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Directions for MECOS delegates

Dear MECOS delegates..

Welcome to the City of Cochin, also called as Kochi in the evergreen state of Kerala. Nowthat you have registered, there are a few things that you have to bear in mind. Thesedirections are made to make your stay at Cochin and your participation in MECOS ascomfortable and smooth as possible.

1. First locate your abstract, in the BOOK OF ABSTRACTS or in this GUIDEBOOKand note down your abstract code and the session and time of its presentation,particularly whether it is a poster or oral presentation.

2. If your presentation is through POSTER and if it is on DAY-1, please rush andhandover the poster to the Poster Session Chairman (Dr. V.S. Basheer -09847219320) for help in displaying it. Since poster session is the first event everyday, it is advisable to put up your poster on the previous evening after the oralsession is over for the day. Dr. Basheer and his team will help you to locate thelocation of your poster and also provide you all materials to display your poster.

3. If your presentation is ORAL, please keep your presentation ready in a pen-driveor a CD and hand it over to the person manning the presentation console at leastone hour before the session starts. We will not be able to use your laptops forshowing the presentation.

4. After your presentation is over please fill in the PRESENTATION SLIP providedin this guidebook and hand it over to the session Rapporteurs for affixing theirsignature. This is essential if you are planning to give the full paper to the Journalof Marine Biological Association of India (JMBAI) for peer review and eventualpublication. It is also advisable to submit your full paper along with the presentationslip at the REGISTRATION DESK before the close of MECOS to avoid delaysin publication.

5. ORAL presenters must stick to the time allotted by the Chairman. The scheduledtime allotted is 10 minutes including 2 minutes of discussion, but this may varyas per the exigency and discretion of the Chairman. It is advisable not to exceedthe time limit to avoid embarrassment.

6. Finally, please present your lunch and dinner coupons (provided as a tear-off at theend of this guidebook) at the meal stations. This is to help the organisers to planthe event.

7. If you face a problem, please don't hesitate to contact the organisers (telephonenumbers provided in this guidebook). Here's wishing you a wonderful event.

1000 -1002 Invocation

1002-1010 Welcome Address : Dr. G. Syda RaoDirector, CMFRI & President, MBAI

1010 Lighting of the lamp

1010-1035 Felicitations :

1035-1045 Presidential address : Dr. S. AyyappanDeputy Director General (Fy.), ICAR

1045-1100 Inaugural address : Shri S. SarmaHon’ble Minister of Fisheries &Registration, Govt. of Kerala

1100-1105 Release of Book of Abstracts & Souvenir

1105-1120 Honouring dignitaries and former office bearers of MBAI

1120-1125 Vote of thanks : Dr. N.G.K. PillaiConvenor, MECOS-09

1125-1130 National Anthem

1130-1200 Tea

1200 Inauguration of Exhibition : Shri S. SarmaHon’ble Minister of Fisheries &Registration, Govt. of Kerala

P R O G R A M M E

MECOS Inaugural

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PROGRAMME SUMMARY(Venue: Hotel Presidency, Ernakulam North, Cochin)

DAY 1 – 9.2.2009

0830-1000 REGISTRATION

1000-1130 INAUGURAL SESSION

1130-1200 TEA

1200-1300 POSTER SESSION: ESP 01-ESP 28; MSP 01 – MSP 07

1300-1400 LUNCH

1400-1530 ORAL PRESENTATION: ESO 01 – ESO 09

1530-1550 TEA

1550-1800 ORAL PRESENTATION: ESO 10 – ESO 16; MSO 01 – MSO 06

DAY 2 – 10.2.2009

0900-1000 POSTER SESSION: MSP 08 - MSP 27; EAP 01 – EAP 15

1000-1120 ORAL PRESENTATION: MSO 07 - MSO 14

1120-1130 TEA

1130-1310 ORAL PRESENTATION: MSO 15 – MSO 24

1310-1410 LUNCH

1410-1530 ORAL PRESENTATION: EAO 01 – EAO 08

1530-1550 TEA

1550-1700 ORAL PRESENTATION: EAO 09 – EAO 15

1860-1900 General Body Meeting of Marine Biological Association of India at CMFRI

1830-2130 Cultural Programme & Dinner at CMFRI

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MECOS Scientific Sessions & Codes

No Session Name Session Code Poster Codes Oral codes

1 Ecosystem services ES ESP 01-28 ESO 01-16

2 Management strategies MS MSP 01-27 MSO 01-24

3 Ecosystem assessment EA EAP 01-28 EAO 01-15

4 Opportunities OP OPP 01-25 OPO 01-17

5 Ecosystem health EH EHP 01-16 EHO 01-18

6 Climate change CC CCP 01-06 CCO 01-05

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DAY 3 – 11.2.2009

0900-1000 POSTER SESSION: EAP 16 – EAP 28; OPP 01 – OPP 16; CCP 01- CCP06

1000-1120 ORAL PRESENTATION: Keynote Address & CCO 01 – CCO 05

1120-1130 TEA

1130-1300 ORAL PRESENTATION: CCO 06-CCO 10; EAO 16 – EAO 19

1300-1400 LUNCH

1400-1600 ORAL PRESENTATION: Keynote Address & OPO 01 - OPO 10

1600-1620 TEA

1620-1730 ORAL PRESENTATION: OPO 11 – OPO 17

DAY 4 – 12.2.2009

0900-0940 POSTER SESSION: OPP 17 – OPP 25; EHP 01 – EHP 16

0940-1120 ORAL PRESENTATION: Keynote Address & EHO 01 – EHO 08

1120-1130 TEA

1130-1310 ORAL PRESENTATION: EHO 09 – EHO 18

1310-1410 LUNCH

1410-1540 PLENARY SESSION

1540-1600 TEA

ESP 01

ESP 02

ESP 03

ESP 04

ESP 05

Day-to-Day Presentations

Day 1; Date: 9.2.2009

POSTER SESSION: ES & MS

Code Title, Author, Affiliation Time

ROLE OF MANGROVES IN THE ESTUARINEECOSYSTEMS OF SOUTH IRANIAN COAST (PERSIANGULF)

Mehrnaz Farzingohar* and Mehran YasemiUniversity Putra Malaysia, Bandar Abbas, Iran

DENSITY OF BLUE-GREEN ALGAE (CYANOPHYTA) INTHE PERSIAN GULF (KHOOZESTAN PROVINCE)

M Fallahi*, M R Fathemi and F SerajiAquaculture Institute of Inland Waters, Bandar Anzali, Iran

STUDIES ON MORPHOLOGY AND ORIENTATIONPATTERN OF SAND BUBBLES OF THE SAND BUBBLERCRAB DOTILLA CLEPSYDRODACTYLUS ANDAMANS

P M Mohan*, Puneeta Pandey, D Vijay and P DhivyaPondicherry University, Junglighat, Port Blair

AN OVERVIEW OF DISTRIBUTION AND BIOMETRICRELATIONSHIPS OF THE INDIAN PEARL OYSTERPINCTADA FUCATA (GOULD) ALONG THE INDIANCOAST

T.S. Velayudhan*, N.R. Menon and V.K. PillaiCentral Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Cochin, Kerala

OCCURRENCE AND DISTRIBUTION OF FUNGALENDOPHYTES IN MANGROVES AND MARINE PLANTS

V Kumaresan* and T S SuryanarayananTagore Arts College, Puducherry, India

1200-1300

1200-1300

1200-1300

1200-1300

1200-1300

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ESP 06

ESP 07

ESP 08

ESP 09

ESP 10

ESP 11

ESP 12

ESP 13

ESP 14

ESP 15

ESP 16

ESP 17

ESP 18

1200-1300

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1200-1300

DIVERSITY OF FINFISHES IN THE FISHERIES OFUTTAR KANNADA, KARNATAKA, INDIA

V S Kakati, S Jasmine, Miriam Paul Sreeram*, N G Vaidyaand C K DineshCMFRI, Karwar, Karnataka

SEASONAL VARIATION OF BENTHIC MACROFAUNALDIVERSITY IN ARKATTUTHURAI (PALK STRAIT)REGION, SOUTHEAST COAST OF INDIA

R Krishnaprakash*, M M Karthikeyan, P Murugesan andT T AjithkumarAnnamalai University, Parangipettai, Tamil Nadu

POSSIBILITIES OF PRODUCTION OF BIOFUEL FROMALGAE

V S Krishnamurty ChennubhotlaVaidehinagar, Vanasthalipuram, Hyderabad

DIVERSITY, DISTRIBUTION AND COMPOSITION OFTHE HOLOPLANKTON OF THE CONTINENTAL SLOPEWATERS ALONG THE NORTHWEST COAST OF INDIA

K Pradeep*, N Nandini Menon and S ShassiCentral Institute of Fisheries Technology, Cochin

DISTRIBUTION OF BIVALVES IN KANDLERU ESTUARY,NELLORE DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH

R Thangavelu*, P Poovannan and S N SethiCMFRI, Chennai

MARINE SPONGES, A BOON TO BIOWORLD

S Arun Sudhagar*, N Jayakumar and D Linga PrabuFisheries College and Research Institute, Tuticorin, Tamilnadu

