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Report on the Celebration of World Ocean Day-2023

Visakhapatnam Regional Centre of CMFRI celebrated World Ocean Day-2023 on 8th June 2023 with an Awareness Workshop cum Beach Cleaning drive along with the fisher folks and school students of Peda Jalaripeta fishing village between 2.30 to 5.30 pm in association with DHAN foundation. Dr. S. S. Raju, Principal Scientist and Head (i/c) inaugurated and talked about the importance of protecting our oceans. Dr Loveson Edward L gave a talk on Marine life and its use to humans. Shri. P. Shiva elaborated on the cage culture and seaweed culture activities.

The students, fisher folk along with the staff members of VRC of CMFRI took a swachhta pledge to protect our oceans and marine life. Dr. Pralaya Ranjan Behera gave them glimpses of different research activities of the VRC of CMFRI. Then they took a rally up to RK Beach raising slogans to protect our oceans and marine life. A beach cleaning drive was also carried out with the students, fisher folk and staff members of VRC of CMFRI. The programme ended after properly disposing of the collected marine debris. Dr. Loveson Edward L and Dr. Pralaya Ranjan Behera co-ordinated the events.

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.