to abate climate change

Ratheesh, Mr. Seban John and Mr.Vysakhan, while classes on ecofriendly bagfabrication were led by Ms. Tasneem (SHGfaculty) and supported by Mrs. Shylaja, Mrs.Salini and Mrs. M. P. Shyamala. On June20th, 2017 a talk on 'Impact on climatechange on coastal ecosystem' wasdelivered by Dr. V. Kripa at S. N. College,Nattika, Thrissur in a programme whichwas jointly organized by different sectionsof the college like Nature Club, BiodiversityClub, NSS, NCC and Bhoomitrasena andsupported by Kerala State Council forScience Technology and Environment. Atthe Vizhinjam and Karwar ResearchCentres, tree saplings were planted withfull participation of all staff members. Staffof Mumbai Research Centre along withBombay Municipal Corporation (BMC)and local residents conducted beachcleanliness drive on 5th June, 2017.


The ICAR-Central Marine FisheriesResearch Institute (CMFRI) observed

the International Day of Yoga on 21st June2017 with demonstration of yoga and anawareness lecture organised by theRecreation Club of the institute. Dr

International Yoga Day celebrated(Major) Rajesh Nambissan was the chiefguest of the programme. Mr. K.Vijayakumar, Sri Sri Yoga Faculty of the Artof Living Foundation demonstrated theyoga to the staff members of the ICAR-CMFRI, ICAR-CIFRI and ICAR-NBFGR.

Around 250 staff members attended theprogramme. The Regional ResearchCentres also celebrated the day whereinvited persons proficient in yogatechniques delivered theory and practicalclasses for the benefit of all the staff.

Swachhta Pakhwada was observed atHeadquarters and Regional Research

Centres from 16th - 31st May, 2017. Ameeting of SBA Committee members atHQ was held on 22nd May, 2017. AtMandapam Regional Centre a 'Seemaikaruvalem’ (Prosopis juliflora) eradicationcampaign within the office premises whichdepletes the water sources/ground watertable was carried out with activeinvolvement of all staff. The staff at MumbaiResearch Centre carried out cleanlinessprogrammes on the office premises andthe nearby beaches. Compost pit makingand clearing of undergrowth on thecampus was carried out by staff of

Swachh Bharat Abhiyan activitiesVizhinjam Research Centre. An invited talkby Swami Paramasukhananda, SriRamakrishna Matt, Chennai on'Importance of Cleanliness of Mind, Bodyand Environment' was conducted on 11th

April, 2017 at the Madras ResearchCentre, Chennai. The staff joined handswith 'Namma Beach Namma Chennai'volunteers along with Kiwi Learners, apre-school in Neelankarai in the cleaningprogramme of Chinna Neelankaraibeach, Chennai on 15th April, 2017followed by an awareness programme.Prof. K.Valliappan from TNAU Informationand Trading Centre delivered an invitedtalk on 26th May, 2017 for creating

awareness and knowledge on wastemanagement among staff members andhelp them disseminate the same to othersin the society.

World Oceans Day was celebrated on 8th June 2017.The overall theme for World Oceans Day 2017 was ‘OurOceans, Our Future’, and programmes were organizedaiming for a healthier ocean and a better future. At TuticorinResearch Centre, a ‘beach cleaning programme’ that focusedon the prevention of plastic pollution was organized at InigoNagar, Thoothukudi. Staff of Mumbai Research Centre ofICAR-CMFRI participated in a similar programme organizedat Versova Beach by the NGO Anamprem. Beach cleaning at Thoothukudi on World Oceans Day


Cleaning drive at Mumbai Research Centre

Campaign by Madras Research Centre Compost pit making at Vizhinjam Research Centre


Official Language Implementation

The Second Sub Committee of theCommittee of Parliament on Official

Language inspected the Official Languageimplementation activities of MumbaiResearch Centre of ICAR-CMFRI on 3rd

May, 2017. The inspection meeting waschaired by Dr. Satyanarayan Jatiya, MP

Parliamentary Committee Inspection(Rajya Sabha) and Dy. Chairman of theCommittee. Dr. Prasanna Kumar Patsani,MP (Lok Sabha), Dr. Sunil BaliramGaikwad, MP (Lok Sabha), Shri LaxmiNarayan Yadav, MP (Lok Sabha), Ms.Abhilasha Mishra, Hindi Officer, Mr. NikhilArora, Senior Translator and Smt. Neerja,

Research Assistant of the CommitteeSecretariat were present. Dr. Pravin P.,Assistant Director General (MarineFisheries), Smt. Seema Chopra, DeputyDirector (OL) and Shri Manoj Kumar,ACTO (Hindi), ICAR; Dr. P. Vijayagopal,Principal Scientist, Mr. C. Muralidharan,Chief Administrative Officer, Mr. NavinKumar Yadav, Assistant Director (OL) andMrs. E. K. Uma, ACTO (Hindi), CMFRI,Kochi and Dr. Veerendra Veer Singh,Scientist in Charge, Dr. (Mrs.) AnulekshmiChellappan and Dr. Ratheesh Kumar,Scientists of the Mumbai ResearchCentre attended the meeting.

Hindi workshops

A Workshop on Hindi typing wasconducted on 17th June, 2017 atHeadquarters. Total 15 officers and staffmembers participated.