SEASONAL DISTRIBUTION OF ZOOPLANKTON INESTUARIES AND BACKWATERS IN CHENNAI

D Loganathan and R Ramanibai*

University of Madras, Chennai

DIVERSITY OF FINFISH AND SHELLFISH IN EIGHTLANDING STATIONS OF SRIKAKULAM DISTRICT OFANDHRA PRADESH, INDIA

D V Kirankumar Pappu, S N Raju and C Manjulatha*Andhra University, Visakhapatnam

FLORISTIC STUDY ON SANDY BEACH OF CHAVAKKAD,THRISSUR DISTRICT, KERALA, INDIA

Sareena P Mohamed* and Joshy K SimonChrist College, Irinjalakuda, Kerala

ASSESSMENT OF HYDROGRAPHIC PARAMETERS ANDANALYSIS OF MANGROVE FLORA IN POYYABACKWATERS OF THRISSUR DISTRICT, KERALA,INDIA

M K Saritha* and P P TessyChrist College, Irinjalakuda, Kerala

DIVERSITY OF MARINE FINFISH LARVAE IN VARIOUSECOSYSTEMS OF IRANIAN WATERS (PERSIAN GULF)

Mahnaz Rabbaniha* and Fereidoon OwfiIranian Fisheries Research Organization, Tehran, Iran

PLANKTON DIVERSITY IN A TROPICAL MARINEPROTECTED AREA- MAHATMA GANDHI MARINENATIONAL PARK (MGMNP), WANDOOR, SOUTHANDAMAN

Honey U K Pillai*, K V Jayalakshmy, K A Jayaraj, C K Shiju,C B L Devi, C Ravichandran and N BahulayanNational Institute of Oceanography, Kochi

STUDIES ON THE AVAILABILITY OF LIVE BAITFISHESFOR POLE AND LINE FISHING WITH SPECIALREFERENCE TO BIOLOGY OF DIFFERENT SPECIESOCCURRING IN ANDAMAN ISLANDS

Sijo P Varghese*, A Anrose and A B KarFishery Survey of India, Mumbai

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ESP 19

ESP 20

ESP 21

ESP 22

ESP 23

ESP 24

ESP 25

ESP 26

ESP 27

ESP 28

MSP 01

MSP 02

1200-1300

1200-1300

1200-1300

1200-1300

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1200-1300

SOME ASPECTS OF FISHERY AND BIOLOGY OF COBIA,RACHYCENTRON CANADUM (LINNAEUS, 1766) IN THEINDIAN WATERS

N G K Pillai*, U Ganga, K V Akhilesh, Hashim Manjebrayakath,K K Bineesh, C P Rajool Shanis, N Beni and Somy KuriakoseCentral Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Cochin

AN APPRAISAL OF RING SEINE FISHING SYSTEMSOPERATED OFF COCHIN, INDIA

Leela Edwin*, M R Boopendranath, M P Ramesan, Saly NThomas, V G Jinoy, V I Hakkim and M NasserCentral Institute of Fisheries Technology, Cochin

A MOLECULAR APPROACH TO REVEAL THE GENETICIDENTITY OF PARROT AND SYMPATRIC MUSSELSPECIES DISTRIBUTED ALONG THE KERALA COAST

P R Divya*, P C Thomas, Vindya Mohindra, K K Lal,R K Singh, A Gopalakrishnan and W S LakraNational Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources, Cochin

ALLOMETRIC STUDIES ON THE ASYMMETRIC CLAWSOF THE SNAPPING SHRIMP, ALPHEUS EUPHROSYNEFROM VEMBANAD LAKE

Smija Maju, A R Reena Greeshma and M Harikrishnan*Cochin University of Science and Technology, Cochin

TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS OF FISHING CRAFTAND GEAR IN CALICUT

M SivadasCMFRI, Calicut

LOCAL KNOWLEDGE ON MUD CRAB; ETHNOECOLOGYOF SCYLLA SERRATA IN RATNAGIRI COAST,MAHARASHTRA

V H Nirmale, S S Gangan, B M Yadav, P Durgale andK M ChindeMarine Biological Research Station, Ratnagiri, Maharashtra

SEASONAL VARIATION OF PLANKTON ABUNDANCE,STANDING STOCK AND COMMUNITY STRUCTURE INCOCHIN BACKWATERS

P M Sooria*, Vineetha Gopinath, P D Reny, Meenu Paul,U Ratheesh, K H Fausia and N V MadhuNational Institute of Oceanography, Kochi

MACROBENTHOS AND SEDIMENT CHARACTERISTICSOF THE INNER SHELF OF CENTRAL SOUTHWESTCOAST OF INDIA

K A Jayaraj*, K V Jayalakshmi and V Kesava DasNational Institute of Oceanography, Kochi

DISTRIBUTION OF ZOOPLANKTON IN SELECTEDCENTRES OF COCHIN BACKWATERS, KERALA

Molly Varghese* and L KrishnanCentral Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Kochi

DISTRIBUTION AND ABUNDANCE OF MYCTOPHIDSOFF THE SOUTHWEST COAST OF INDIA

V S Somvanshi, M K Sajeevan* and J Rajasekharan NairFishery Survey of India, Mumbai

FATTY ACID SIGNATURES OF THE INDIAN MACKERELRASTRELLIGER KANAGURTA (CUVIER) FROM THEARABIAN SEA ALONG INDIAN COAST

U Ganga*, C K Radhakrishnan and R AnandanCentral Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Cochin

A STUDY ON THE INCIDENTAL LANDINGS OF WHALESHARK, RHINCODON TYPUS (SMITH, 1828) JUVENILESALONG THE INDIAN COAST

C P Rajool Shanis*, Hashim Manjebrayakath, K V Akhilesh,K K Bineesh, N Beni and Manju SebastineCentral Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Cochin

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MSP 03

MSP 04

MSP 05

MSP 06

MSP 07

ESO 01

ESO 02

ESO 03

ESO 04

ESO 05

ESO 06

1200-1300

1200-1300

1200-1300

1200-1300

1200-1300

1400-1410

1410-1420

1420-1430

1430-1440

1440-1450

1450-1500

SEASONAL VARIATION, DIVERSITY, SPATIAL ANDVERTICAL DISTRIBUTION OF MAJORICHTHYOPLANKTON IN THE ARABIAN SEA

M S Binu and C B Lalithambika Devi*Centre for Marine Living Resources and Ecology, Kochi

DISTRIBUTION OF CETACEANS IN RELATION TOOCEANOGRAPHIC PARAMETERS IN THE INDIAN EEZAND CONTIGUOUS SEA

V V Afsal*, K S S M Yousuf, B Anoop, A K Anoop,P Kannan, M Rajagopalan, E Vivekanandan and R P KumarranCentral Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Cochin

A SURVEY ON DENSITY AND BIODIVERSITY OFPHYTOPLANKTON IN THE PERSIAN GULF (BOUSHEHRPROVINCE)

M Fallahi*, M R Fathemi and F SerajiAquaculture Institute of Inland Waters, Bandar Anzali, Iran

DIFFERENCES IN GROWTH AND REPRODUCTIVESTAGES OF FARMED GREEN MUSSEL PERNA VIRIDISIN A SEMI- ENCLOSED BAY, ESTUARY AND OPEN SEAALONG KERALA COAST, INDIA

V Kripa*, K S Mohamed, T S Velayudhan, M Joseph,P S Alloycious and J Sharma*Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Tuticorin,Tamilnadu

ALPHA, BETA AND GAMMA DIVERSITY OF FISHEDMARINE TAXA OF SOUTHWEST COAST OF INDIADURING 1970-2005

P U Zacharia*, K S Mohamed, T V Sathianandan, P K Asokan,P K Krishnakumar, K P Abdurahiman, R N Durgekar andV ShettigarCMFRI, Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu

REARING OF THE CTENOPHORE PLEUROBRACHIABACHEI

Joe K KizhakudanCMFRI, Chennai

MARKET INTEGRATION IN SHRIMP AND TUNA AMONGMAJOR COASTAL MARKETS OF INDIA

P Shinoj*, B Ganesh Kumar, R Sathiadhas and K K DattaNational Centre for Agricultural Economics and PolicyResearch, New Delhi

TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE AND METHODS INLOBSTER FISHING IN GUJARAT

Joe K Kizhakudan* and S K PatelCMFRI, Chennai

PRIMARY, SECONDARY AND TERTIARY SECTORS INMARINE FISHERIES: A SOCIOECONOMIC PROFILE

S Swathi Lekshmi*, H S Mahadevaswamy and LingappaCMFRI, Mangalore

MANAGEMENT OF BREEDING PRACTICES OF RUTILUSFRISII KUTUM MIGRATING TO TONEKABON RIVER(NORTH OF IRAN)

Mehdi Nikoo*, Bahram Falahatkar, Ali Hosseinpour Zelati,Ali Asadollahpour*Islamic Azad University of Ghaemshahr, Ghaemshahr, Iran

ORAL PRESENTATION : ES & MS

EASTERN ARABIAN SEA MARINE ECOSYSTEMS

V N Sanjeevan*, P Jasmine, B R Smitha, T Ganesh, P Sabuand T ShunmugarajCentre for Marine Living Resources and Ecology, Kochi

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1500-1510

1510-1520

1520-1530

1550-1600

1600-1610

1610-1620

1620-1630

1630-1640

1640-1650

1650-1700

1700-1710

1710-1720

TEMPORAL VARIATION IN THE ABUNDANCE ANDAVAILABILITY OF DEEPSEA FISHES IN THE INDIANEEZ BASED ON FISHERY SURVEY CRUISES OF FORVSAGAR SAMPADA

