Raj Fisheries Newsletter
(Devoted to Fisheries Education and Awareness) Newsletter - 3(3) July,2023
Editorial
It is a matter of immense pride and pleasure respected teacher Prof. V.S.Durve has recently prepared five decent articles for the newsletter despite his persistent health issues. Out of these, his first article on "Legendary Fishes of the World" is included in this issue of the newsletter. Other follow in the upcoming issues of newsletter This is indeed very encouraging for all of us and our young scientists and teachers in particular to have blessings of such a mentor who at the age of 92 is actively reading and writing on fish and fisheries related issues using his profound knowledge and experience. Publish or perish, is a general belief which also indicates the need for timely publication of our research and innovations except those innovations which are eligible for patenting. We should endeavour to show our visibility and activities performed in the academic fields of teaching, research and extension. Likewise, activities of students and faculty members such as participation in academic and extracurricular activities are also highlighted from time to time in the News letter, in order to acquaint other people about the current events. For this purpose, suitable social media platforms, news networks, print media etc are convenient means.
-Dr L.L.Sharma, Founder Editor & ex Dean,CoF, Udaipur, Dr Subodh Kumar Sharma, Assoc.Editor & Ex Dean, ,MPUAT,Udaipur
Legendary Fishes of the World
- V.S.Durve, Retired Professor of Limnology and Fisheries, Rajasthan College of Agriculture, Udaipur has been in Normally, the are based such other which are The probable legendary fish would fish which on its head to which the 7th Manu or King Vaiwasth tied his boat to carry it to the highest peak of the Himalayas during the great flood or Mahapralaya. The fact that this fish was expected to pull a big boat loaded with 7 sages, essential plant life and many more things, it must have been a very large fish and thus a legendary fish.
In relation to this, the story of Noha’ Ark described in Bible’s Testaments is without fish. There was no fish to carry or pull the Ark in the floods. The Ark was coracle-like and was loaded with the Prophet Noha, his sons and the entire family and Adam to repopulate the new world which was earlier full with bad and demoralized people.
This means the first criterion for declaring the fish as legendary was its size or length. In this, the white shark growing to the size of 50 feet appears to take the place of pride. The second place goes to the Basking Shark with a length of 35 feet. Here also, there is a controversy, some scientists consider the basking shark as the longest fish and hence
the legendary fish. This obviously depends on the highest sized fish caught during the period of reporting or writing.
There is a difference between length and bulk size, lengthy fish need not be bulky The Pleuronectid Turbot (Scophthalmus) is one such fish, and when taken to the erstwhile king Nero in the medieval times several centuries back, the latter had no dish of that size to keep it. The fish Halibut also comes in the category of bulky fishes. Halibut of 7 to 8 feet in length with weight of 300 to 400 lbs is common. These fishes obviously come in the category of legendary fishes. On the other hand, the fish called Oarfish is around 30 feet in length and is ribbon-like. It is a surface dweller in temperate and tropical seas and is rarely seen and even caught. This fish, because of its peculiar nature, also comes in the category of legendary fishes.
From amongst freshwater fishes, the honour of being the largest fish goes to two or three fishes viz.,Acipencer(Sturgeon) Huso huso (Beluga sturgeon) of the river Volga, Caspian sea, Black sea. It is 23 feet and 7 inches in its length and weighs 7000 lbs. or around 400 kg. It is famous for its Caviars. The second biggest freshwater fish with human teeth is Arapaima( Pirarucu) of the Amazon river and its tributaries. It has a length of 15 feet and the weight of 400 lbs. or 200 kg. The third is the catfish Pangasiodon gigas or Mekong Giant Catfish. This fish also has this honour of being the biggest catfish. It is 9 to 10 feet in length and weighs around 300 kg. It would thus be seen that the adjective “Legendary fishes” is applicable to both long and/or bulky fishes.
This will not be so with the smallest fishes. The recently discovered smallest fish is Paedocypris progenetica from the peat
swamps of Indonesia automatically becomes the smallest vertebrate of the world. Its adult length is 10 to 12 mm. It lives in acidic waters and eats microorganisms. It has an orange hue on its body As such, this is a legendary fish. In old literature, mention is made of Misticthys luzonensis from the Luzone province of Philippines, measuring 12 mm or around ½ inch as the smallest fish.
Another parameter which qualifies the fish to get included in legendary fishes, is the life-span. Earlier, the fish Koi (aquarium fish of Cyprinus family) has been known to live for 250 years. There are reports that it lives even more than 1000 years.