A workshop in was organized at theVizhinjam Research Centre on 29th June,2017. Mr. K. Gopakumar, Member,Kerala Hindi Prachara Sabha,Thiruvananthapuram was the invitedtutor for the occasion.Mangalore Research Centre received

Prize for Implementation of theOfficial Language Policy of the Govt.of India and in promoting the usageof Hindi in official work

Karwar Research Centre bagged therolling trophy for the effectiveimplementation of the officiallanguage for the year 2016-2017consecutively for the second time.The rolling trophy and certificate wasreceived by Mrs. Saloni Shivam,Scientist and Mr. Narayan G. Vaidya,

Senior Technical Officer from Mr.Tekchand, Dy. Director(Implementation) Benguluru on 30th

June 2017 during the 45th half yearlymeeting of the Town OfficialLanguage Implementation Council(TOLIC), Karwar.

Dr. S. Jasmine Principal Scientist andHindi officer of the VizhinjamResearch Centre attended theTOLIC meeting held inThiruvananthapuram on 30th June,2017.

Mr. Upendra Kumar from MangaloreResearch Centre receiving the prize

Mr. Navin Kumar Yadav, Assistant Director (OL) inspected the Official Language implementation activities of Mandapam RegionalCentre on 22nd May, 2017 and Vizhinjam Research Centre on 9th June, 2017.

Award for Karwar Research Centre Hindi workshop at Vizhinjam Research Centre

Parliamentary Committee handing over the report after inspection


Stakeholders’ Meet was organised on8th May, 2017 at Karwar Research

Centre of ICAR-CMFRI which wasattended by entrepreneurs, fishermen,farmers and all the scientific and technicalstaff of the centre. Ways to raise fishproduction and improve income ofcoastal communities through cage cultureand issues related to fish and shellfishfarming in general was discussed. Dr. K.K. Philipose, Scientist-in-Charge in hisaddress to the participants briefed aboutthe major activities of the centre and needfor expansion of mariculture inUttarakannada district. The role of stategovernment, SHGs and otherorganizations was also deliberated uponin order to promote cage culture in UttarKannada among the locals.

At Vizhinjam Research Centre it wasorganized on 9th May, 2017 where 44fisher folk, Self help groups and NGOsparticipated. At Mandapam Regionalcentre, Stakeholders’ Meeting wasorganized on 11th May, 2017 in which30 fishers including fishermenundertaking cage farming, ornamental fishculture and lobster fattening were presentbesides officers of the State FisheriesDepartment. At Madras ResearchCentre, the meet was conducted on 17th

April, 2017 in the office of the Manager,Madras Fishing Harbour Management

Stakeholders’ Meets organised

Committee, Chennai. Fishermenleaders, representatives from MPEDA,FSI, CIFNET, Fisheries Department ofTamil Nadu, the scientists and technicalpersonnel from ICAR-CMFRI attendedthe meeting.

At Veraval Regional Centre, it washeld on 6th May. On this occasion, Mr.N. R. Patel, Deputy Commissioner,Department of Fisheries, Government ofGujarat; Mr. Jagadishbhai Fofandi,President of Veraval-Patan Municipality;Mr. Lakhambhai Bhensla, President ofSeafood Export Association of India,Gujarat Region; Mr. R. A. Gupta, DeputyDirector of MPEDA, Mr. Tulshibhai Gohel,

President of Boat Association, Veraval; Mr.Gohel Vishalchandra, Project Coordinator,World Wildlife Fund; Dr. G. K. Sivaraman,SIC, ICAR-CIFT; Scientists from CMFRIand CIFT; the representatives of fishers'communities and fisheries' co-operativesocieties and other government officialswere present. Discussions withstakeholders were held on severalcontemporary issues of importance suchas modernization of the token system,mesh size regulations, Light fishing, seasafety measures, Vessel monitoringsystems, prospects of value addition to thefish catch and amendments required in theGujarat Marine Fisheries Regulation Act.

Stakeholders’ Meet at Karwar Research Centre Stakeholders’ Meet at Vizhinjam Research Centre

Veraval Regional Centre of ICAR-CMFRI hosted a Brainstorming Session on ‘seaweed farming and its utilizationin Gujarat’ on 9th May 2017. It was attended by scientists from ICAR-CMFRI, ICAR-CIFT, CSIR-Central

Salt and Marine Chemicals Research Institute, Bhavnagar, ICAR-Directorate of Groundnut Research, officialsfrom the Department of Fisheries, faculty of fisheries from Junagadh Agricultural University and KamadhenuUniversity, Ahmedabad, seaweed farmers from the coastal areas of Gujarat and certain NGOs.