Sherine Sonia Cubelio* and B Madhusoodana KurupCochin University of Science and Technology, Cochin

DIVERSITY OF THE DEEPSEA FINFISH RESOURCES OFTHE INDIAN CONTINENTAL SLOPE

Hashim Manjebrayakath*, Divya Thankappan, A A Jayaprakashand U GangaCentral Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Cochin

EDIBLE OYSTER AND MUSSEL RESOURCES OFANDAMAN (INDIA) WATERS AND THE POTENTIALFOR SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

R Soundararajan*, R Thangavelu, P Krishnan, S Murugesanand P PoovannanAnna Nagar West, Chennai

SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL VARIATIONS IN SEAGRASSBIOMASS AND SHOOT DENSITY IN MINICOY LAGOON,LAKSHADWEEP, INDIA

M P Prabhakaran*, N G K Pillai and S Bijoy NandanCentral Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Kochi

ON THE NEED TO REGULATE THE THALLUVALAIFISHERY ALONG PALK BAY, SOUTHEAST COAST OFINDIA

M Rajamani* and A PalanichamyCMFRI, Mandapam Camp

STUDY ON MARINE COASTAL HABITATS ANDECOSYSTEMS FOR INTEGRATED COASTAL ZONEMANAGEMENT (ICZM) OF IRAN, BY GIS

Fereidoon Owfi*, Mahnaz RabbanihaIranian Fisheries Research Organization, Tehran, Iran

BENTHIC BIODIVERSITY IN DEVELOPED(PICHAVARAM) AND DEVELOPING MANGROVES(VELLAR ESTUARY), SOUTHEAST COAST OF INDIA

M Pravin Kumar*, R Krishnaprakash, S Elayaraja,P Murugesan and T T AjithkumarAnnamalai University, Parangipettai, Tamil Nadu

OCCURRENCE OF BLACK YEASTS IN INDIAN WATERS

Sreedevi N Kutty*, R Damodaran, I S Bright Singh andRosamma PhilipCochin University of Science and Technology, Kochi

DISTRIBUTION, ABUNDANCE AND BIODIVERSITY OFPERCHES IN ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR WATERS

V S Somvanshi, A Anrose, M K Sinha, A B Kar* andS K PattnayakFishery Survey of India, Port Blair

STOCK CHARACTERISTICS AND POPULATIONDYNAMICS OF HETEROCARPUS WOODMASONI

Radhika Rajasree, M Harikrishnan and B MadhusoodanaKurup*Cochin University of Science and Technology, Cochin

STANDARDIZATION OF POLYAMIDE MONOFILAMENTYARNS FOR FABRICATION OF GILLNET WITHREFERENCE TO PHYSICAL AND MECHANICALPROPERTIES

Saly N Thomas*, Baiju John and C KalidasCentral Institute of Fisheries Technology, Cochin

BIOPHYSICAL STATUS OF CORAL REEFS OF ANDAMANWATERS AND CONSERVATION PERSPECTIVES

R Soundararajan*, S Murugesan and P KrishnanAnna Nagar West, Chennai

ESO 07

ESO 08

ESO 09

ESO 10

ESO 11

ESO 12

ESO 13

ESO 14

ESO 15

ESO 16

MSO 01

MSO 02

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1720-1730

1730-1740

1740-1750

1750-1800

0900-1000

0900-1000

0900-1000

0900-1000

0900-1000

0900-1000

SOCIOECONOMIC TRANSFORMATION OF FISHINGCOMMUNITIES AFTER THE INDIAN OCEAN TSUNAMIOF 2004

Sangeetha K Prathap* and P P SajithaCochin University of Science and Technology, Kochi

OCEANIC TUNA RESOURCES IN ANDAMAN ANDNICOBAR WATERS AND ITS PRESENT STATUS

V S Somvanshi, A Anrose*, M K Sinha, A B Kar andS K PattnayakFishery Survey of India, Port Blair, Andaman & Nicobar Islands

OPPORTUNITIES OF COMMUNITY BASED FISHERIESMANAGEMENT IN ORISSA

Pranaya Kumar Parida* and K MuraliAFPRO, Bhubaneswar, Orissa

SOCIOECONOMIC APPRAISAL ON SECONDARY ANDTERTIARY SECTORS OF MARINE FISHERIES OFGUJARAT: A CASE STUDY

V P Vipinkumar*, G Mohanraj, K V Somasekharan Nair,P K Asokan and S GhoshCentral Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Cochin

MARINE FISHERY RESOURCES OF GUJARAT

Shubhadeep Ghosh*, Gulshad Mohammed, G Mohanraj andP K AsokanCMFRI, Veraval, Gujarat

STATUS OF BIVALVE FISHERY IN ENNORE ESTUARY

S N Sethi*, R Thangavelu and P PoovannanCMFRI, Chennai

MUSSEL RESOURCES AND FISHERY ALONG THE EASTCOAST OF INDIA

R Thangavelu*, T S Velayudhan, H Mohamad Kasim,P Poovannan and S N SethiCMFRI, Chennai

QUANTITATIVE CHANGES IN TRAWL LANDINGS ATKASIMEDU, CHENNAI DURING 1998-2007

G Mohanraj*, H Mohamad Kasim, Shoba Joe Kizhakudan,S Lakshmi Pillai, S N Sethi, R Thangavelu, S Mohan,P Thirumilu, S Rajapackiam, S Gomathy, P Poovannan,G Srinivasan and P VasuCMFRI, Chennai

SALINITY AND pH TOLERANCE BY THE MUDSPINYLOBSTER PANULIRUS POLYPHAGUS (HERBST, 1793)AND THE SAND LOBSTER THENUS ORIENTALIS (LUND,1793) HELD IN CAPTIVITY


EFFECT OF DIET ON GROWTH OF THE MUDSPINYLOBSTER PANULIRUS POLYPHAGUS (HERBST, 1793)AND THE SAND LOBSTER THENUS ORIENTALIS (LUND,1793) HELD IN CAPTIVITY


MSO 03

MSO 04

MSO 05

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MSP 09

MSP 10

MSP 11

MSP 12

MSP 13

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POSTER SESSION: MS & EA


DAY 2



0900-1000

0900-1000

0900-1000

0900-1000

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0900-1000

RESURRECTION AND PROSPECTS OF BRACKISHWATERCANAL FISHERY – A CASE STUDY

Madhumita Mukherjee*, Debasish Kumar Khatua andSandip Kumar MondalDepartment of Fisheries, Government of West Bengal, Pailan

ENDANGERED MARINE FISH SPECIES OF THE PERSIANGULF, IRANIAN WATERS

Fereidoon Owfi*, Mohammad Reza Fatemi, Abbas AliMotallebi and Brian CoadIranian Fisheries Research Organization, Tehran, Iran

GROWTH AND POPULATION DYNAMICS OF SHORT-NECK CLAM PAPHIA MALABARICA FROM DHARMADOMESTUARY, NORTH KERALA, SOUTHWEST COAST OFINDIA

Sujitha Thomas* and M NasserCMFRI, Mangalore, Karnataka

AN ANALYSIS OF ELASMOBRANCH FISHERY ATRAMESWARAM

Rekha J Nair*, S G Raje and E VivekanandanCentral Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Kochi

GEO-TEMPORAL DISTRIBUTION OF JUVENILE ANDADULT THREADFIN BREAM, NEMIPTERUS MESOPRIONIN THE TRAWL FISHERY OF KARNATAKA COAST

A P Dineshbabu*, Sujitha Thomas and E V RadhakrishnanCentral Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Mangalore

CATCH ESTIMATION OF HILSA IN WEST BENGAL: ANAPPROACH TOWARDS CONSERVATION

Madhumita Mukherjee, Chinmoy Chakraborty*,Saptarshi Mandal and Prasanta Kumar JanaDepartment of Fisheries, Government of West Bengal, Pailan

STUDIES ON SEASONAL VARIATIONS IN PENAEUSMONODON CULTURE

R Srinivas* and C ManjulathaAndhra University, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh

FISHERY AND BIOLOGY OF THE EDIBLE OYSTERCRASSOSTREA MADRASENSIS FROM THE UPPANARESTUARY, CUDDALORE

R Thangavelu*, P Poovannan and S N SethiCMFRI, Chennai

EFFECT OF GLYCINE, A FEED ATTRACTANT AFFECTINGGROWTH AND FEED CONVERSION OF JUVENILEBELUGA HUSO HUSO

A Hosseinpour Zelati*, M Nikoo, S A Hosseini and M SudagarMazandaran Jihad-Agriculture, Sari, Iran

DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION OF COASTAL ZONEMANAGEMENT PLAN - A CASE OF ACTION RESEARCHTHROUGH COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION

Nikita Gopal*, Krishna Srinath, S Balasubramaniam, P Pravinand S AshalethaCentral Institute of Fisheries Technology, Cochin

APPLICABILITY OF TURTLE EXCLUDER DEVICE INTRAWL NETS

G Sudhakara Rao*VUDA Colony, Mathurawada, Visakhapatnam

SIGNIFICANCE OF SMALL PELAGICS IN THE MARINEECOSYSTEM IN SUSTAINING THE STOCK AND FISHERYOF INDIAN SEAS

E M Abdussamad* and N G K PillaiCentral Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Kochi