However, this has no validation. Recently, the arctic shark called the Greenland shark (Somnolosus microcephalus) has been found to be the longest living fish. Its age has been determined by carbon dating of the proteins in its eyes. This fish lives for 400 to 500 years. It has a length of 5 to 7 meters (23 feet). It attains sexual maturity at the age of 150 years. In spite of this life span of 500 years, it has a life span less than that of the clam “Ming” which lives for 750 years.
The fish named Opah fish or Moon fish (a species of the genus Lampris), is the only warm blooded fish in the world. There are around 100 Warm blooded fish species. Its
temperature is more than 5 degrees from the surrounding sea water It thus qualifies for being designated as legendary fish. This helps the fish to remain in cold waters. Most common is Lampris guttatus.
Similar is the case with an Angler fish with attached males fish having teeth like those of
humans. The name of this fish is Sheepshead fish (Archosargus probatocephalus) because of the shape of its head which is like that of a sheep. This is a marine fish from the Atlantic ocean of American and Brazilian coasts. front, there incisors just those of humans, and inside are several molars used for crushing the shelled animals. This again is a legendary fish. Possibility is that as the new fishes or peculiarities of old fishes are discovered, the list of legendary fishes might lengthen.
The sucker fish or sucker shark (Remora, Echeneis) which attaches itself to the ventral side of the shark or any fish larger than itself, and subsists on the morsels dropping from the shark’s or bigger fish’s mouth is another legendary fish based on its food and the symbiotic habits. It is also known to attach itself to the bottoms of the boats and primarily reduces its speed and even stops the sailing the boat itself.
The first report regarding this appeared in the year 1479. It is said and even reported that in the medieval times the death of the Emperor Caligula occurred when his ship was stopped in its forward journey by a Remora. Because of this, he fell into the hands of his enemies.
The fish Remora was used in fishing
especially of turtles in the medieval times. No other fish in the Ichthyo Kingdom has this peculiar lifestyle. As such, it is apt to designate it as the legendary fish.
Other fishes which qualify for this honour of being called as legendary fishes are the deep sea Anglerfish females Ceratus holtbelli and/or Melanocetus johnsonii which lives below 300 feet depth and carries the males attached and fused to its body for sexual reproduction. This is also called sexual parasitism. The males are of the size 10 mm. Hammerhead shark (Sphyrna mokarran (length 3 to 20 feet, wt. 300 to 1000 lbs.); Saw fish, Pristis pectinata (length 18 to 25 feet, Wt. 700 lbs), and swordfish Xiphus gladius (length 10 to 14 feet and weight 1430 lbs,) are also thought of as legendary fishes.
Besides the above fishes, the medieval times had seen several names of fishes which were
not existent then and even now but they were mentioned in the literature and even sketched. These fishes were Monkfish and Bishop fish. These fishes were considered as monster fishes. There were several personalities, even from Royalty, who claimed that they had seen these monster fishes.
A successful model of cage culture in India: Chhattisgarh
Dr Hemendra Kumar Vardia
Retd Dean,College of Fisheries,Kawardha, District Kabirdham,Chhattisgarh
The state of Chhattisgarh is served by four river basins. The Ganga Basin Covers 18600 Sq. Km (14%) area, Mahanadi basin covers 74997 Sq. Km (56%) area, Godavari basin
covers 39553 Sq. Km (29%) area and Narmada basin covers 1950 Sq. Km (1%) where the total geographical area of the state is 135100 Sq. Km. Many reservoirs have come up in the state to harness good rainfall to irrigate agriculture fields. About 3.15 million ha of reservoirs spread across various rivers in India has very meagre fish yield (about 82 kg/ha), in spite of very high production potential of 500 kg/ha, 250 kg/ha and 100 kg/ha from small, medium and large reservoirs,respectively Repeated efforts to enhance reservoir productivity have only been partially successful. Therefore, alternate production tools were searched to enhance fish yield. Cage culture system can play an important role in augmenting fish production from inland open waters in India especially in reservoirs and floodplain lakes. Cages can overcome many production constraints in reservoirs by maintaining a captive stock, growing on artificial feeds, protecting from predators and enabling harvesting at will.
Various researchers worked on cage aquaculture in different reservoirs across the globe and particularly in India with carps initially and later on with tilapia and pangasius. The technology has slowly being
Neel Krannti, PMMSY, NFDB, etc. There were about 14,018 cages installed in India by 2017-18 with an average fish production of around 3 tons per cage as reported by Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute, Barrackpore. The number has increased tremendously since then. Cage culture has become economically viable and hence practiced in inland water bodies of India by growing exotic fishes, Pangasius (Sutchi catfish), Pangasianodon hypophthalmus and an improved strain of Oreochromis niloticus (all male seed).