Brainstorming session on seaweed farming

Stakeholders’ Meet at Veraval Regional Centre


KVK (Ernakulam) News

KVK conducted a Cleaning cumAwareness programme on 17th May

2017 in the Ernakulam fish market. Smt.P. Sreelatha, SMS (Home Science) tookthe lead and other staff activelyparticipated in the programme. Fishwaste collected from the local fishmarkets was brought to the MulavukadSatellite Manure Production Unit (SMPU)

Scientificutilization of fish

waste underSwachh Bharat

Abhiyanprogramme

KVK's satellite bioinput packing unit wasinaugurated on 11th May, 2017 at

the Sub-Jail Ernakulam by Director, SICA& DIG of Prisons (South Zone), PradeepB. Ernakulam Sub jail Superintendent Mr.Somarajan K, Kochi MunicipalCorporation ward councillor Smt. GracyBabu, and KVK Head Dr. Shinoj

Satellite organic bioinput packing unitbecomes operational

A mangrove afforestation programmewas conducted on the KVK campus

at Narakkal, Ernakulam on 5th June 2017,to celebrate the World Environment Day.The KVK staff actively participated in the

Mangrove afforestation drive

and used to produce fish waste plus coirpith composted manure. The finishedproduct 'Fishlizer' packed in bags of 200

kg was marketed by KVK through its salescounter and found good acceptanceamong the public.

Inauguration of satellite bioinput packing unit

programme where a hundred mangrovesaplings of Bruguiera gymnorrhiza andRhizophora apiculata were planted alongthe campus border facing the sea .

Collection of fish waste for production of organic manure

Subramannian were present. SubjectMatter Specialists, Shri. F Pushparaj Anjelo(Agriculture Extension) and Dr. P. A. Vikas(Fisheries) facilitated capacity buildingprogrammes for the inmates andestablishment of the satellite bioinputpacking unit.

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National Working Groups formed in ICAR-CMFRIBased on the decisions taken at the 24th Institute Research Committee meeting of the institute, 43 resource based, National FishStock Assessment Working Groups (I-IV) were formed. Besides, 28 resource/theme based National Working Groups (V- IX)were also constituted. The Stock Assessment NWGs would focus on validating regional population parameters and carrying outthe stock assessment of finfishes and shellfishes. The resource/theme based NWGs would focus on being a repository of allavailable information on the subject. All NWGs will be responsible for providing requisite information sought by stakeholders andpolicy making bodies.

Resource / Thematic Area National Working Group (NWG) NWG Leader

Fish Stock Assessment Working Groups

IIIII. Pelagic fishery resourcesSardines (Sardinella longiceps, Dr. K. M. Rajesh, Dr. M. SivadasSardinella gibbosa) Dr. U. GangaMackerel (Rastrelliger kanagurta) Dr. C. Anulekshmi, Dr. U. Ganga

Dr. A. Margaret Muthu RathinamTunas (all species) Dr. E. M. Abdussamad, Dr. Shubhadeep Ghosh Dr. Prathibha RohitBillfishes (Istiophorus platypterus, Dr. M. Sivadas, Dr. U. Ganga Dr. Shubhadeep GhoshIstiompax indica)Seerfishes (Scomberomorus commerson, Mr. K. Mohammed Koya, Mr. K. P. Said KoyaScomberomorus guttatus) Dr. M. SivadasCobia (Rachycentron canadum) Mr. K. Mohammed Koya, Dr. Prathibha Rohit Dr. A. Margaret Muthu RathinamCarangids (Caranx ignobilis, Selar Dr. M. Sivadas, Dr. K. M. Rajesh Dr. E. M. Abdussamadcrumenophthalmus, Decapterus russelli,Megalaspis cordyla, Parastromateus niger)Ribbonfishes (Trichiurus lepturus) Shri. K. Mohammed Koya, Dr. U. Ganga Dr. K. M. RajeshAnchovies (Stolephorus devisi, Stolephorus Dr. Prathibha Rohit, Shri K.P. Said Koya Dr. C. Anulekshmiwaitei, Stolephorus indicus, Coilia dussumieri)Bombayduck (Harpadon nehereus) Dr. C. Anulekshmi, Dr. Shubhadeep Ghosh Mr. K. Mohammed KoyaMahi-mahi (Coryphaena hippurus) Dr. K. M. Rajesh, Mr. K. Mohammed Koya Dr. E. M. Abdussamad

Dr. Prathibha RohitII. Demersal fishery resourcesElasmobranchs Dr. Sujitha Thomas, Dr. P. P. Manojkumar Dr. Shoba Joe Kizhakudan

Dr. Rekha J. Nair, Dr. T. M. NajmudeenMs. Muktha Menon, Dr. Swatipriyanka SenDr. K. V. Akhilesh

Groupers Dr. P. P. Manojkumar, Dr. G. B. Purushottama Dr. Rekha J. NairDr. Shoba Joe Kizhakudan, Ms. Muktha MenonDr. Swatipriyanka Sen, Mr. Ambarish P. Gop

Snappers Dr. Shoba Joe Kizhakudan, Dr. Rekha J. Nair Ms. Muktha MenonDr. P. P. Manojkumar, Dr. Swatipriyanka SenMs. Livi Wilson

Pigface breams Dr. Shoba Joe Kizhakudan, Dr. P. P. Manojkumar Dr. T. M. NajmudeenMs. Muktha Menon, Dr. Swatipriyanka Sen

Threadfin breams Dr. P. P. Manojkumar, Dr. Sujitha Thomas Dr. P. U. ZachariaDr. Shoba Joe Kizhakudan, Ms. Muktha MenonDr. G. B. Purushottama, Dr. Swatipriyanka SenDr. K. V. Akhilesh, Dr. Mahesh V.