MSP 14

MSP 15

MSP 16

MSP 17

MSP 18

MSP 19

MSP 20

MSP 21

MSP 22

MSP 23

MSP 24

MSP 25

0900-1000

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0900-1000

0900-1000

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0900-1000

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MAPPING SEAGRASS RESOURCES OF THE GULF OFMANNAR MARINE BIOSPHERE RESERVES

Susila*, T Thangaradjou, P Anantharaman and K SivakumarAnnamalai University, Parangipettai, Tamilnadu

BEAK LENGTH ANALYSIS OF UROTEUTHISDUVAUCELI (D’ORBIGNY, 1835 IN FÉRUSSAC ANDD’ORBIGNY, 1834-1848) AND STHENOTEUTHISOUALANIENSIS (LESSON, 1830 IN 1830-1831) OCCURRINGALONG NORTHWEST INDIAN EEZ

Sijo P Varghese* and V S SomvanshiFishery Survey of India, Mumbai

PLANKTON PRODUCTIVITY OF ANDAMAN WATERSDURING WINTER MONSOON

N V Madhu*, H Habeebrehman, M P Prabhakaran andR JyothibabuNational Institute of Oceanography, Kochi

ENVIRONMENTAL AND BIODIVERSITY STATUS OFTHE WETLAND ECOSYSTEMS OF INDIA AND WAYSFOR REJUVENATION

S Bijoy NandanCochin University of Science and Technology, Kochi

DISTRIBUTION OF MESOZOOPLANKTON IN THECOASTAL WATERS OF SUNDARBAN WETLAND,NORTHEASTERN BAY OF BENGAL, INDIA

Bhaskar Deb Bhattacharya*, Rosamma Stephen,Shuhei Nishida and Santosh Kumar SarkarUniversity of Calcutta, Kolkata

INFLUENCE OF PHYSIO-CHEMICAL PARAMETERS ONSEX RATIO AND SPAWNING OF GREEN TIGER PRAWNPENAEUS (PENAEUS) SEMISULCATUS DE HAAN ATPALK BAY AND GULF OF MANNAR

K Sivachandrabose* and C SuseelanThiruvalluvar University, Vellore, Tamil Nadu

MARINE BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION: A MYTH ORREALITY?

S BaluCentral Institute of Fisheries Nautical Engineering andTraining, Visakhapatnam

POPULATION VARIATION IN THE INDIAN CICHLID,ETROPLUS SURATENSIS (BLOCH) THE PEARLSPOT OFPENINSULAR INDIA

G P Mahobia*, K C George and E G SilasRegional Tasar Research Station, Jagdalpur, Bastar, Chhattisgarh

PRIMARY PRODUCTION AND NUTRIENT FLUXES IN AMICROTIDAL ESTUARY OF SEFID-ROOD RIVER(SOUTH CASPIAN SEA)

M R Rahimibashar*, S M R Fatemi, A Esmaili-shari,S A Nezami, V Alipoor and S M AlmasiIslamic Azad University, Lahijan, Iran

AEROBIC HETEROTROPHIC BACTERIAL DIVERSITYIN THE ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT IN THESOUTHWEST COAST OF INDIA

A Palavesam* and T SelvamohanManonmaniam Sundaranar University, Rajakkamangalam,Tamilnadu

COMPARISON OF DIFFERENT MULTI-SPECTRALSENSORS FOR MAPPING SMALL MANGROVE AREAS– A STUDY IN VAROLI ESTUARY, SOUTH GUJARAT

S Bhatt*, D G Shah and N DesaiThe Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara,Gujarat

TROPHIC LEVEL OF FISHES OCCURRING ALONG THEINDIAN COAST

E Vivekanandan*, S Gomathy and P ThirumiluCentral Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Cochin

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STATUS OF FISHERIES OF ANDROTT (LAKSHADWEEP)

K P Said Koya*, V A Kunhi Koya, A Anasu Koya and KMohammed KoyaCentral Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Cochin

COMPARISON OF BIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OFCUTTLEFISH EXPLOITED BY FAD-ASSISTED ANDUNASSISTED FISHING METHODSGeetha Sasikumar*, K Sunil Mohamed and D NagarajaCentral Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Mangalore,Karnataka

FUEL CONSUMPTION BY MOTORIZED FISHINGSECTOR IN ANDHRA PRADESH

J Charles Jeeva*, Nikita Gopal and G R UnnithanCentral Institute of Fisheries Technology, Cochin

RAY FISHERY BY TRAWLERS OFF CHENNAI ANDSOME ASPECTS OF BIOLOGY OF THE SCALY WHIPRAYHIMANTURA IMBRICATA (BLOCH & SCHNEIDER, 1801)

Shoba Joe Kizhakudan*, G Mohanraj, T Hameed Batcha andS RajapackiamCMFRI, Chennai

TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENT IN SHRIMPTRAWLING NECESSITATES LIFE-CYCLE BASEDRESOURCE MANAGEMENT FOR SUSTAINABLEPRODUCTION

A P Dineshbabu* and E V RadhakrishnanCentral Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Mangalore

ENHANCED CO-OPERATION AND COLLABORATIONFOR MEETING THE 2012 GLOBAL TARGET OFESTABLISHING A NETWORK OF MARINE AND COASTALPROTECTED AREAS IN SOUTH ASIA

Nishanthi Perera* and Kristian TelekiUniversity of Colombo, Colombo, Sri Lanka

POTENTIALLY HARMFUL DINOFLAGELLATES OF THEINDIAN EEZ

K B Padmakumar*, V N Sanjeevan and N R MenonCentre for Marine Living Resources and Ecology, Kochi

BIOMONITORING HEAVY METALS IN MARINEMACROALGAE FROM KUDANKULAM COAST, GULFOF MANNAR, INDIA

S Godwin Wesley, Y Lenin Raj* and K G VarugheseScott Christian College, Nagercoil, Tamil Nadu

STATUS AND CONSERVATION NEED OF CORAL REEFSIN GULF OF KACHCHH, GUJARAT, INDIA

Dishant Parasharya*, Deepak Apte and Geeta PadateBombay Natural History Society, Vadodara, Gujarat

BIOMASS AND PRODUCTIVITY OF SEAGRASS INANDAMAN AND NICOBAR GROUP OF ISLANDS

T Thangaradjou*, E Dilipan, E P Nobi and K SivakumarAnnamalai University, Parangipettai, Tamilnadu

ASSESSMENT AND MONITORING OF LAND ANDWATER RESOURCES FOR FISHERIES – A MICROLEVELSTUDY USING GIS

V Radhakrishnan NairCentral Institute of Fisheries Technology, Cochin

ORAL PRESENTATION : MS & EA

TECHNOLOGIES FOR RESPONSIBLE FISHING

M R Boopendranath* and P PravinCentral Institute of Fisheries Technology, Cochin

PRELIMINARY RESULTS OF TUNA TAGGING STUDIESCONDUCTED IN THE INDIAN EEZ

S Varghese* and V S SomvanshiFishery Survey of India, Mumbai

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AN ASSESSMENT OF THE LOW-VALUE BYCATCH INBOTTOM TRAWL LANDING AT KASIMEDU, CHENNAI

S Lakshmi Pillai*, Shoba Joe Kizhakudan, G Mohanraj,P Thirumilu, S Gomathy and P PoovannanCentral Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Cochin

INVESTIGATIONS ON THE TRAWL DISCARDS ALONGTHE MALABAR COAST

P P Manojkumar* and K K PhiliposeCentral Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Calicut

YELLOWFIN TUNA FISHERY OF ANDHRA PRADESH,EAST COAST OF INDIA

Prathibha Rohit* and K RammohanCentral Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Visakhapatnam,Andhra Pradesh

USE OF DIFFERENT SAMPLING STRATEGIES FOR THEESTIMATION OF MARINE FISH LANDINGS: A STUDYBASED ON LANDINGS DATA FROM NEENDAKARAFISHERIES HARBOUR, KERALA, INDIA

K G Mini* and M KumaranCentral Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Cochin

SENSITIVITY OF GIS-BASED INTERPOLATIONTECHNIQUES IN ASSESSING WATER QUALITYPARAMETERS OF PORT BLAIR BAY, A & N ISLANDS

Dilip Kumar Jha*, Anup Das, N Saravanane, A K Abdul Nazarand R KirubagaranNational Institute of Ocean Technology, Port Blair, A & NIslands

ECOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS ASSOCIATED WITHTHE POLAR BRYOZOANS

Soja Louis* and N R MenonCochin University of Science and Technology, Kochi

CHANGES IN DOMINANCE IN MARINE FISH LANDINGSOF COMMERCIALLY IMPORTANT SPECIES IN KERALAAND KARNATAKA PREDICTED THROUGH MARKOVCHAIN ANALYSIS

T V Sathianandan*, K S Mohamed, P U Zacharia, P K Asokan,P K Krishnakumar, K P Abdurahiman, S Veena andRavi DurgekarCentral Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Kochi

GASTROPOD DISTRIBUTION, DIVERSITY ANDDISCARDS IN TRAWL FISHERY ALONG THE COAST OFKARNATAKA, WEST COAST OF INDIA

Sujitha Thomas*, A P Dineshbabu, Geetha Sasikumar,E V Radhakrishnan and G D NatarajCentral Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Mangalore

REPRODUCTION OF OCTOPUS AEGINA IN MANDAPAMWATERS

Boby Ignatius* and M SrinivasanCentral Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Kochi

MODELLING MARINE FISHERIES OF SOUTHWESTCOAST OF INDIA: COMPARISON OF EXPONENTIALSMOOTHING, ARIMA AND ARTIFICIAL NEURALNETWORK MODELS