Fish productivity in Chhattisgarh reservoirs is better than national average i.e. 240 Kg/ha for small, 85 Kg/ha for medium and 44.3 kg/ha for large reservoirs. However, it is still less than the potential and hence, an emerging technological intervention of installing cages was initiated. Chhattisgarh is one of the progressive states in fisheries development. Chhattisgarh stands fifth in seed production and sixth in fish production among inland fisheries in India. In the state, total available water resources are about 2.027 lakh ha including 1,770 reservoirs spread over 0.826 lakh ha. There are 1,756 small reservoirs covering 48,551 ha, 12 medium reservoirs covering 2,146 ha, 2 big reservoirs covering 11,863 ha and 595 anicuts covering 11,990 ha water area producing only 3.1 % fish of the total state fish production (5.91 lakh tonnes).
Students (CG) working on cage aquaculture.
adopted in the last decade by market and policy makers also for production of good quality cage material, better floating feeds and government regulations for leasing/ permitting installations, formulation of policies and financing through various schemes e.g.
Cage culture is a very old technology being practiced in many countries. Farmers in and around the great lake region (Kampuchia) used to keep Clarias spp. and other commercial fishes in bamboo cages and baskets and in Indonesia Leptobarbus hoevenii fry were used to grow in bamboo cages as early as 1922. Now cage culture has rapidly propagated throughout the world to about 40 countries in Asia, Europe, United States, USSR, etc.
A cage is an enclosure of synthetic nets surrounded on five sides except the top. There are four types of fish-rearing cages namely: i) Fixed cages, ii) Floating cages, iii) Submerged cages and iv) Submersible cages. Cages being used in reservoirs are usually rectangular and floating only. Initially cages were made of traditional locally available materials as they were cheap. Earlier the cage was supported by a rigid framework made by bamboo, wood, metal and synthetic material. Now they are usually made of high density polyethylene (HDPE) material which is costly but sturdy and stays in water for long, and remains floating in water, net material and mooring systems having anchor, buoy, rope, etc are also better. Site selection is vitally important since it can greatly influence economic viability by determining capital outlay, by affecting running costs, rate of production and mortality factors. Site selection is also very important for cages. Placement of cages are done in Chhattisgarh reservoirs at water depths above five meters, and where low currents or winds are there.
The Chhattisgarh state has established 4,836 cage units in 19 reservoirs of the state. A number of cages are planned to be installed in most of the reservoirs of Chhattisgarh having water area more than 50 ha under new fisheries policy enacted in the state. However, under PMMSY scheme in the reservoirs having more than 200 ha water area another 1000 cages were planned to be installed in the state in the year 2022-23 and 1500 cages are planned in the year 2023-24. Cages installed by the Department of Fisheries, Government of Chhattisgarh up till now were funded under various schemes e.g. ‘Blue Revolution’ scheme, National Mission for Protein Supplement, Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana, and National Fisheries Development Board (NFDB).
A new fisheries policy was enacted in the Chhattisgarh state in the year 2023 for betterment of water resources utilization for fish culture, capture, conservation and research which includes policy for cage culture. The new policy says that in irrigation reservoirs having more than 50 ha average water area would be utilized for cage culture up to 5% of the total water spread area. The target beneficiaries are fisheries co-operative societies, fishery groups, individual farmers having lease agreement of the reservoirs. All
fishery rights would vest with the state fisheries departments only. The cages would be leased out for a long term (10 years). If the credentials of the lessee remains good/ satisfactory then the lease term would be extended for another 5 years period. Yearly lease amount shall be Rs 100/ cubic meter for the cages installed by the department under any scheme and Rs 5/cubic meter for the cages installed by the beneficiary under any scheme. The lease value shall increase by 10% every two years. The lease value would be deposited in the fisheries department account. Larger derelict mines are also used for cage culture. Chhattisgarh government has also issued orders in the year 2021 to provide electricity connection and institutional finance to fisheries at rates applicable to agriculture. Subsidy and short-term loans are also made available for electricity to fisheries. Free irrigation water would be provided for all fisheries purposes. A total layout of 1,560 lakh were planned
A battery of cages in Chhattisgarh.under PMMSY for new cages in the year 2022-23.