Sciaenids Dr. Mahesh V., Dr. Rekha J. Nair Dr. P. P. ManojkumarDr. Shoba Joe Kizhakudan, Dr. Sujitha ThomasDr. G. B. Purushottama, Ms. Muktha MenonDr. Swatipriyanka Sen

Silverbellies Dr. Rekha J. Nair, Ms. Muktha Menon Dr. Shoba Joe KizhakudanDr. P. P. Manojkumar, Ms. Remya L.

Lizardfish Ms. Muktha Menon, Dr. Shoba Joe Kizhakudan Dr. T. M. NajmudeenDr. Sujitha Thomas, Dr. G. B. Purushottama,Dr. P. P. Manojkumar, Dr. Swatipriyanka SenDr. K. V. Akhilesh, Ms. Remya L.Mr. Ambarish P. Gop, Dr. V. Mahesh

Goatfish Dr. Shoba Joe Kizhakudan, Dr. P. U. Zacharia Ms. Muktha MenonDr. Swatipriyanka Sen

Flatfish Dr. Rekha J. Nair, Dr. Mahesh V. Dr. P. P. ManojkumarDr. Shoba Joe Kizhakudan, Dr. Sujitha ThomasDr. Swatipriyanka Sen, Ms. Muktha MenonDr. G. B. Purushottama



Catfish Dr. Rekha J. Nair, Dr. Shoba Joe Kizhakudan Dr. G. B. PurushottamaDr. Sujitha Thomas, Dr. K. V. AkhileshMs. Muktha Menon, Dr. Swatipriyanka Sen

Pomfrets Dr. T. M. Najmudeen, Dr. Swatipriyanka Sen Dr. Sujitha ThomasDr. G. B. Purushottama, Dr. Shoba Joe KizhakudanMs. Muktha Menon, Dr. K. V. Akhilesh

Whitefish Dr. Shoba Joe Kizhakudan, Dr. Swatipriyanka Sen Dr. Sujitha ThomasDr. T. M. Najmudeen, Dr. K. V. AkhileshDr. Mahesh V.

Threadfins Dr. G. B. Purushottama, Ms. Muktha Menon Dr. Swatipriyanka SenPriacanthids Dr. P. U. Zacharia, Dr. Sujitha Thomas Ms. Livi Wilson

Dr. Swatipriyanka Sen, Dr. K. V. AkhileshEels Dr. T. M. Najmudeen, Dr. P. P. Manojkumar Dr. Swatipriyanka Sen

Dr. Sujitha Thomas, Dr. G. B. PurushottamaDr. Shoba Joe Kizhakudan

Flatheads Dr. P. U. Zacharia, Dr. Sujitha Thomas Ms. Muktha MenonBalistids Dr. Shoba Joe Kizhakudan, Ms. Muktha Menon Dr. K. V. Akhilesh

Mr. Ambarish P. Gop, Ms. Livi WilsonIII. Crustacean fishery resourcesKiddi Shrimp (Parapenaeopsis stylifera) Dr. Gyanaranjan Dash, Dr. R. Ratheesh Kumar Dr. P. T. Sarada

Dr. A. P. Dineshbabu, Dr. S. Lakshmi PillaiMs. Indira Divipala

Speckled Shrimp (Metapenaeus monoceros) Dr. Gyanaranjan Dash, Dr. R. Ratheesh Kumar Dr. A. P. DineshbabuDr. K. N. Saleela, Dr. P. T. SaradaDr. S. Lakshmi Pillai, Ms. Indira Divipala

Flower Tail Prawn / Thelly Shrimp / Dr. Gyanaranjan Dash, Dr. R. Ratheesh Kumar Dr. S. Lakshmi PillaiKadal Shrimp (Metapenaeus dobsoni) Dr. A. P. Dineshbabu, Dr. P. T. Sarada

Ms. Indira DivipalaIndian White Prawn (Fenneropenaeus indicus) Dr. R. Ratheesh Kumar, Dr. A. P. Dineshbabu Dr. G. Maheswarudu

Dr. S. Lakshmi Pillai, Dr. K. N. SaleelaDr. P. T. Sarada Ms. Indira Divipala

Green Tiger Prawn (Penaeus semisulcatus) Dr. R. Ratheesh Kumar, Dr. G. Maheswarudu Dr. Gyanaranjan DashDr. P. T. Sarada, Mr. M. Rajkumar

Shrimp (Plesionika quasigrandis) Dr. P. T. Sarada, Ms. Indira Divipala Dr. Rekha Devi ChakrabortyHumpback Nylon Shrimp(Heterocarpus gibbosus)Flower crab/ Blue Swimmer crab Dr. Gyanaranjan Dash, Dr. R. Ratheesh Kumar Dr. Josileen Jose(Portunus pelagicus) Dr. A. P. Dineshbabu, Dr. P. T. Sarada

Ms. Indira Divipala, Mr. M. RajkumarBlood Spotted Crab Dr. Gyanaranjan Dash, Dr. R. Ratheesh Kumar Dr. Josileen Jose(Portunus sanguinolentus) Dr. A. P. Dineshbabu, Dr. P. T. Sarada

Ms. Indira DivipalaCrucifix Crab (Charybdis feriatus) Dr. R. Ratheesh Kumar, Dr. Josileen Jose Dr. A. P. Dineshbabu