M Srinath*, Somy Kuriakose and K G MiniCentral Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Kochi

STATUS OF THREATENED AND PROTECTED SPECIESTRADE IN THE MARINE FISHERY SECTOR OF INDIA

B M Praveen Kumar* and Sajan JohnWildlife Institute of India, Dehradun, Uttarakhand

MARINE FISH LANDINGS IN INDIA- A MULTIVARIATECLUSTERING OF SPATIAL FOUNTAINHEADS

Somy Kuriakose* and J JayasankarCentral Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Cochin

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BIODIVERSITY OF STRESSED FISHING ZONES INKERALA AND KARNATAKA AND IDENTIFICATION OFMARINE PROTECTED AREAS

K S Mohamed*, T V Sathianandan, P K Krishnakumar,P U Zacharia, P K Asokan, K P Abdurahiman, R N Durgekarand V ShettigarCentral Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Kochi

IMPACT OF RIVER DISCHARGE ON PHYSICOCHEMICALCHARACTERISTICS AND PRODUCTIVITY OF COASTALWATERS IN THE VICINITY OF THE BARMOUTH OFRIVER BHADAR AT NAVIBANDAR (GUJARAT)

Shoba Joe Kizhakudan*, Joe K Kizhakudan, D Prema andH M BhintCMFRI, Chennai

SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL DISTRIBUTIONS OFCOMMERCIAL FISHERIES RESOURCES ALONG THEINDIAN COAST

J Jayasankar*, Somy Kuriakose and E VivekanandanCentral Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Kochi

TEMPORAL PATTERNS IN CEPHALOPOD LANDINGSAND APPLICATION OF NON-EQUILIBRIUMPRODUCTION MODEL TO THE CEPHALOPOD FISHERYOF KARNATAKA

Geetha Sasikumar*, K Sunil Mohamed and D NagarajaCentral Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Mangalore

FORMATION OF PERSISTENT AND NON-PERSISTENTMUDBANKS OFF KERALA

A C Dinesh* and C JayaprakashGeological Survey of India, Mangalore

CRAB FISHERY OFF KOZHIKODE (KERALA),SOUTHWEST COAST OF INDIA WITH SPECIALREFERENCE TO THE POPULATION CHARACTERISTICSAND STOCK ASSESSMENT OF PORTUNUSSANGUINOLENTUS

P T SaradaCentral Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Kozhikode

SEDIMENTATION PATTERN IN PIROTAN REEF, GULFOF KUCHCHH, INDIA: A CASE STUDY

Nayruti S Bhattji* and Nandini Ray ChaudhuryM S University of Baroda, Vadodara, Gujarat

SPATIO-TEMPORAL VARIATION IN PHYSICOCHEMICALPROPERTIES OF COASTAL WATERS OF KALPAKKAM,SOUTHEAST COAST OF INDIA

A K Mohanty*, S Biswas, U Natesan, M V R Prasad andK K SatpathyIndira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research, Kalpakkam,Tamil Nadu

IDENTIFICATION OF MARICULTURE SITES INANDAMAN GROUP OF ISLANDS, INDIA USING REMOTESENSING AND GIS TECHNOLOGIES - A PILOT STUDY

E P Nobi*, T Thangaradjou, K Sivakumar and E DilipanAnnamalai University, Parangipettai, Tamilnadu

HYDROLOGICAL CONDITIONS OF SEAGRASS BEDS INPALK BAY AND GULF OF MANNAR, SOUTHEASTCOAST OF INDIA

Bindu Sulochanan*, A K Kumaraguru and Laxman ShankarKorabuCentral Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Mandapam Camp,Tamilnadu

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SEMIDIURNAL VARIATIONS AND NET TRANSPORT OFSOME CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL CONSTITUENTSIN A TROPICAL ESTUARYM Rafeeq*, K H Fausia, Shivaprasad and K R MuraleedharanNational Institute of Oceanography, Kochi

DISTRIBUTION OF MEIOBENTHOS IN AND AROUNDTHE INDIAN OCEAN SECTOR OF SOUTHERN OCEANP R Anil Kumar*, Nandini Menon, K U Abdul Jaleel, EldosP Mani, Nousher Khan, V N Sanjeevan and Rosamma PhilipCochin University of Science and Technology, Kochi

SPATIAL AND BATHYMETRICAL DISTRIBUTION OFDEEPSEA PERCIFORM FISHES FROM SOUTHWESTCOAST OF INDIAS Venu * and B Madhusoodana KurupPondicherry University, Port Blair, Andamans

DEEPSEA CHONDRICHTHYANS - A STUDY AT COCHINFISHERIES HARBOUR, KERALA, INDIAK V Akhilesh*, U Ganga, N G K Pillai, Hashim Manjebrayakath,K K Bineesh and C P Rajool ShanisCentral Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Cochin

ANTHROPOGENIC THREATS TO THE MARINEECOSYSTEM WITH SPECIAL EMPHASIS TO THE REEFECOSYSTEMM Kathiresan*, P Santhanam, S Aanand and K SivakumarBharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, Tamilnadu

ANALYSIS OF SURVEY DATA OF NEMIPTERUSJAPONICUS CAUGHT ALONG THE WEST COAST OFINDIA USING R-PACKAGE

D K Gulati* and V S SomvanshiFishery Survey of India, Mumbai

PHYSICOCHEMICAL CHARACTERS AND TRACEMETALS IN THE SURFACE WATERS OF INNERSHELFOF BAY OF BENGAL OFF CHENNAI, INDIA

R Kannan*, V Kannan, V Ram Mohan, S Srinivasalu andM JayaprakashUniversity of Madras, Chennai

DISTRIBUTION AND ABUNDANCE OF DEEP SEAFISHES ALONG THE WEST COAST OF INDIA

B Madhusoodana KurupCochin University of Science and Technology, Cochin

DISTRIBUTION AND ABUNDANCE OF THE DEEPSEAFISH FAMILIES PHOTICHTYIDAE ANDSTERNOPTYCHIDAE IN THE INDIAN EEZ

Vimala Persis*, P K Karuppasamy, S Balu, Simmy George,N G Menon and K BalachandranMadras Christian College, Tambaram, Chennai

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POSTER SESSION : EA, OP & CC


DAY 3



ASSESSING ESTUARINE BIOFILM BACTERIALDIVERSITY BY 16S RNA CLONE LIBRARY-AMETAGENOMIC APPROACH

M K Vidhya, Santhya C Nair, S L Geetha and K HarikrishnanRajiv Gandhi Centre of Biotechnology, Trivandrum

BIOTECHNOLOGICAL APPROACH IN ENVIRONMENTALIMPACT ASSESSMENT FOR COASTAL AQUACULTURE

S G YeragiK J Somaiya College of Science and Commerce, Mumbai

THE BIOACTIVE COMPOUNDS OF LATEX OFCALOTROPIS GIGANTEA ON ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITYIN DIFFERENT FISHES

Kadem Ramudu* and Kanuru Sree LathaTagore Arts College, Puducherry

GROWTH RESPONSES OF PENAEUS MONODON UNDERSEMI-INTENSIVE AND TRADITIONAL CULTURESYSTEMS

Cilla Abraham* and C K RadhakrishnanCUSAT, Kochi

OCCURRENCE OF THE INVASIVE MUSSEL MUSCULISTASENHOUSIA IN THE COCHIN BACKWATERS

K Shiny Sreedhar* and C K RadhakrishnanCochin University of Science and Technology, Cochin

EVALUATION OF ANALGESIC AND ANTI-INFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY OF RAY FISH CARTILAGE

V Ravitchandirane* and T SheelaCentre for Post-Graduate Studies, Puducherry

ECOFRIENDLY FATTENING OF MUD CRAB: ANAPPROACH OF AQUASILVICULTURE IN MANGROVEENVIRONMENT OF ANDAMAN ISLANDS

J Santhanakumar*, A K Abdul Nazar, N V Vinithkumar andR KirubagaranNational Institute of Ocean Technology, Port Blair, A&N Islands

EFFECT OF FISHING AND AQUACULTURE ON COASTALECOSYSTEM

Naciye Erdoðan, Ertuð Düzgüneþ and Nazlý Kasapoðlu*Odü Fatsa Deniz Bilimleri Fakültesi, Balýkçýlýk TeknolojisiMühendisliði Bölümü 52400, Ordu, Turkey

PROXIMATE COMPOSITION OF SELECTED SPECIESOF DEEP SEA FISHES OF INDIAN EEZ

R Remya* and B Madhusoodana KurupCochin University of Science and Technology, Cochin

LIFE HISTORY TRAITS OF DEEP SEA FISHES OF THEFAMILY CHLOROPHTHALMIDAE WITH SPECIALREFERENCE TO CHLOROPHTHALMUSNIGROMARGINATUS FROM THE SOUTHWEST COASTOF INDIA

S Venu*, Sherine Sonia Cubelio and B Madhusoodana KurupCochin University of Science and Technology, Cochin

DIETARY COMPOSITION OF THE SAILFISHISTIOPHORUS PLATYPTERUS SHAW AND NODDER,1792 FROM PARANGIPETTAI, SOUTHEAST COAST OFINDIA