Each cage unit is of 6×4×4 meters size in Chhattisgarh. Selection of fish species in cages depend on their characters e.g. 1. Fast growth rate 2. Tolerance for crowded conditions, 3. Native to the region and 4. Has a market value. In these cages, fast-growing fishes like pangasius (Pangasianodon hypophthalmus) and tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) are cultivated. Major carp fingerlings are also being reared in the cages to be stocked in the reservoirs. Exotic carps, tilapia are stocked @ 2500/cage and pangasius @ 1000/cage to achieve most efficient fish production. Earlier average stocking was done at 52.08 fishes/m3 of pangasius and tilapia fingerlings per cage. Cage stocking is done for seed rearing and grow-out culture. Grow out culture is recommended by the state @ 60 - 100 fingerlings (50 - 60 mm) /cubic m. However, stocking by entrepreneurs is done up to 5000 fingerlings/ cage. Feeding rate for rearing is up to 10%, 4-5 times/day initially and for grow-out cages and 5% reducing to 2% (from first 2 months, 3rd to 5th month and 6th month onwards respectively), twice a day Usually the survival rate observed is 80-90%. Average growth recommended in the scheme in grow out cages is 600 g in 7-8 months totaling biomass per cage to 4.608 ton/8 months/ cage (96 m3 ). However, growth achieved by private entrepreneurs is 1-1.25 kg in case of pangasius and 300-500 g in case of tilapia producing around 5 ton fish/cage. Under PMMSY an estimated cost and production analysis given is as follows: unit of six cages would require a capital cost of 1.5 lakh and operational cost of another 1.5 lakh on seed, feed, labour, etc. A net output is estimated as 12 lakh per unit of six cages with the BC ratio being 1.97. The expected production is 1000 Kg fish per cage. The FCR is estimated as 1.6. The total return per cage in the scheme is around 3.7- 3.92 lakh. Private
entrepreneurs are however achieving higher than what is estimated in the scheme (personnel communication).
Initially Saroda Sagar and Chhirpani reservoirs in the Kabirdham district of the state of Chhattisgarh were started with 99 and 96 cages, respectively in 2012. The the technology was refined and standardized and later on expanded to Khutaghat reservoir (Bilaspur district) with 96 cages, Buka dam (Korba District) with 96 cages, Bango reservoir (Korba District) with 48 cages, Ghunghuta reservoir (Ambikapur district) with 48 cages, Jhumka reservoir (Korea district) with 48 cages, Dhudhava reservoir (Kanker district) with 48 cages, Gondali reservoir (Balod district) with 48 cages, Khudiya reservoir (Mungeli district) with 48 cages, Ghongha reservoir (Bilaspur district) with 24 cages, Tauranga reservoir (Gariyaband district) with 24 cages.
Cage farm management is done carefully to maximize production at a minimum cost. Feeding rate, stocking density, regular cleaning of the net material to avoid bio-fouling, prevention of diseases, regular inspection of fishes, nets, moorings, etc and other management options are taken care of. However, heavy loads of biofouling have been observed in Chhirpani reservoir in the Kabirdham district. Research was conducted at College of Fisheries, Kawardha and results were published which can be referred for details. It is reported that the biofouling affected the cage net and fish stock which spread about 30 cm in diameter and net fouling wet weight observed was more than 3.5 kg/m². Bryozoans were dominant (60%) followed by crustaceans (20%), green algae (12%) and blue green algae (8%). Khuram et al., (2014) revealed that the freshwater green algae causing biofouling belonged to three genera: Cladophora, Rhizoclonium, and Spirogyra with fifteen species belonging to families Cladophoraceae and
Zygnemataceae. They also revealed significant stimulation of green algae fouling communities with increase in water temperature, conductivity, and total suspended solids. Handling and bio-fouling are the main stress factors that invite diseases. Very few incidences of diseases were seen in cages in Chhattisgarh. Usually harvesting requires study of market conditions to avoid glut and subsequent drop in fish prices. Intermittent or partial harvesting, icing, storage and link to market chain with live transportation are key factors for better prices of the produce.
