Ocean Research and Services for Indian Ocean Region Some Indian Initiatives

Dr Akhilesh Gupta & Dr Nisha Mendiratta

Government of India

Department of Science & Technology

New Delhi

Presentation Outline

◆ Observing Network and Ocean Services ◆ A Proposed Mega S&T Programme for the

Indian Ocean Region - “DEEP OCEAN MISSION”

◆ Research Initiatives on Climate Change & Coastal Vulnerability

◆ Initiatives of International Training Centre for Operational Oceanography

◆ Potential Areas of Collaboration and Partnership

Observing Network and Ocean Services

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Met-Ocean Buoy Locations Tsunami Buoy Locations

Coastal Hazards & Early Warnings :▪ The observing systems established by

OOS are capable of detectingdevastating Tsunamis and coastalhazards like cyclones.

▪ Operational excellence achieved is onpar with any other internationalinstitutions in the world

▪ Data from buoys are made availableto national and internationalscientists through INCOIS

Tsunami Buoy Configuration

Met-Ocean Buoy Deep Sea Instrumented Buoy

Tsunami Buoy

Potential Fishing Zone advisories to over 0.4 Million active fishermen

Ocean State Forecasts for Fishermen, Coast Guard, Indian Navy, Ships, Ports

Tsunami Early Warnings for India and 25 Indian Ocean Rim countries

SagarvaniAn Integrated Dissemination System

An App For Mass Communication

Cost Effective Low Entry

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Rich Medium Wide Audience

Spectrum Pervasive Reach Powerful Messaging

Mega-Mock Tsunami Drill for the East Coast of India

◆ INCOIS conducted “Multi-State MegaMock Exercise of Tsunami for EastCoast of India” on 24 November 2017in collaboration with NDMA and MHA.More than 350 villages from 32 coastaldistricts on the east coast participatedin the mock exercise and more thanone lakhs people were evacuatedduring the drill

Training Programme for Pacific Island Countries on tsunamis

◆ 20 participants from the Republic ofMarshall Islands, Palau, SolomonIslands, Samoa, Nauru, Niue, Vanuatu,Kiribati, Fiji, Cook Islands and Tongaattended the training.

◆ Participants witnessed the tsunamimock drill at Bhubaneswar, Odisha andVisakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh on 24November 2017

Tsunami Capacity Building & Mega mock drill

Fair to PoorHazira, Mangalore, Ennore

Kakinada

Fair Hooghly, Puducherry

Paradip

Poor Veraval, Mumbai,

Kochi & Vishakhapanam

Coastal pollution – Sea water quality MonitoringFor the past 25years (1990- till date), coastal water quality is being monitored at 24

locations (>25 water quality parameters) and this data is disseminated through INCOIS.

Only long term database on coastal water quality available in

the country .

Water Quality Index (2001-15)

Real-time coastal water quality information and 5 days forecast

Are being generated for the Chennai Coast

◆ The OSTI program was taken up todevelop technologies to tap the marinebio resources. NIOT successfully carriedout lobster farming and fattening,emplacement of artificial reefs, microbialbiotechnology and open sea cage cultureof finfishes. Current emphasis is on deepsea microbial biotechnology, marine algalbiotechnology and offshore farming offinfishes.

Ocean Science & Technology For Islands (OSTI)

Open Sea Cage helps nursery rearing of juvenile and culturing marinefishes .◆ Developed and deployed 9 m diameter (volume of 320 m3) open sea cages with

multipoint grid mooring suitable for Indian seas.◆ Demonstrated open sea cage culture of commercially important marine fin fish

species.◆ The open sea cage culture technology was transferred by organizing a training

program to 91 beneficiaries including traditional cum marginal fishers, entrepreneursand representatives of various agencies.

Future plan◆ Establishment of offshore farming systems for fish culture

Agatti-2011

◆ Low Temperature ThermalDesalination, First of its kind in theworld – Indigenised Technologyhas been implemented and 3plants at Kavaratti, Agathi andMinicoy in the Lakshadweepislands generate drinking water of1 lakh liltre /day for the islandcommunity

Minicoy -2011

◆ Setting up of an Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) powered LTTD based desalination plant of 100 m3/day Kavaratti in Lakshadweep is taken up.

◆ Bathymetry data was collected and depths and temperatures identified. Land acquisition by UT administration completed. MoU signed.

◆ Setting up of LTTD based desalination plants at 6 more islands in Lakshadweep is taken up.

Energy and Fresh water from Ocean and Development of Technologies

Development of Technologies for Offshore Wind

◆ NIOT is providing expertise to MNREand Suzlon

◆ Potential sites Identified based on WindResource Assessment:

❖ Rameshwaram & Kanyakumari (TN)

❖ Jakhau & Navlakhi in (Gujarat)

◆ Detailed Geotechnical Investigationsare carried out for 2 potential sites inGujarat.