Sand Lobster (Thenus unimaculatus) Dr. P. T. Sarada, Ms. Indira Divipala Dr. Rekha Devi Chakraborty

Spiny Lobster (Panulirus polyphagus) Dr. R. Ratheesh Kumar Dr. Gyanaranjan DashIV. Molluscan fishery resourcesCephalopods Dr. P. K. Asokan, Dr. Geetha Sasikumar Dr. K. S. Mohamed

Dr. M. K. AnilBivalves Dr. P. K. Asokan, Dr. I. Jagadis Dr. Geetha Sasikumar

Dr. M. K. Anil, Dr. R. VidyaGastropods Dr. V. Venkatesan, Ms. Kavitha, Ms. Jasmine Dr. I. Jagadis

Resource/Theme based Working Groups

V. Fishery Environment Management Division

Seaweeds Dr. Reeta Jayasankar, Dr. V. V. Singh Dr. P. KaladharanMr. Sukhdhanae Kapil, Mr. ThirumalaiselvanDr. P. S. Asha, Mr. Loveson L. Edward, Dr. B. Johnson

Seagrasses Dr. R. Jeyabaskaran, Mr. Thirumalaiselvan, Dr. P. KaladharanDr. P. S. Asha, Dr. Bindu Sulochanan

Mangroves Dr. V. Kripa, Dr. P. Kaladharan, Dr. D. PremaDr. Bindu Sulochanan Dr. P. S. Asha,Dr. Reeta Jayasankar, Dr. V. V. Singh,Dr. R. Jeyabaskaran, Dr. Loveson L. EdwardMrs. Ramya Abhijith



Marine mammals Dr. V. Kripa, Mr. Kapil Sukhdhanae, Dr. R. JeyabaskaranMr. Loveson L. Edward, Dr. Bindu Sulochanan,Dr. V. V. Singh

Sea birds Dr. Vijayakumaran K., Dr. D. Prema Dr. R. JeyabaskaranMr. Kapil SukhdhanaeDr. Bindu Sulochanan, Mr. ThirumalaiselvanMrs. Ramya Abhijith, Mr. Loveson L. Edward

VI. Marine Biodiversity Division

Sponges Dr. P. Laxmilatha, Dr. K. S. Sobhana, Dr. Vinod K. Dr. L. RenjithHard corals Dr. K. S. Sobhana, Dr. Miriam Paul Sreeram Dr. S. Jasmine

Dr. Sreenath K. R.Soft corals Dr. Jasmine S., Dr. Pralaya Ranjan Behera Dr. K. R. Sreenath

Mr. Tarachand KumawatJelly fish and other Cnidarians Dr. Saravanan R., Dr. L. Renjith Dr. Miriam Paul Sreeram

Ms. Divya ViswambharanSea cucumber and other Echinoderms Dr. Laxmilatha P., Ms. Divya Viswambharan Dr. R. Saravanan

Mr. Tarachand Kumawat, Dr. P. S. AshaMinor invertebrate phyla Dr. Ramkumar S., Dr. Pralaya Ranjan Behera Dr. Molly Varghese

Mr. Tarachand KumawatSea horse and other Syngnathidae Dr. K. R. Sreenath, Dr. L. Renjith Dr. K. VinodVII. Marine Biotechnology DivisionMarine micro algae Dr. Kajal Chakraborty, Dr. N. S. Jeena Dr. P. Vijayagopal

Dr. Srinivasa Raghavan.V., Ms. Anusree NairMarine microbes Dr. M. A. Pradeep, Dr. Sumithra T. G. Dr. S.R. Krupesha Sharma

Dr. N. K. Sanil, Mrs. Reshma K. J.,Ms. Saloni Shivam, Dr. M. P. Paulton,Ms. Saima Rehman, Mr. Kurva Raghu Ramudu

Genetics Dr. Srinivasa Raghavan V., Dr. N. S. Jeena Dr. Sandhya SukumaranDr. A. Gopalakrishnan

Genomics Mr. M. Sankar, Dr. M. Sakthivel Dr. M. A. PradeepDr. V. Srinivasa Raghavan, Dr. N. S. Jeena,Dr. M. P. Paulton, Dr. A. Gopalakrishnan

Marine bioprospecting Dr. Kajal Chakraborty,Dr. M.A. Pradeep Dr. Kajal Chakraborty

Tissue Culture of Marine Organisms Dr. K. S. Sobhana, Dr. C .P. Suja,Dr. Vidya Jayasankar, Dr. V. Srinivasa Raghavan Dr. K. S. Sobhana

VIII. Mariculture DivisionMarine ornamental fish farming Dr. Boby Ignatius, Dr. A. K. Abdul Nazar Dr. K. Madhu

Dr. M. K. Anil, Dr. K. K. Anikuttan, Mr. N. Rajesh

Marine copepods culture Dr. Biji Xavier, Dr. Imelda Joseph, Dr. Jayasree Loka Dr. B. SanthoshDr. K. K.Anikuttan, Mr. N. Rajesh

Marine rotifers culture Dr. Ritesh Ranjan, Dr. B. Santhosh Dr. Rema MadhuDr. Jayasree Loka, Dr. Boby Ignatius, Mr. N. Rajesh