Cage culture is done in reservoirs which is a common property resource and hence cage culture shall not impair the livelihoods and income of local fishers by denying access to fishing grounds, obstructing their pathways, To avoid conflicts, local fishers were empowered to take up this activity collectively without conflicts. Therefore, in Chhattisgarh initially cages were run by the department and when found suitable, purely revenue approach was followed wherein cages were auctioned and the highest bidder was allowed. Individual investors and corporate houses have undertaken cage culture which has developed confidence among masses. However, it was against the spirit of inclusive growth and could create social tension. Thus, later on the community (or a group of members of the community) were financed under various schemes to own the cages as a common property and the beneficiaries of this technology, even in a PPP mode were allowed and preference was given to the lessee of the reservoir Such a strong governance platform based on co-management principles was undertaken by the community. The existing fishermen cooperative societies have a poor track record of functioning as a responsible entity to work as a group. This throws a big challenge on the government to organize and empower the fisher communities and
capacity building to enable them to take up cage culture. Strong policies are needed to protect the interest of the local fishers and fisher communities, who have the primary rights to the natural resource. If a problem arises a Conflict Management Cell may be established to address complaints.Such a model of Chhattisgarh needs to be followed in other states to boost fish production from these open waters.
Reference
Barik, P, H.K.Vardia, B.R.Honnananda and Mangesh M., 2016. Biofouling on cages in Chhirpani reservoir, Kabirdham (Chhattisgarh) India. Indian Journal of Ecology, 43 (2): 409-412)
Outreach Program on Fisheries
On the occasion of completion of three years of Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana
an program organized by Department of Fisheries, Government of India, New Delhi through video conferencing. A total of 62 participants including departmental officers, employees and students of Fisheries College, Udaipur participated in the said programme at Matsya Bhawan, Rani Road, Udaipur,. The main objectives of this program was to increase fish production, employment opportunities and income of fish farmers by promoting the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana and increasing awareness about fisheries. At the beginning of the programme, the officials of Fisheries Department, Government of India and National Fisheries Development Board, Hyderabad presented information about the departmental progress and achievements of Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana.
Deputy Director Fisheries Mr. Dharmesh Sodani, Assistant Director, Dr. Akil Ahmed, Fisheries Development Officer, Udaipur Dr Sonika Rathore and other officers were present in this programme. At the end of the programme, the F.D.O., Udaipur Dr. Sonika Rathod expressed gratitude to all the participants for their active participation in the programme.
Campus News: Inauguration of Student Union Office
The Student Union Office was inaugurated at ,Udaipur on 24 June,2023 by Dr Ajeet Kumar Karnataka, the ice-Chancellor of university Dr Sharma, Dean,CoF witnessed the event. Among others present on the occasion included Shiv Raj Singh Chauhan, the State Secretary of NSUI, Satyendra Yadav, the President of the Student Union, MPUAT, Manish Bunkar, the General Secretary, Manoj Meena, the Research Representative, Deependra Singh. The President of RCA, Deep Mehra, the General Secretary of CCA, and students from CoF and other universities.
During the inauguration of the Student Union Office, Jayaram Jat, the Secretary-General of the Student Union, welcomed honourable Vice-Chancellor, as well as all the invited guests. Dr. Ajeet Kumar Karnataka addressed the students, encouraged them to contribute for developing fisheries sector and pursue higher education for a bright future. He assured them of the university's commitment to develop a premier fisheries institution in the state. He also congratulated two students of CoF,MPUAT for being selected for the ICAR's National Agricultural
Higher Education Project and for being sent for training in a prestigious fisheries institute of Thailand.
Dr B.K. Sharma, the Dean of College of Fisheries, urged the student union officials to participate in the college's development activities and take advantage of educational facilities with full dedication. The vote of thanks was delivered by Saurabh Meena, the Joint Secretary of the Student Union. Khushboo Rathore and Rishika efficiently managed the program. Former and present students of the college, Sunil Jhujhadiya, Kuldeep Singh, Hanuman, Kishan, Suresh Rohit, Lakshya, Seema, Manisha, Muskan, Rajshree and Ashish, were also present in the programme. Beautiful rangoli designs and backstage management was done by the students of College of Fisheries.
Superannuation of Dr Subodh:
1.Dr. S.K. Sharma , Ex Dean, College of Fisheries and Prof. & Head Department of AEM
University
Students and faculty of Fisheries College bid a memorable farewell to Dr Subodh Sharma on 22nd June and on 30th June, 2023. During his farewell programme he addressed the gathering and felt extremely grateful to the generosity of Prof. L.L. Sharma, Ex Dean CoF, for his benign presence in the program giving his blessings and being his mentor at every juncture of life and being kind enough to share golden moments with all. Dr Subodh also felt thankful to his learned teachers and felt proud for having friends and colleagues
like Dr. B. K. Sharma, Dr. V.P. Saini, Dr. M. L. Ojha and the guest faculty-Dr. Vinita Rathore, Dr Shahida and Dr Monika Sharma. Members of non-teaching staff were also present during the memorable farewell given to him by COF students. Dr Sharma specially thanked Mr Jairam, Lakshy and Saurabh for expressing their feelings.Muskan and Riya beautifully conducted the event.
