90 



India 



SIZE OF STAFF: Over 50 gazetted officers; about 100 

 class III technicians. 



MAJOR CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS AND SCIENTIFIC 



leaders: 

 Fishery survey (R. Nair) 

 Fishery statistics (S. Banerjee) 

 Marine biology (planktology and hydrology) (R. 



Prasad) 

 Marine fish culture (P. Tampi) 

 Marine algology (F. Thivy) 

 publications issued: Indian Journal of Fisheries 

 ( journal published jointly with other Central Fish- 

 eries Institutions) 



Ernakulam , Kerala State Sub-Station 



EXECUTIVE officer: Mr. M. K. Menon, Research Offi- 

 cer and Officer-in-Charge. 



year FOUNDED: 1951. 



scope of activities: Restricted research on fishery 



biology and environmental studies. 

 PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ACCESSIBLE: Arabian Sea; 



backwaters. 



provisions for VISITING SCIENTISTS: None. 

 MAJOR RESEARCH FACILITIES: Small library; identified 

 reference collections of commercially important prawns 

 and other Crustacea, and fishes; small boats and out- 

 board motors ; 50 ft LOA vessel, Kalava, on loan from 

 Indo-Norwegian Project. 

 SIZE OF STAFF: Ten at professional level; 4 technicians. 

 major current research projects and scientific 

 leaders: 

 Biology and fisheries of prawns and lobsters (M. 



Menon) 

 Population dynamics of offshore fisheries (K. 



Mohamed) 

 Oceanography and inshore hydrology (R. Jayaraman) 



Bombay Siib-Station 



EXECUTIVE OFFICER: Mr. K. Mohamed, Otficer-in- 



Charge. 

 year founded: 1951. 

 SCOPE OF ACTIVITIES: Restricted research on offshore 



fisheries and oceanography. 



PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ACCESSIBLE: Gulfs of Kutch 



and Cambay, and the Arabian Sea. 



major RESEARCH FACILITIES: Small library; small 

 aquariuni tanks; research collections of fish and other 

 marine life; identified reference collections of fish 

 fauna; vessels, 52 ft and two 40 ft LOA. 



SIZE OF staff: Fourteen at professional level; 6 tech- 

 nicians. 



important species available for laboratory 

 studies: 

 Crustacea: Aie/apenaeus ajfinis, PaLiemoii leiniipes, 



Parapaenopsis sadp/ilis 

 Pisces: Polydaclylus indniis, Otoliihnides hriinneus, 



Pseudosciaena diacantbus, Pomadasys hasta, Harpo- 

 don nehereus, llisha filigera, Muraenesox talabo- 

 noides 



MAJOR current RESEARCH PROJECTS AND SCIENTIFIC 



leaders: 

 Offshore fisheries investigations (K. Mohamed) 

 Fishery biology (M. Kutty) 

 Fish embryology (S. Bapat) 

 Shrimps (M. Kunju) 

 Oceanography (Vacant) 



Madras State Department of Fisheries 



POSTAL address: 



Headquarters: 35/2 Mount Road, Madras 2, India. 

 Branch laboratories: 



1. Freshwater Fisheries Biological Station, Bhav- 

 anisagar Post 



2. Marine Biological Station, Krusadai 



3. Marine Biological Station, Ennur 



4. Marine Biological Station, Tuticorin, Tinnev- 

 elly (Not described in the Directory.^ 



(Descriptions follow.) 



executive officer: Mr. S. Vardarajan, Director of 

 Fisheries. 



PROVISIONS for visiting SCIENTISTS: None, at any of 

 the stations. 



PUBLICATIONS ISSUED: B/illetin of the Madras Fish- 

 eries Department (regularly published journal) 



Freshwater Fisheries Biological Station 



POSTAL ADDRESS: Bhavanisagar Post, Madras State, 

 India. 



LOCATION: Near Coimbatore. 



EXECUTIVE OFFICER: B. Krishnamurthi, Assistant Di- 

 rector of Fisheries (Fresh-water Biology). 



YEAR FOUNDED: 1942. 



SCOPE OF ACTIVITIES: Restricted research on fresh- 

 water fishes and fisheries of lakes, reservoirs and 

 rivers with emphasis on fish culture and commercial 

 exploitation of natural resources; instruction. 



SEASON OF OPERATION: All year. 



PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ACCESSIBLE: Bhavanisagar 

 and Mettur Reservoirs, Bhavani, Moyar, and Cauvery 

 Rivers; eutrophic and oligotrophic lakes, ponds and 

 paddy fields. 



MAJOR RESEARCH AND TEACHING FACILITIES: Small 



library ; large outdoor tanks, small aquarium tanks, 

 cement cisterns constructed for experimental work; 

 research and identified reference collections of fresh- 

 water fishes; small boats and outboard motors. 



INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM: Fishery biology, plankton 

 and hydrology. 



SIZE OF staff: Eight at professional level. 



important species available for laboratory 

 studies: 

 Copepoda: Cyclops, D/aptomiis, Pseudodiaptomus 