Micro Algal culture Dr. Rema Madhu, Dr. Biji Xavier, Dr. K. K. Anikuttan Dr. Shoji JosephDr. C. Kalidas, Dr. Jayasree Loka, Dr. Ritesh Ranjan

Marine finfish breeding Dr. R. Jayakumar, Dr. K. Madhu, Dr. Ritesh Ranjan, Dr. A. K. Abdul NazarDr. M. K. Anil, Ms. R. Gomathi, Mr. Ambarish P. Gop,Dr. Sekar Megarajan, Dr. G. Tamilmani,Dr. M. Sakthivel, Dr. T. Senthil Murugan,Dr. P. P. Suresh Babu

Marine fish farming Dr. D. Divu, Dr. Jayasree Loka, Dr. Shoji Joseph, Dr. Imelda JosephDr. B. Santhosh, Dr. Joe K. Kizhakudan,Dr. Sekar Megarajan, Dr. M. Sakthivel, Dr. R. Jayakumar,Dr. A.P. Dineshbabu , Dr. Sujitha Thomas

IX. Socio Economic Evaluation and Technology Transfer DivisionImpact assessment of Fisheries Research – Dr. Shyam S. Salim, Dr. N. Aswathy, Dr. P. Shinoj Dr. R. NarayanakumarEstimation of financial worth of the Institute Dr. C. Ramachandran, Dr. E. M. Abdussamad

Dr. Boby Ignatius, Dr. Kajal ChakrabortySmall-scale Fisheries-Assessment of Dr. M .S. Madan, Dr. C. Ramachandran Dr. R. Narayanakumarcredit needs Dr. P. S. Swathilekshmi, Dr. B. JohnsonFish trade and welfare Dr. N. Aswathy, Dr. S. S. Raju, Dr. P. Shinoj Dr. Shyam S. SalimSocial System Analysis of Fisheries Sector Dr. V. P. Vipinkumar, Dr. P. S. Swathilekshmi Dr. C. Ramachandranand Gender main streaming Dr. B. JohnsonBiodiversity valuation and conservation Dr. R. Narayanakumar, Dr. N. Aswathy Dr. K. K. Joshiof Marine resources Dr. K. Vinod, Dr. P. Laxmilatha

Dr. A. Gopalakrishnan, Directorattended the Cadre Review Meeting ofscientific staff under the chairmanship ofDDG (Fisheries) at Pusa, New Delhi on6th & 7th April 2017.

Attended the meeting with DDG(Fisheries) and Secretary, ICAR onexpanding seaweed culture activitiesalong the Indian coast on 12th April 2017at New Delhi.

Attended the meeting of the ‘State Co-ordination Committee on Doubling ofFarmers' Income by March 2022’ underthe Chairmanship of Prof. (Dr.) P.Rajendran, Vice-Chancellor, KeralaAgricultural University on 21st April 2017at Secretariat Thiruvanananthapuram.

Attended the NICRA TechnicalProgramme Finalization Workshopchaired by DDG (Fisheries) at NASC,New Delhi on 27th May 2017.

Attended the meeting on NationalPolicy on Marine Fisheries (NPMF)chaired by State Fisheries Minister,Thiruvananthapuram on 2nd June 2017.

Attended the Meeting on presentation ofthe SFC of the Institute before Secretary,DARE and DG, ICAR in New Delhi on19th & 20th June 2017.

Attended RAC meeting of Centre forMarine Living Resources andEcology(CMLRE), Ministry of EarthSciences, held on 21st & 22nd June 2017at Kochi.

Dr. K. S. Mohamed, Head, MFDattended Fisheries StakeholdersMeeting on 22nd May, 2017 atThiruvananthapuram.

Attended the meeting to discuss on thetopic entitled, "International legally bindinginstrument under the United NationsConvention on the Law of the Sea(UNCLOS) on the conservation andsustainable use of marine biologicaldiversity of areas beyond nationaljurisdiction" on 20th June 2017 at CMLRE,Kochi.

Dr. R. Narayanakumar attendedthe Meeting of Central Committee onFisheries Schemes (CCFS), at NFDB,Hyderabad, 24th April, 2017.

Attended GULLS Project Worskhopon Training Enumerators at MandapamRegional Centre, 24-27th May, 2017.

Attended the CMFRI SFC presentationMeeting, Krishi Bhavan, New Delhi, 19th-20th June 2017.

Programme participations


Dr. P. U. Zacharia, Head, DFDattended the Technical ProgrammeFinalization Workshop of NICRA Projectat New Delhi from 26th-28th May 2017.

Attended the first meeting of thecommittee for framing the Recruitmentrules for Fishing Vessel Crew at ICAR-CIFT, Kochi on 29th June 2017.

Dr. Veerendra Veer Singh, SIC,Mumbai Research Centre participated ina meeting organized on 12th April, 2017,for Heads of CSIR-NIO Regional Centre,Mumbai and ICAR-CIFE, Mumbairegarding collaborative research work onTime Series OceanographicObservations (TSOO) off Mumbai by thethree institutes.

Dr. Prathibha Rohit , SIC,Mangalore Research Centre attendedmeeting called by Secretary, AgricultureGovt. of Karnataka in connection with thevisit of the Parliamentary StandingCommittee on Agriculture at Bengaluruon 11th April 2017.