V Ravi* and V SekarAnnamalai University, Parangipettai, Tamil Nadu

CORRELATION BETWEEN COLOURED DISSOLVEDORGANIC MATTER (C-DOM) AND PHYTOPLANKTONPRODUCTIVITY

N Nandini Menon*Cochin University of Science & Technology, Cochin

LENGTH-WEIGHT RELATIONSHIP OF VINCIGUERRIANIMBARIA AND V LUCETIA

Vimala Persis*, P K Karuppasamy, S Balu, Simmy George,N G Menon and K BalachandranMadras Christian College, Tambaram, Chennai

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SEA-CAGE CULTURE OF BIGEYE TREVALLY CARANXSEXFASCIATUS QUOY & GAIMARD, 1825 IN VIZHINJAMBAY, SOUTHWEST COAST OF INDIA

M K Anil*, B Raju, Jose Kingsly, K T Thomas andA UdayakumarCentral Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Vizhinjam, Kerala

EFFECT OF DIETARY SALT ON SURVIVAL ANDGROWTH OF ASIAN SEA BASS (LATES CALCARIFERBLOCH) FINGERLINGS REARED IN FRESHWATER

A Jesu Arockiaraj* and S AppelbaumThe Jacob Blaustein Institute for Desert Research, Ben-GurionUniversity of the Negev, Sde Boker Campus 84990, Israel

SERINE PROTEASE ENZYME INHIBITOR FROM MARINEBACTERIA: IMPLICATIONS FOR INHIBITION OFMICROBIAL GROWTH

K Sapna*, P P Manzur Ali, Abraham Mathew and K K ElyasCochin University of Science and Technology, Cochin

MESOPELAGIC ORGANISMS FROM THE DEEPSCATTERING LAYER OF CENTRAL ARABIAN SEADURING THE SUMMER MONSOON

P K Karuppasamy, V Divya, A Biju, K R Muraleedharan* andN V MadhuNational Institute of Oceanography, Kochi

GENETIC MANIPULATION TO COMBAT CLIMATECHANGE

Jyothi V. MalliaMalad Highway View CHS, Malad (E), Mumbai

SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE CHANGES ANDDISTRIBUTION SHIFTS OF INDIAN MACKERELRASTRELLIGER KANAGURTA

P K Asokan*, P K Krishnakumar and Shubhadeep GhoshCentral Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Kochi

STUDIES ON BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION OFCOPEPOD OITHONA RIGIDA GIESBRECHT COMPAREDWITH ROTIFER BRACHIONUS PLICATILIS ANDBRANCHIOPOD ARTEMIA NAUPLII

P Santhanam and P PerumalBharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu

ANTI-RHIZOCTONIA ACTIVITY OF STREPTOMYCESLIENOMYCINI, A MARINE ISOLATE

T Ganesan*, A Venkatesan, D Rajarajan, P Murugananthan andG NarchonaiTagore Arts College, Pondicherry

ANTIMICROBIAL PEPTIDES FROM MARINE FISHES

G Rameshkumar*, S Ravichandran, T T Ajith Kumar andT ShunmugarajAnnamalai University, Parangipettai, Tamil Nadu

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN SELF-HELP GROUPS IN THE MARINE SECTOR IN ORISSA:ROLE OF BANK CREDIT

Nirupama PandaCentral Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture, Bhubaneswar,Orissa

LIVELIHOOD SECURITY AND ENTREPRENEUROPPORTUNITIES IN COASTAL FISHERIES OF ANDHRAPRADESH

K KamalrajNational Institute of Fisheries Post-Harvest Technology &Training, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh

MARINE FUNGI AS SOURCE OF ß GLUCOSIDASEENZYME FOR BIOETHANOL PRODUCTION

Abraham Mathew*, K K Elyas, S Rajeev Kumar and K SapnaCochin University of Science and Technology, Cochin

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IMPACT OF EXTREME CLIMATIC EVENTS ONBRACKISHWATER AQUACULTURE

M Muralidhar*, B P Gupta, M Jayanthi, M Krishnan and AG PonniahCentral Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture, Chennai

OPTIONS ON FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE FORCOPING WITH CLIMATE CHANGE IN INDIA

E Vivekanandan* and M RajagopalanCentral Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Cochin

RESPONSE OF OIL SARDINE OF KERALA WITHSPECIAL REFERENCE TO EXTREME OCEANOGRAPHICEVENTS

K J Thara*, Phiros Shah and R SajeevCochin University of Science and Technology, Kochi

CLIMATE CHANGE ON OCEAN, COASTAL ECOSYSTEMAND SMALL ISLANDS — A DEVELOPMENTALAPPROACH

J Sundaresan*, A L Ramanathan, S Sreekesh, M A A Khanand Prakash ChandNational Institute of Science Communication and InformationResources, New Delhi

CARBON CREDITS FOR THE SEAWEED WEALTH OFINDIAN COAST: OBSERVATION AND PROJECTION

P Kaladharan*, S Veena and E VivekanandanVisakhapatnam Regional Centre of CMFRI, Visakhapatnam

THE POTENTIAL IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ONBIOLOGY AND FISHERY OF SHRIMPS IN INDIANWATERS

E V Radhakrishnan* and A P DineshbabuCentral Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Cochin

EFFECT OF TEMPERATURE AND NUTRIENTS ONGROWTH OF MARINE ALGAE

B Jasper, Joe K Kizhakudan*, E Vivekanandan andH Mohamad KasimCMFRI, Chennai

GLOBAL WARMING, CLIMATE CHANGE AND CORALREEF BLEACHING

Zahra Khoshnood * and Reza KhoshnoodInternational Campus of Tarbiat Modares University, Noor,Mazandaran, Iran

MINIMIZING THE GLOBAL WARMING EFFECTS ONMARINE ENVIRONMENT

Zahra Khoshnood*, Reza Khoshnood and Saeedeh MosaferInternational Campus of Tarbiat Modares University, Noor,Mazandaran, Iran

THE CORAL REEF ECOSYSTEMS IN INDIAN WATERS:STATUS, DIVERSITY AND THREATSM. Hussain Ali* and K. VijayakumaranCranes Software Ltd., Bangalore

ORAL PRESENTATION : CC; EA & OP

Keynote Address

IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON MARINEECOSYSTEMS AND FISHERIES

K M BranderDTU Aqua, Denmark

IS ARABIAN SEA RESPONDING TO GLOBAL WARMINGAND UNDERGOING A CLIMATE SHIFT?

S Prasanna Kumar*, Raj P Roshin, Jaya Narvekar, P K DineshKumar and E VivekanandanNational Institute of Oceanography, Goa

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RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CLIMATIC VARIABLES, ANDOIL SARDINE AND INDIAN MACKEREL LANDINGS INKERALA: A MULTIVARIATE MODELLING INQUIRY

E Vivekanandan, J Jayasankar* and K RatheesanCentral Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Kochi

TEMPORAL CHANGES IN THE CLIMATIC ANDOCEANOGRAPHIC VARIABLES OFF KERALA

E Vivekanandan, K Ratheesan, U Manjusha, R Remya* andT V AmbroseCentral Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Kochi

DISTRIBUTIONAL VARIABILITY OFPHYSICOCHEMICAL PARAMETERS IN AZHEEKODEESTUARY, KERALA

M Joyni Jacob* and B Madhusoodana KurupCochin University of Science and Technology, Cochin

STUDY AND IDENTIFICATION OF PHYTOPLANKTONSPECIES IN TAJAN ESTUARY IN A SOUTH CASPIANSEA BASIN

Maryam Shapoori* and Arash JavanshirIslamic Azad University- Savadkooh Branch, Iran

HARD CORAL DIVERSITY ALONG THE SOUTHWESTCOAST OF INDIA

S Jasmine*, Rani Mary George, Mary Manisseri andJose KingsleyCMFRI, Vizhinjam, Thiruvananthapuram

LIFE HISTORY TRAITS AND LENGTH-WEIGHTRELATIONSHIP OF SELECTED DEEPSEA FISHESINHABITING THE CONTINENTAL SLOPE BEYOND 400m DEPTH OFF WESTCOAST OF INDIA

B Madhusoodhana Kurup and V M Divya*Cochin University of Science and Technology, Cochin

Keynote Address

SCOPE FOR RESEARCH ON SPAWN BIOLOGY OFTELEOSTEAN FISHES

T J PandianMadurai Kamaraj University, Madurai

PCR APPROACH FOR FOOLPROOF GENDERIDENTIFICATION OF MARINE MAMMALS

P Jayasankar* and B AnoopCentral Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture, Bhubaneswar

BREEDING AND LARVICULTURE OF THE SAPPHIREDEVIL DAMSELFISH CHRYSIPTERA CYANEA

G Gopakumar*, I Santhosi and N RamamurthyCentral Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Mandapam Camp,Tamil Nadu

A RESEARCH REVIEW ON COPEPODS AS LIVE FEEDFOR LARVICULTURE OF MARINE FINFISHES

G Gopakumar* and P VijayagopalCentral Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Mandapam Camp,Tamil Nadu

EFFICACY OF SEAWEED PRODUCTS ON GROWTHAND RESISTANCE TO WHITESPOT SYNDROME VIRUSIN THE SHRIMP PENAEUS MONODON POSTLARVAE

G Immanuel*, M Sivagnanavelmurugan, P Iyapparaj,R Ramasubburayan and A PalavesamM S University, Rajakkamangalam, Tamilnadu

