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Report on awareness programme  Conservation of Elasmobranchs

Digha Regional Station of ICAR-CMFRI, Digha has organised a one-day awareness programme on “Conservation of Elasmobranchs” with emphasis on protected species in the Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act (IWPA), 1972 under the in-house Project “Developing Management plans for Sustainable Exploitation and Conservation of Elasmobranchs in India (Dem/ELS/11) on 15th June, 2023 for six (3 Male + 3 Female) officials from different State fisheries department currently undertaking a training programme “Fisheries Engineering and Technology” and “Fisheries Regulation and Management” for Post Graduate Diploma in Inland Fisheries and Aquaculture Management (PGDIF&AM) organising by ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Education, Kolkata Centre. The aim of the programme was to spread the awareness on the protected elasmobranch species and their importance to ocean health and ecosystem.  The programme was coordinated by Dr. Subal Kumar Roul, Scientist and SIC of Digha Regional Station of ICAR-CMFRI and gave a brief presentation about the general characteristics, importance, catch trend of elasmobranchs, their role in the marine ecosystem, protected elasmobranch species under the Schedule 1 of the Wildlife (Protection) Act 1972 with their detailed field level identification,  punishment and penalty for the offences imposed relating to the wild animals (or their parts and products) included in schedule-I or part II of Schedule- II and the efforts of ICAR-CMFRI to sensitize people on elasmobranch conservation across India followed by a practical exposure for morphological identification of common elasmobranch species of West Bengal coast. In his presentation, Dr. Roul also indicated that due to high fishing pressure and habitat loss, their population has been declining drastically globally. Dr. Suman Manna, Scientist, ICAR-CIFE, Kolkata Centre also participated in the programme along with the other officials.

Sea ranching of the green tiger shrimp Penaeus semisulcatus under the Central Sector Scheme component of

'Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana' (PMMSY)

A total of 6.8 million green tiger shrimp seeds (PL 35) were sea ranched at Mandapam, Koyilvadi (Palk Bay) on 7th September, 2023 under the Project entitled "Sea ranching of Green tiger shrimp (Penaeus semisulcatus) Post Larvae (PL) in Palk Bay and Gulf of Mannar, Tamil Nadu" funded by the Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Govt. of India under the Central Sector Scheme component of the PMMSY. The shrimp seeds were released by Shri. M. Sivakumar, Assistant Director of Fisheries and Fisherman Welfare, Mandapam, Fishermen Association Leaders in the presence of Dr. K. Vinod, Head, Dr. G. Tamilmani, Principal Investigator of the project, Scientists and staff of Mandapam Regional Centre of ICAR-CMFRI. The fishermen thanked the Government of India and ICAR-CMFRI for such an initiative and expressed that this activity will be helpful in replenishing and enhancing the green tiger shrimp stock in the wild. A total of 75.34 million green tiger shrimp seeds were sea ranched in Palk Bay and Gulf of Mannar since the inception of the Project (February, 2022). The sea ranching programme was coordinated by Dr. B. Johnson, Senior Scientist of the Centre.

Sea ranching of the green tiger shrimp Penaeus semisulcatus under the Central Sector Scheme component of

'Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana' (PMMSY)

A total of 1.6 million green tiger shrimp seeds (PL 20) were sea ranched at Maraikayarpattianam (Gulf of Mannar) on 23rd June, 2023 under the Project entitled "Sea ranching of Green tiger shrimp (Penaeus semisulcatus) Post Larvae (PL) in Palk Bay and Gulf of Mannar, Tamil Nadu" funded by Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Govt. of India under the Central Sector Scheme component of the PMMSY. The shrimp seeds were released by the staff of Mandapam Regional Centre of ICAR-CMFRI in the presence of Dr. G. Tamilmani, Head-in-Charge & Principal Investigator of the project. A total of 58.24 million green tiger shrimp seeds were sea ranched in Palk Bay and Gulf of Mannar since the initiation of the Project (February, 2022). The sea ranching programme was coordinated by Dr. B. Johnson, Senior Scientist of the Centre.