Dr. A. K. Abdul Nazar , SIC,Mandapam Regional Centre, attendedmeetings organized by the Departmentof Animal Husbandry, Govt.of India atKrishi Bhavan, New Delhi on 15th April2017 and 13th-14th, June 2017.

Dr. P. Laxmilatha, SIC, MadrasResearch Centre attended the firstmeeting of the Committee constituted bythe Dept. of Environment, Govt. of TamilNadu to assess environmental impact andsuggest remedial measures on collisionof two cargo ships off Ennore KamarajarPort Area, held on 4th April 2017 atChennai.

Dr. K. Vijayakumaran, PrincipalScientist, attended as Member, a meetingof the committee for assessingenvironmental impact of oil spill on 6th

June 2017 at Chennai.

Dr. M. Sivadas, Principal Scientistattended the meeting at Commissioners'office, Chennai on 18th April, 2017regarding an extension of fishing ban from45 days to 60 days.

Dr. Shubhadeep Ghosh, SIC,Visakhapatnam Regional Centre attendeda one day workshop ‘Improving onboardhandling and post-harvest of yellowfintuna’ organized by BOBP atVisakhapatnam on 12th June 2017.

Dr. P. Kaladhran made apresentation at the Brainstorming Meet

on Seaweed Farming and its Utilizationorganised by ICAR-CMFRI andDepartment of Biotechnology (DBT),New Delhi held on 9th May 2017 atVeraval, Gujarat.

Dr. P. Kaladhran and Dr. D.Prema, Principal Scientists, attendedand made presentations during theworkshop on " The sludge in VembanadLake - its Possibilities and Threats"organized by ICAR-CMFRI and FisheriesCoordination Committee, ErnakulamDistrict on 22nd April, 2017 in Kochi.

Dr. P. S. Swathilekshmi, PrincipalScientist and Ms. Gomathi, Scientist,participated in the workshop organizedby the Reliance Foundation at Poovarfishing village, Thiruvananthapuram on24th June, 2017.

Dr. Shoba Joe Kizhakudan,Principal Scientist represented ICAR-CMFRI in the 12th CITES Cell Meetingconvened on 31st May 2017 by theMinistry of Environment, Forest andClimate Change, New Delhi, under theChairmanship of Director-General ofForests and Special Secretary and In-charge, CITES Management Authority,India.

Dr. Shyam S. Salim, PrincipalScientist attended the Expert ConsultationWorkshop sponsored by MoEFCC-NCSCM, Chennai at NAARM,Hyderabad on the 6th April 2017.

Attended the Eighth meeting of ProjectAppraisal and Monitoring Committee(PAMC) on Ocean Science andResources held during 12th - 13th April2017 at the Indian National Centre forOcean Information Services (INCOIS),Hyderabad.

Dr. P. Shinoj, Scientist attendedmeeting on 'Doubling farmers' income’at New Delhi on 7th June, 2017.

Attended 'National Consultation Meet onFisheries Policy' organized by NABARDduring 24th-25th, April, 2017 in Kochi.

Dr. R. Jeyabaskaran SeniorScientist attended a meeting on"Developing National Framework andGuidelines for Marine Mammal StrandingManagement" organized by the Ministryof Environment, Forests and ClimateChange, New Delhi on 31st May, 2017.

Dr. Jayasree Loka, Senior Scientistparticipated in International symposiumon ‘Aquatic Animal Health and

Personnel

APPOINTMENTS

Name Designation Centre w.e.f

Mrs. Nisha S. Skilled Support Staff Vizhinjam Research Centre 23.06.2017

Mr. Manoj Rajendra Hulaswar Skilled Support Staff Karwar Research Centre 24.06.2017

Mr. Jimosh Mohan C.M. Skilled Support Staff ICAR-CMFRI, Kochi 28.06.2017(AN)


Human Resource Development

Epidemiology for sustainable AsianAquaculture’ held at NBFGR, Lucknowduring 20th-21st April, 2017.

Dr. Amir Kumar Samal, Scientistparticipated and presented paper in the2nd Annual Conference of Society forVeterinary Biochemists andBiotechnologists of India (SVBBI) 2017held during 2nd-3rd, June 2017 atBengaluru.

Ms. Saloni Shivam , Scientistattended the 14th consultative groupmeeting of Mormugao Zonal Base ofFishery Survey of India on 11th May, 2017at FSI, Marmugao.

Dr. K. K. Philipose, Dr. M. K.Anil , Dr. B. Santhosh andDr. Ritesh Ranjan attended NationalConsultation Meet on 'Mariculture and

Open Sea Cage Culture Developmentin India' held at Mandapam RegionalCentre of ICAR- CMFRI on 8th-9th June,2017.

Dr. Ratheesh Kumar R., and Mr.Ajay D. Nakhawa , Scientistsattended Biodiversity Workshop atBombay Natural History Society (BNHS),Mumbai on 21st June, 2017.

Mrs. L. Remya, Scientist attendedStakeholder meeting on Preparation ofManagement plan (2017-2028) for theGulf of Mannar National Park & BiosphereReserve organised by the Wildlife Instituteof India on 27th June 2017.