2.Superannuation of Dr Subodh Sharma
Kumar Karnatak graciously presided over the programme. Dr Arvind Verma, Director Research, MPUAT, Dr S. K. Sharma, ADG, ICAR also graced the programme. The memorable programme. Later on the same day another programme was orgsnised by the RCA Faculty Club to bid farewell to Dr Subodh Sharma. The
programme was Chaired By Hon'ble V.C., MPUAT, Dr Ajeet Kumar Karnatak Dr S K Sharma, ADG ICAR, Dr S. S. Sharma, Dean, RCA, Dr. Arvind Verma, Director Research, Dr B. K. Sharma, Dean, COF, Dr M. K. Mahla, DSW, MPUAT, OSD, Dr Virendra Nepalia, Former Dean COF Dr L. L. Sharma, a number of RCA faculty members and HOD's, senior Alumni members of RCA and Secretary RCA Faculty club Dr Pokar Rawal were also present. Parents and family members of Dr Subodh Sharma also witnessed the programme. On the occasion all the dignitaries on the dias as well as Dr L L Sharma and other faculty members gave a floral welcome and expressed the words of felicitation and good wishes to Dr Sharma. He was also conferred with a shawl, memento and a memorandum of appreciation. On this occasion Dr Subodh also shared his views and paid veneration to his revered teachers, family, friends and colleagues for completing his services successfully. A lunch and dinner were also hosted by Dr Sharma on the occasions.
Formation of Alumni Association of Fisheries College, Udaipur
An online meeting was organized by the College of Fisheries (Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology)
Udaipur on July 30, to set up an Alumni Association which was long awaited.In this meeting, the approved members of the association formed the first executive committee for the association.The Dean of Fisheries College, Dr. B.K. Sharma presided over the meeting. He said that
the proposals for the names of executive members were unanimously approved in the meeting.
problems related to passout students. In this meeting, Madan Dhayal (FDO), Dr.Naresh Raj Keer (Assistant Professor), Dr. Lakhan Meena, Dr. Uday Ram Gurjar were also present. All the alumni members discussed strengthening mutual relations and overall development of fisheries in the state Alumni Nayan Chauhan, Bhavesh Chaudhary assisted in the operations of this online meeting.
Other events
*** On 26th June, 2023 Dr Manoj Sachan, General Manager, Sail Ganga EU Export, Verawal (Gujrat) visited the College.
Former Deans of Fisheries Dr. L.L. Sharma and S.K. Sharma also participated in this meeting. Dr. Naresh Kumar Mehta, 1st batch (2004-2008) College of Fisheries, Udaipur and presently Assistant Professor, Central Agricultural University, Imphal was elected as the first President of the association.Vice President- Dr. Rohitash Yadav, Assistant Professor Fisheries College, Gumla, Jharkhand, General Secretary- Dr. Tarang Kumar Shah, Assistant Professor, Himachal Pradesh, Joint Secretary- Mr. Nayan Chauhan, Treasurer- Dr. Suman Takkar, Assistant Professor, Fisheries College, Udaipur, Finance Advisor - Sh.. Manoj Meena, Bank Manager PNB.
In this meeting more than 70 pass-out students of the college attended the meeting and few of them shared their memories and experiences, and urged the higher authorities for the remediation of
*** CoF students Mr Anil Singh Shekhawat and Ms Monika Kumawat were selected and proceeded for International Training from 10th July for a period of two months at Prince of Sonkla University, in Hat Yai, Thailand. They will get specialized training on fish processing under the ICAR sponsored IDP Programme of MPUAT.
*** A training programme was conducted for B.F.Sc. I Yr. II Sem. students under IDP on Skill Development on use of modern techniques in aquaculture during the second week of July, at College of Fisheries, MPUAT, Udaipur Ex Principal Scientist CIFE Dr R. S. Langar and Ex Dean, College of Fisheries. GBPU, Pantnagar Dr R.S.Chohan was invited to deliver special lectures.
*** The College of Fisheries,Udaipur celebrated National Fish Farmers day on 10th of July. Ex Dean COF Dr Subodh Sharma, Dean Dr B. K. Sharma and Dr M. L. Ojha addressed the programme. Students also expressed their views on this occasion.