ENRICHMENT OF EICOSAPENTANOIC ACIDCONCENTRATES FROM SARDINE OIL BY BACTERIAL(BACILLUS CIRCULANS) LIPASE ISOLATED FROMSEAWEED TURBINARAIA CONOIDES

Kajal Chakraborty*, P Vijayagopal, K K Vijayan andI RajendranCentral Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Cochin

CCO 09

CCO 10

EAO 16

EAO 17

EAO 18

EAO 19

OPO 01

OPO 02

OPO 03

OPO 04

OPO 05

OPO 06

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SPONTANEOUS SPAWNING OF EPINEPHELUS TAUVINA(FORSSKAL) IN CAPTIVITY

Grace MathewCentral Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Kochi

ANTIBIOTIC PRODUCTION BY MARINE FUNGI FROMTHE SLOPE SEDIMENTS OF ARABIAN SEAS

L Smitha, Neil Scolastine Corraya and Rosamma Philip*Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kochi

AN EXPERIMENTAL POLYCULTURE OF PEARL OYSTER(PINCTADA FUCATA), SEAWEED (KAPPAPHYCUSALVAREZII) AND ASIAN SEABASS (LATES CALCARIFER)IN CAGE OFF VISAKHAPATNAM

Biswajit Dash*, Suresh Kumar Mojjada and G Syda RaoCentral Marine Fisheries Research Institute,Visakhapatnam,Andhra Pradesh

MOLECULAR CLONING AND CHARACTERIZATION OFcDNA OF GONAD INHIBITING HORMONE (GIH) OFBLACK TIGER SHRIMP PENAEUS MONODON FROMINDIAN WATERS

Reynold Peter*, K K Vijayan, C P Balasubramanian,D L Mohanlal and I S Bright SinghCentral Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Kochi

ACCLIMATION AND GROWTH OF HATCHERYPRODUCED FALSE CLOWN AMPHIPRION OCELLARISTO SURROGATE ANEMONES

K Madhu*, Rema Madhu and K M VenugopalanCentral Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Kochi

SEX CHANGE OF HATCHERY PRODUCED AMPHIPRIONOCELLARIS: INFLUENCE OF MATING SYSTEMREMOVAL ON GONAD MATURATION AND NESTINGSUCCESS

Rema Madhu*, K Madhu and K M VenugopalanCentral Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Kochi

BIOACTIVE STUDIES ON KAPPAPHYCUS ALVAREZIIAGAINST BACTERIAL PATHOGENS ISOLATED FROMINFECTED MARINE ORNAMENTAL FISHES

N B Dhayanithi*, T T Ajith Kumar, P Murugesan andT BalasubramanianAnnamalai University, Parangipettai, Tamil Nadu

ISOLATION, CHARACTERIZATION AND BIOLOGICALACTIVITIES OF TOXIC COMPOUNDS FROM THE SEAANEMONES HETERACTICS MAGNIFICA [QUOY ANDGAIMARD, 1833] AND STICODACTYLA MERTENSII[BRANDT, 1835]

Swagat Ghosh*, C R Delma and T T Ajith KumarAnnamalai University, Parangipettai, Tamil Nadu

ISOLATION OF MULTIPLE ENZYME PRODUCINGBACTERIA (BACILLUS SUBTILIS) FROM THEPOLYCHAETE, PERINEREIS CULTRIFERA

S Elayaraja*, R Krishnaprakash, M Pravin Kumar,P Murugesan and T T Ajith KumarAnnamalai University, Parangipettai, Tamil Nadu

IMMUNOSTIMULANTS IN THE IMMUNE RESPONSEOF PENAEUS MONODON (FABRICIUS)

K Sivakumar*, S Felix, R Saravanan and M KathiresanFisheries College and Research Institute, Thoothukkudi,Tamilnadu

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY OF MARINEACTINOMYCETES AGAINST HUMAN PATHOGENS

Mannangatti Krishnaraj* and Narayanasamy MathivananUniversity of Madras, Guindy Campus, Chennai

OPO 07

OPO 08

OPO 09

OPO 10

OPO 11

OPO 12

OPO 13

OPO 14

OPO 15

OPO 16

OPO 17

1520-1530

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MARICULTURE OF KAPPAPHYCUS ALVAREZII ALONGMALABAR COAST, KERALA

Gulshad Mohammed* and A AnasukoyaCentral Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Veraval, Gujarat

THE IMPACT OF LATEX OF CALOTROPIS GIGANTEA(LR) B R ON POSTLARVAE OF PENAEUS INDICUS

Kadem Ramudu and V M Preetha Kumari*Tagore Arts College, Puducherry

FEEDING ELASTICITY OF PLANKTONIC COPEPODPSEUDODIAPTOMUS ANNANDALEI (COPEPODA:CALANOIDA)

C K Haridevi*, Honey U K Pillai, Vineetha Gopinath,K K Balachandran and C RevichandranNational Institute of Oceanography, Kochi

ISOLATION, PURIFICATION AND PARTIALCHARACTERISATION OF VIBRIOPHAGES FROMMANGROVE ECOSYSTEM

Linda Louis*, Jeena Augustine and Sarita G BhatCochin University of Science and Technology, Cochin

DYNAMICS OF GROUP FORMATION, DECISIONMAKING AND PERFORMANCE OF WOMEN SHGSAMONG FISHERS

Nikita Gopal*, V Geethalakshmi, J Charles Jeeva,S Balasubramaniam, R Parvathy and M NasserCentral Institute of Fisheries Technology, Cochin

ISOLATION OF A NOVEL PROTEASE GENE USINGMETAGENOMIC APPROACH

Helvin Vincent*, S Smitha and Sarita G BhatCochin University of Science and Technology, Cochin

CHARACTERISATION AND DIVERSITY OFPOLYHYDROXYALKANOATES PRODUCING VIBRIOSINHABITING MARINE BENTHIC ENVIRONMENTS

S Raghul Subin*, Siju M Varghese, M K Satheesh Kumar andSarita G BhatCochin University of Science and Technology, Cochin

EDIBLE OYSTER CULTURE – AN ALTERNATIVELIVELIHOOD FOR POVERTY STRICKEN PEOPLE OFSUNDARBANS WETLAND

Madhumita Mukherjee*, Shibdas Basu, Debajit Chakrabortyand Abhijit MitraDepartment of Fisheries, Govt. of West Bengal, Pailan,Kolkata

MEDICINAL VALUE AND ANTIMICROBIAL PROPERTIESOF INDIAN MANGROVES: SCOPE FOR DISEASEMANAGEMENT IN AQUACULTURE

D Linga Prabu*, N Jayakumar and S Arun SudhagarFisheries College and Research Institute, Thoothukudi,Tamilnadu

TRENDS IN THE ABUNDANCE INDICES OF LARGEPELAGICS IN THE EXPLORATORY LONGLINESURVEYS: AN INDICATION OF OVEREXPLOITATIONIN THE INDIAN OCEAN

V S Somvanshi*, S Varghese, P C Rao and Sijo P VargheseFishery Survey of India, Mumbai

INDUCTION OF PERIPHERAL ERYTHROCYTICNUCLEAR LESIONS IN THE ASIAN CICHLID, ETROPLUSSURATENSIS (BLOCH) BY CADMIUM

M Muruganandam* and I D GuptaCentral Soil and Water Conservation Research and TrainingInstitute, Dehra Dun

OPP 17

OPP 18

OPP 19

OPP 20

OPP 21

OPP 22

OPP 23

OPP 24

OPP 25

EHP 01

EHP 02

0900-0940

0900-0940

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POSTER SESSION : OP & EH


DAY 4DAY 4



EHP 03

EHP 04

EHP 05

EHP 06

EHP 07

EHP 08

EHP 09

EHP 10

EHP 11

EHP 12

EHP 13

EHP 14

EHP 15

0900-0940

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0900-0940

STUDIES ON POPULATION STRUCTURE, BURROWINGNATURE AND TOXICITY OF HEAVY METALS TODONAX SPP. FROM GULF OF MANNAR AND PALK BAYCOAST

C Archana Devi*, L Palanikumar and A K KumaraguruMadurai Kamaraj University, Ramanathapuram, Tamilnadu

ESTIMATION OF VIRAL ABUNDANCE IN COCHINBACKWATERS BY EPIFLUORESCENT MICROSCOPY

Breezy Jacob*, J J Dhanya and Ammini ParvathiNational Institute of Oceanography, Cochin

THREATENED SPECIES IN THE MARINE ECOSYSTEMOF YEMEN

Akram Alkershi*Faculty of Sciences, Sana’a University, Sana’a, Yemen

STUDY ON MEIOFAUNA OF EARTHQUAKE AFFECTEDINTERTIDAL AREA OF PORT BLAIR, ANDAMAN ISLAND

P M Mohan and P Dhivya*Pondicherry University, Port Blair

LEAD CONCENTRATION IN EDIBLE FISHES FROMSOUTHERN IRAN

Reza Khoshnood*, N. Jaafarzadeh Haghighi and Z. KhoshnoodEnvironmental Science, Ahvaz, Iran

DISTRIBUTION OF BACTERIOPLANKTON IN THEINDIAN OCEAN SECTOR OF SOUTHERN OCEAN

K K Bineesh*, V N Sanjeevan, Rosamma Philip, K U AbdulJaleel and Nousher KhanCentral Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Cochin