◆ Offshore substructure designed forLiDAR at

❖ Gulf of Kutch

❖ Gulf of Khambhat

◆ Design of 120 m free standing metmast is completed for Tamil NaduCoast.

Remotely Operable Vehicle(unmanned)

◆ Underwater Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROV)for deep /shallow /polar regions wasdeveloped/demonstrated successfully forapplications in exploration/ mapping/ searchactivities.

◆ Deep water ROV has been successfullydemonstrated in CIOB at 5289 m depth.

◆ A Polar ROV has been developed and operated inAntarctic waters for sea bed mapping at 200mdepth

◆ Technology has been transferred to industry forthe indigenous production of ROVs in India

PROVe in Antarctica

(Maitri station and Ice shelf)

Development of manned/unmanned underwater vehicles

Further planDevelopment of a Manned submersible for 6000m depth

Exploring Polar Regions

Antarctic Expeditions◆Two operational stations at the Antarctic -

Maitri and Bharati◆Continuous observations since 1982◆Member in the Antarctic Treaty

Arctic Expeditions◆First Research Station- Himadri◆First ocean mooring for time series

measurements since July 2014◆Observer status in the Arctic Council

A fleet of five scientific researchvessels to conduct theoceanographic researchprogrammes/projects the ArabianSea, Bay of Bengal and the IndianOcean-◆ ORV “Sagar Nidhi”◆ BTV “Sagar Manjusha”◆ ORV “Sagar Kanya”◆ FORV “Sagar Sampada”◆ CRV “Sagar Purvi”◆ 2 new CRVs

Ocean Research Vessels (RVs)

Sagar Manjusha

Sagar Nidhi

A Proposed Mega S&T Programmefor Indian Ocean Region

“DEEP OCEAN MISSION”

Deep Ocean Mission A Proposal to Launch a Mega S&T Programme for IOR

Major Thrust Areas of the Proposed Mission

❖ Development of Technologies for Deep Sea Mining, Underwater Vehicles and Underwater Robotics.

❖ Development of Ocean Climate Change Advisory Services

❖ Technological and Conservational Innovations for Sustainable Utilization of Marine Bio-resources

❖ Deep Ocean Survey and Exploration ❖ Energy from the Ocean and Offshore Based

Desalination❖ Krill Fishery from Southern Ocean

Research Initiatives on Climate Change & Coastal Vulnerability

Research Initiatives in CC & Coastal Vulnerability in India

◆Vulnerability and RiskAssessment due to variousEnvironmental drivers in aClimate Change scenario overEastern India

◆Assessment of the vulnerabilityon the Indian Coast due totropical cyclones in the contextof climate change scenario

◆Estimation of coastal stormsurge inundation along theIndian coastal districts in aprobabilistic climate riskassessment scenario

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Research Initiatives in CC & Coastal Vulnerability in India

◆Monitoring of Coastal pollution onbenthos of Tamil Nadu coast andtesting of Toxicity usingBiomarkers

◆Climate Change Impacts onCoastal Infrastructure and theAdaptation Strategies

◆Study of floral diversity in TamilNadu coastal region andidentification of climate changeindicators”

Research Initiatives in CC & Coastal Vulnerability in India

◆ Assessing the responseof marginal marinebenthic foraminifera tovarious ecologicalconditions

◆ Assessment of SeaLevel Rise Induced SaltWater Intrusion andConsequent CoastalVulnerability along thewest coast of India

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Initiatives of International Training Centre for Operational Oceanography

International Training Centre for Operational Oceanography (ITCOocean)

◆ITCOocean promotes development and optimization ofscientific base, technology and information system foroperational oceanography at national, regional and global scales.

◆ITCOocean helps trained manpower translating the resultsand findings in ocean science to real-time use by end userssuch as fishermen, shipping industries, ports and harbours, oil andnatural gas industries, disaster management agencies etc., moreefficiently and contribute to form manpower for induction inoceanography and earth science related institutions.

◆Currently, ITCOocean offers short-term Certificate coursesof duration up to three months to the students who would liketo pursue their career in operational oceanography.

◆Long-term courses up to two years spread over fourSemesters leading to a university Post-Graduate Degree/Diplomaare also planned

◆Priority is given to students from India, Indian Ocean Rimcountries, Africa and other developing nations.

Potential Areas of Collaboration and Partnership

◆Services❖Potential Fishing Zone advisories ❖Ocean State Forecasting❖Tsunami Warnings

◆Research❖Climate Change and Coastal Vulnerability – Sea

Level rise, Storm Surges, Ocean acidification, etc

◆Training❖International Training Centre for Operational

Oceanography (ITCOocean)

Thanks !!