Professional recognition
Dr Naresh Dr Rohitash Dr Tarang y Manoj KumarDr. Naresh Kuamr Mehta has been included as committee member of Bureau of Indian Standards
“the Fish, Fisheries & Aquaculture Sectional Committee, FAD 12” which is responsible for making standards related to fish and fishery products in the country.
New Joining:
Dr. Suman Takar, Joined as Assistant Professor at College of Fisheries, MPUAT, Udaipur on 28 July, 2023. She graduated from COF, MPUAT, Udaipur (Batch 2011-2015), P.G. from ICAR-CIFE, Mumbai in the Department of FRM while working on Intertidal biodiversity of mangrove ecosystem around Mumbai coast (2015-17). She completed Ph.D. in FRM from TNJFU-Fisheries College and Research Institute, Thoothukudi. During Ph.D. she worked on Species diversity, Reproductive Biology and Population Characteristics of Bivalves from Coastal Waters of Southern Tamil Nadu under the guidance of Dr P.Jawahar. Based on Research Excellence and Academic Performance, Dr Suman got the best Ph.D. Thesis Award and Dr. M. Devraj Gold Medal from TNJFU, Tamil Nadu. She has published over 15 Research Papers in National and International reputed journals in addition to a book, several book chapters and popular articles.
New Theses:
Abdul Rehman,2023. Comparative study of growth performance in Pangasius pangasius at different locations of Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) at commercial recirculatory systems. MFSC Thesis Submitted to MPUAT, Udaipur.
Manasi Jain ,2023. To Study on the effect of dietary Betaine HCL pepsin for replacement of fishmeal with soybean meal in relation to growth and survival of stripped snakehead, Channa striata (Bloch, 1793). MFSC Thesis Submitted to MPUAT, Udaipur
Naresh Longesha,2023. Effect of Tulsi (Ocimum sanctum) leaves powder on Growth and Survival of Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus (Linnaeus, 1758) Fingerlings. MFSC Thesis Submitted to MPUAT, Udaipur
Krishan Yadav,2023. Effect of Bathua (Chenopodium album) Leaf Meal as Supplementary Feed on Growth and Survival of Common Carp (Cyprinus carpio) (Linnaeus, 1758) Fingerling. MFSC Thesis Submitted to MPUAT, Udaipur.
Umesh, Kumar.2023. Comparative growth performance of Pacific white shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei (Boone, 1931) at different locations in Sriganganagar,Churu (Rajasthan) and Muktsar Shahib (Punjab) in relation to certain water quality parameters. MFSC Thesis Submitted to MPUAT, Udaipur
New papers:
1.Abdul Rehman and BK Sharma(2023). A study of the growth potential and economic viability of pangasius farming in the Varanasi area of Uttar Pradesh was conducted using different stocking densities. The Pharma Innovation Journal 2023; 12(6): 535-539
2.Abdul Rehman, B.K. Sharma, M.L. Ojha, B Upadhyay and M.K. Kaushik (2023). Study of certain physico-chemical water quality parameters of different commercial RAS systems culturing Pangasius pangasius located in Varanasi District, Uttar Pradesh. The Pharma Innovation Journal 2023; 12(2): 2387-2390.
3.Jain, M., Sharma, S. K. Sharma, Sharma, B. K. and Narpat, K. (2023). Study on effect of replacement of fish meal with soybean meal on growth of stripped snakehead,
Channa striata. The Pharma Innovation Journal ,12(4): 955-960.
4.Jain, M., Sharma, S. K. Sharma, Sharma, B. K. Pilania, S., Garg, C.K., Narpat, K. and Mondal K. (2023). Study on the dietary betaine HCL pepsin on growth and survival of striped snakehead, Channa striata. Exp. Zool. India,. 26(2): pp 0000.
5.Krishn Yadav, M.L. Ojha, B.K. Sharma, S.K. Sharma and S. R. Yadav (2023).Effect of Bathua (Chenopodium album) on different water quality parameters for common carp (Cyprinus carpio) (Linnaeus, 1758) fingerling. The Pharma Innovation Journal 2023; SP-12(6): 385-389.
6.Narpat, K., Sharma, S. K., Sharma, B. K., Ojha, M. L. and Jain, M. (2023). Determination of water quality parameters with reference to different stocking densities and Spinach (Spinacia oleracea) plant, grown in deep water aquaponics system. The Pharma Innovation J., 12(4):512-518.
