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8. Godavari-Krishna River Survey Unit, Raja- 

 mundhry, Andhra Pradesh State. 



9. Pond Culture Research Unit, Joyasagar, Assam 

 State. 



10. Narmada-Tapti River Survey Unit, Hoshanga- 

 bad, Madhya Pradesh State. 

 EXECUTIVE officer: Dr. S. S. Bhimachar, Director 



and Head. 

 SPONSORING AGENCY: India Ministry of Food and 

 Agriculture. 



YEAR FOUNDED: 1947. 



SCOPE OF activities: Restricted research on fishery 

 biology, population dynamics, ecology, and fish cul- 

 ture; training of candidates for inland fisheries work. 



SEASON OF OPERATION: All year. 



physical ENVIRONMENT ACCESSIBLE: River Hooghly ; 

 es^uarine conditions, brackish, shallow bays. 



PROVISIONS FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: Space for vis- 

 itors; no fees charged ; living quarters available nearby. 



MAJOR RESEARCH AND TEACHING FACILITIES: Exten- 

 sive library; small aquarium tanks; reference collec- 

 tion museum in planning stage; small boats and out- 

 board motors; vessels, 55 ft LOA research and 

 exploratory fishing vessel, and 40 ft LOA motor 

 launch. 



INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM : Training course on inland 

 fisheries development. 



SIZE OF STAFF: One hundred seventy-five at profes- 

 sional level ; 44 technicians. 



MAJOR CURRENT RI:S1:aRC:H PROJECTS AND SCIKNTIFIC 



leaders: 

 Investigations on fish culture in impounded waters 



(K. H. Alikunhi) 

 Investigations on the fisheries of brackish w.iter lakes 



(V. G. Jhingran) 

 Investigations on the lake fisheries (Y. R. Tripathi) 

 Investigations on the riverine fisheries (M. P. 



Motwani) 



CENTRAL INLAND FISHERIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE, 

 MAIN laboratory IN BARRACKPORE 



Investigations on estuarine fisheries (V. R. Pantulu) 

 Investigations on Hilsa fisheries (S. R. Pillay) 

 PUBLICATIONS ISSUED: Indian Journal of Fisheries 

 (published jointly with other Central Fisheries Insti- 

 tutions) 



Central Marine Fisheries Research Station 



POSTAL ADDRESS: 



Headquarters: Manadapam Camp P. O., Ramanatha- 



puram District, Madras State, India 

 Branch laboratories: 



1. Peramanoor Thevara Road, Ernakulam-5, Kerala 



State, India 



2. Botawalla Chambers, Sir-Pherozshah Mehta 

 Road, Bombay- 1, India 



(Descriptions follow.) 

 Substations exist at the following addresses, but no 

 detailed information is available as to the facilities, and 

 these are therefore not described in the Directory. 



3. Kandla, Gujerat State. 



4. Veraval, Gujarat State. 



5. Cannanore, Kerala State. 



6. Neendakara, Quilon, Kerala State. 



7. Vizhingam (Via) Trivandrum, Kerala State. 



8. West Hill, P. O., Calicut-5, Kerala State. 



9. Minicoy, Laccadive Islands. 



10. University Campus, Chepauk, Madras- 5, Madras 

 State. 



11. Tuticorin, Madras State. 



12. Karwar, Mysore State. 



13. Bolar, Mangalore-1, Mysore State. 



14. Waltair, Andhra Pradesh State. 



15. 47/1 Strand Road, Calcutta-7, West Bengal 

 State. 



LOCATION: The headquarters is located on the Gulf of 

 Mannar. 



EXECUTIVE OFFICER: Dr. S. Jones, Chief Research Offi- 

 cer and Head of the Department. 



SPONSORING AGENCY: India Ministry of Food and 

 Agriculture. 



YEAR founded: 1947. 



SCOPE OF activities: Restricted research on marine 

 fisheries and marine biology ; survey of fisheries along 

 all the Indian coastline; oceanography. 



SEASON OF OPERATION: All year. 



PHYSICAL environment ACCESSIBLE: Bay of Bengal, 

 Gulf of Mannar, Palk Bay; open ocean, sandy and 

 silty beaches, rocky and gravelly shores, and coral 

 reefs. 



provisions FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: Research and 

 living (unfurnished) space for visitors. 



MAJOR RESEARCH FACILITIES: Moderately complete 

 library; running sea and fresh-water, large outdoor 

 tanks, marine fish farm, small aquarium tanks ; re- 

 search and identified reference collections of marine 

 fishes and algae; machine and wood shop; vessels, 

 23 ft LOA, Sagitta, and 25 ft LOA, Mathi. 