Ms. Saloni Shivam, Scientist andMr. Narayan G. Vaidya, SeniorTechnical officer attended the one day"Joint Hindi Workshop" conducted by

Town Official Language ImplementaionCommittee, Karwar on 25th April, 2017,and the 45th half yearly TOLIC meetingheld on 30th June, 2017 at RegionalOffice, Syndicate Bank, Karwar.

Mr. Tarachand Kumawat ,Scientist, participated in the GlobalRajasthan Agritech Meet (GRAM)conducted during 24th - 26th May, 2017at Kota, Rajasthan.

Mrs. E. K. Uma, ACTO (Hindi)attended Inspection meeting ofParliamentary Study Committee held atMangalore Research Centre of ICAR-CMFRI on 29th April, 2017.

Attended One day Official LanguageTechnical Seminar conducted byDepartment of Official Language, Ministryof Home Affairs at Puducherry on 23rd

June, 2017.

Training organised Co-ordinator Duration of Event Participants

Training for Executive Staff of Dept. of Dr. Boby Ignatius, 03-07 April, 2017, Kochi

Fisheries, Kerala SIC HRD Cell

Training for NIC’s e-procurement solution Mrs. Ponnamma Radhakrishnan 29-30 May, 2017, Kochi 24 in-house partcipants

through CPP portal from the Research

Centres and Headquarters

MIS-FMS & GeM Dr. J. Jayasankar, P.rincipal Scientist 20-21 June, 2017, Kochi 27 - Scientists

ICAR-CMFRI, Kochi 27 - Technical/

Administrative staff

Training Programmes attended Duration / Centre Participants

Ethics & values in public governance (evpg-11) 10-12 April, 2017 Mrs. Ponnamma Radhakrishnan

ISTM, New Delhi Asst. Administrative Officer

Ecosystem-based Fisheries Management 8-12 May, 2017 Dr. Sujitha Thomas (Principal Scientist);

using Ecopath and Ecosim (EwE) GIZ Biodiversity Programme Dr. K. R. Sreenath, Dr. K. V. Akhilesh

Goa Dr. Vinay Kumar Vase (Scientists)

Remote sensing, geoinformatics and GPS 1st May 2017 to 23rd July, 2017 Mr. P. Abdul Azees (Scientist)

technology in coastal and ocean sciences Indian Institute of Remote Sensing,

(IIRS), Dehradun

RETIREMENTS ON SUPERANNUATION

Mr. Sukhdev BarSenior Technical Officer

30.04.2017Puri Field Centre

Mrs. B. GauriAssistant Administrative Officer

30.04.2017Visakhapatnam Regional Centre


Mr. P. V. GeorgeAssistant Hulwai-cum-Cook

30.04.2017ICAR-CMFRI, Kochi

Mr. V. S. GopalTechnical Officer

31.05.2017Madras Research Centre

Mr. P. Mohamed Abdul MuheeduTechnical Officer

31.05.2017Mandapam Regional Centre

Mr. K. C. PandurangacharTechnical Officer

30.06.2017Karwar Research Centre

PROMOTIONS

Name& Designation Promoted as Centre w.e.f

Dr. (Mrs.) Mini K. G., Principal Scientist ICAR-CMFRI, Kochi 02.11.2015Senior Scientist

Mrs. M. G. Chandramathy, Assistant Administrative Officer ICAR-CMFRI, Kochi 22.05.2017Assistant

Mrs. G. Shylaja, Assistant Chief Technical Officer ICAR-CMFRI, Kochi 10.06.2016Senior Technical Officer

Mr. A. Dickson Jebaraj, Assistant Tuticorin Research Centre 16.06.2017Upper Division Clerk

Mr. L. Pydiraju, Upper Division Clerk Visakhapatnam Regional Centre 13.06.2017Lower Division Clerk AN

TRANSFERS

Name & Designation From To w.e.f

Mrs. N. G. Supriya, Assistant Calicut Research Centre ICAR-CMFRI, Kochi 24.04.2017

Mr. Santosh Kumar, Assistant ICAR-CMFRI, Kochi Digha Research Centre, 03.05.2017Digha

Mr. V. C. Subhash, Assistant ICAR-CMFRI, Kochi KVK of ICAR-CMFRI, Narakkal 08.05.2017

Mr. D. Augustus Julin Raj, Assistant KVK of ICAR-CMFRI, Narakkal ICAR-CMFRI, Kochi 08.05.2017

Mr. C. D. Manoharan, Personal Assistant Karwar Research Centre ICAR-CMFRI, Kochi 11.05.2017

Mr. K. Mohammed Koya, Scientist Veraval Regional Centre ICAR-CMFRI, Kochi 05.06.2017

Dr. Sreenath K. R., Scientist Veraval Regional Centre ICAR-CMFRI, Kochi 08.06.2017

INTER-INSTITUTIONAL TRANSFER

Name & Designation From To w.e.f

Mr. H. Ganesha, ICAR-Indian Institute of ICAR-CMFRI, Kochi 08.05.2017Finance & Accounts Officer Oilseeds Research, (IIOR)

Hyderabad

VOLUNTARY RETIREMENT

Name Designation w.e.f Centre

Mr. Sanghabhai Lakhabhai Paredi Skilled Support Staff 30.03.2017 Veraval Regional Centre

Fish seed stocking in sea cage sponsored by ICAR-CMFRI (See page 7)

hatchery produced seed of pink ear emperor

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