7.Narpat, K., Sharma, S. K., Sharma, B. K., Ojha, M. L. Sisodia, S. S. and Jain, M. (2023). Study on growth performance of common carp (Cyprinus carpio var communis L.) fingerlings at different stocking densities and Spinach (Spinacia oleracea) plant, grown in deep water aquaponics system. J. Exp. Zool. India: 26(2): 1555-1558.
8.Naresh Kumar, ML Ojha, BK Sharma, SK Sharma and NL Meena.(2023). Assessment of water quality parameters when Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) fingerlings fed with Tulsi (Ocimum sanctum). The Pharma Innovation Journal 2023; 12(5): 3903-3908.
9.Umesh, K., Sharma, S. K., Sharma, B. K., Ojha and Matoria, Sunil.(2023). Water quality in culture ponds of Pacific white shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei (Boone, 1931) at selected locations in Rajasthan and Punjab. The Pharma Innovation J., 12(6):1068-1071.
10.Sharma, S., Majumdar, R. K., & Mehta, N. K. (2023). Bioactive compounds from the mosambi (Citrus limetta) peel and their fortification into tilapia surimi improve gelling and textural properties. Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery, 1-13. (NAAS Rating-10)
11.Sherpa, K., Priyadarshini, M. B., Mehta, N. K., Waikhom, G., Surasani, V. K. R., Raju, D., & Debbarma, S. Blue Agave Inulin‐soluble dietary fiber: Effect on technological quality properties of pangasius mince emulsion‐type sausage. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture. https://doi.org/10.1002/jsfa.12594.(NAAS Rating-9.5)
12.Lal, J., Biswas, P., Singh, S. K., Debbarma, R., Mehta, N. K., Deb, S. & Patel, A. B. (2023). Moving towards Gel for Fish Feeding: Focus on Functional Properties and Its Acceptance. Gels, 9(4), 305.(NAAS Rating-9.5)
13.Lakan Lal Meena,Ajit Kumar Verma, K.K.Krishnani, Dhalongsaih Reang,M.H. Chandrakant, Venisza Cathy John. Effects of foliar application of macronutrients (K, P) and micronutrient (Fe) on the growth of okra (Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench) and Pangasius (Pangasianodon hypophthalmus) in a recirculating aquaponic system.South African Journal of Botany, 160 (2023) 384-393.
OBITUARY :
The news of the death of the late Kiran Prakash Sharma was received through the 'Raj Fisheries' Whatsapp group.He expired on 11 May 2023 in Canada.He was born on 30 June 1938. He was originally from Meerut in the state of Uttar Pradesh but during government service, he permanently in Udaipur, Rajasthan.I got an opportunity to work with
the late Shri K.P.Sharma when he was F.D.O Sawaimadhopur and I joined as A.F.D.O.,Tonk. I still remember he used to stay in a tent at Borkhadi fish farm in tonk. After receiving education in M.Sc. Zoology, he joined the post of Assistant Fisheries Development Officer in Animal Husbandry Department of Rajasthan Government.on 18 March 1965. During the service period, he obtained a two year Post Graduate Professional Diploma in Fisheries Education from CIFE, Mumbai.He retired from state service on June 30, 1996, after serving for about 31 years in the Fisheries Department Rajasthan Government. During his service, he worked as Assistant Fisheries Development Officer, Fisheries Development Officer, Assistant Director Fisheries Deputy Director Fisheries in different districts of Rajasthan. By the second week August,1971, he went on deputation abroad to Iraq as fisheries expert. Around two dozen scientific articles have been published Rajasthan fisheries by him.The credit bringing grass carp and silver carp Rajasthan in the year 1969 also goes K.P Sharma. The fisheries sector Rajasthan will always remain indebted invaluable contribution.Respectful tributes to Sh. K.P Sharma was paid by R S. Chauhan, AD, S.M. Khandelwal, AD, M.K. Saxena, Retd. Dy Director, Arun Purohit, Ex Dy Director, R.S. Choudhary, Ex Director, Rajesh Pal, Retired, AFDO and fisheries fraternity of Rajasthan.Raj Fisheries Group members also express deep condolence to the departed soul and may almighty give enough strength to the grieved family members.
-Manohar Lal Arora, Ex Asstt. Director Fisheries
in Limnology for the Management of Fisheries in seasonal and Perennial Inland Waters
Compiled and edited for Rajfisheries Group for internal circulation by Dr L L Sharma, Prof & Dean(Retd ) and Dr Subodh K Sharma,Prof & Dean(Retd ),College of Fisheries, MPUAT, Udaipur.
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