HYDROGRAPHY AND HEAVY METAL CONCENTRATIONIN UPPANAR ESTUARY, NAGAPATINAM COAST, INDIA

R Sankar and G AnanthanAnnamalai University, Parangipettai, Tamilnadu

DESTRUCTION OF SPAWNS IN SUNDARBANSDAMAGING COASTAL MANGROVE ECOSYSTEM

Mahua DasBhawanipur Education Society College, Calcutta

FATE OF PLASTIC IN THE MARINE ENVIRONMENTAND THEIR POSSIBLE EFFECT ON MARINE BIOTA

S Aanand*, M Kathiresan and P SanthanamBharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, Tamilnadu

POST-TSUNAMI IMPACT ON COPEPOD DIVERSITY INMUTTUKADU BACKWATERS NEAR CHENNAI

R Ramanibai* and J ChitraUniversity of Madras, Gunidy Campus, Chennai

BIOACCUMULATION OF HEAVY METALS IN SOMECOMMERCIAL FISHES OF THE PERSIAN GULF, IRAN

Z. Khoshnood* and Reza KhoshnoodEnvironmental Science, Ahvaz, Iran

DIVERSITY OF POSTLARVAE OF LUTJANIDAE ALONGTHE SOUTHWEST COAST OF INDIA

S G Vincent*, S R Flanet Raj and S G Prakash VincentInstitute of Fish Eggs and Larvae Studies, Kuzhithurai,Tamilnadu

EGGS, LARVAE AND JUVENILES OF TRICHIURIDFISHES TRICHIURUS LEPTURUS (LINNAEUS,1758),LEPTURACANTHUS SAVALA (CUVIER,1827) ANDEUPLEUROGRAMMUS GLOSSODON (BLEEKER, 1860)FROM THE INSHORE WATERS OF SOUTHWEST COASTOF INDIA

S G Vincent*, S R Flanet Raj and S G Prakash VincentInstitute of Fish Eggs and Larvae Studies, Kuzhithurai,Tamilnadu

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EHP 16

EHO 01

EHO 02

EHO 03

EHO 04

EHO 05

EHO 06

EHO 07

EHO 08

EHO 09

EHO 10

0900-0940

0940-1010

1010-1020

1020-1030

1030-1040

1040-1050

1050-1100

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1110-1120

1130-1140

1140-1150

BIOAVAILABILITY OF HEAVY METALS IN WATER,SEDIMENTS AND FISH SPECIES FROM KAATTUPPALLIISLAND, SOUTHEAST COAST OF INDIA

S Rajesh Kumar and N Munuswamy*University of Madras, Guindy Campus, Chennai

ORAL PRESENTATION : EH

Keynote Address

THE HEALTH OF THE MARINE ECOSYSTEMS – KEY TOSUSTAINABILITY OF BIODIVERSITY, ECOSYSTEMGOODS AND SERVICES

P S B R James*Kammanahalli P.O., St. Thomas Town, Bangalore

TROPHIC LEVEL AND MEAN TROPHIC INDEX OF FISHFAUNA ASSOCIATED WITH TRAWL BYCATCH OFKERALA, SOUTHWEST COAST OF INDIA

A Biju Kumar* and G R DeepthiUniversity of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram

SEASONAL ALGAL BLOOM AND WATER QUALITY INTHE COASTAL KERALA DURING SOUTHWESTMONSOON USING IN SITU AND SATELLITE DATA

R K Sarangi* and Gulshad MohammedSpace Applications Center (ISRO), Ahmedabad

DEGRADATION OF NATURAL BEDS OF OYSTER BYANTHROPOGENIC ACTIVITIES AT ENNORE ESTUARY,CHENNAI

R Thangavelu*, S N Sethi, H M Kasim and P PoovannanCMFRI, Chennai

OPEN SEA FARMING OF KAPPAPHYCUS ALVAREZII OFFCOCHIN AND ITS IMPACT ON ENVIRONMENT

Reeta Jayasankar, A Kanagam, Pathik Chandra Mishra andC SeemaCentral Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Kochi

OCCURRENCE AND BIOACCUMULATION OF TRACEELEMENTS BY BENTHIC POLYCHAETES FROMSUNDERBAN MANGROVE WETLANDS, WEST BENGAL

M A Alam*, A Gomes and S K Sarkar*University of Calcutta, Kolkata

TOWARDS AN ECOSYSTEM APPROACH TO LONGLINEFISHERIES OF THE INDIAN EEZ: IMPACT ON SHARKSAND SEA TURTLES

V S Somvanshi*, S Varghese and Sijo P VargheseFishery Survey of India, Mumbai

ALGAL BLOOMS ALONG THE COASTAL WATERS OFSOUTHWEST INDIA DURING 2005-08

M G Sanilkumar*, K B Padmakumar, N R Menon,K J Joseph, V N Sanjeevan and A V SarammaCochin University of Science and Technology, Kochi

IMPACT OF TSUNAMI ON THE ECOLOGY ANDDISTRIBUTION OF BRINE SHRIMPS (BRANCHIOPODA:ANOSTRACA) IN THE SALT PANS OF VEDARANYAM,TAMIL NADU, INDIA: A CASE STUDY

Dola Bhattacharjee*, S Sivagnanam and N MunuswamyAnnamalai University, Parangipettai, Tamil Nadu

BLOOM OF NOCTILUCA SCINTILLANS IN GULF OFMANNAR, SOUTHEAST COAST OF INDIA

G Gopakumar*, Bindu Sulochanan and V VenkatesanCentral Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Mandapam

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EHO 11

EHO 12

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TEMPORAL PATTERNS IN BIODIVERSITY AND HEALTHSTATUS OF PALK BAY REEF CORALS

Sandhya Sukumaran, Rani Mary George*, K Vinod,K S Sobhana, T S Naomi and Mary K ManisseriCMFRI, Thiruvananthapuram

EFFECTS OF BOTTOM TRAWLING ON THEECOLOGICAL INTEGRITY OF MACROBENTHOS OFFVERAVAL, GUJARAT

Usha Bhagirathan*, S K Panda, B Meenakumari, V R Madhuand D T VaghelaCentral Institute of Fisheries Technology, Kochi

IMPACT OF NUTRIENT POLLUTION IN ADYARESTUARY, CHENNAI, EAST COAST OF INDIA

L Arockiavasanthi and N Munuswamy*University of Madras, Chennai

ASSIMILATIVE CAPACITY OF INSHORE AREAS OFCOCHIN WITH REFERENCE TO THE CONTAMINANTSFROM UPSTREAM EFFLUENTS

P Kaladharan*, P K Krishnakumar, D Prema, A Nandakumar,L R Khambadkar and K K ValsalaCentral Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Kochi

EFFECT OF HEAVY METALS ON THE HATCHING OFEGGS OF THE BANANA SHRIMP PENAEUSMERGUIENSIS

K Vinod* and U G BhatCentral Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Cochin

PHYSICOCHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THESEAGRASS ENVIRONMENTS OF ANDAMAN ANDNICOBAR GROUP OF ISLANDS

E Dilipan*, E P Nobi, K Sivakumar and T ThangaradjouAnnamalai University, Parangipettai, Tamilnadu

BIOACCUMULATION OF HEAVY METALS IN THEBIVALVE COLLECTED FROM SUNDERBAN WETLAND

Madhumita Mukherjee* and Arpita SenguptaDepartment of Fisheries, Government of West Bengal, Pailan

DIVERSITY OF EGGS AND LARVAE OF BONY FISHESALONG THE SOUTHWEST COAST OF INDIA

S G VincentInstitute of Fish Eggs and Larvae Studies, Kuzhithurai,Tamil Nadu



Telephone Numbers of MECOS Organizers

Name Responsibility Telephone number(Cell/Mobile)

Dr. G. Syda Rao President 09446344513

Dr. N.G.K. Pillai Convener 09446343473

Dr. K.S. Mohamed Co-Convener 09447056559

Dr. Mary Manissery Welcome 09446082124

Dr. E. Vivekanandan Abstracts 09446084867

Dr. E.V. Radhakrishnan Help Desk 09447250634

Dr. V. Kripa Registration 09495317931

Dr. G. Gopakumar Programme 09865484215

Dr. R. Sathiadhas Exhibition 09446088696

Dr. V.S. Basheer Poster 09847219320

Dr. P.C. Thomas Rapporteuring 09447291113

Dr. T.V. Sathianandan Presentations 09444234593

Dr. C. Ramachandran Publicity 09446129341

Dr. K.K. Vijayan Souvenir 09446473191

Dr. P. Vijayagopal Symposium kit 09496280584

Dr. A. Nandakumar Airport Guests 09847268168

Dr. I. Rajendran Railway station guests 09446128960

Dr. N.K. Sanil Signages 09249869305

Dr. P. Vijayagopal Food & beverages 09496280584

Dr. Vipin Kumar Cultural evening 09447609588

Dr. A. Gopalakrishnan VIP guests 09847115515

Dr. Vipin Kumar Compere 09447609588

Dr. K.K.C. Nair Finance 09447014590

Mr. Santhosh Event Manager 09447465549

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Best of the Best Awards

The MBAI is proud to announce the institution of 2 new awards for MECOS:

The Dr. S. Jones Memorial Award for the bestoral presentation during MECOS 09. The awardincludes a citation and a cash prize of Rs. 10,000.

The Dr. R. Raghu Prasad Memorial Award forthe best poster presentation during MECOS 09.This award also includes a citation and a cashprize of Rs. 10,000.

These two awards are in honour and memory of the founding President andSecretary of the MBAI. Separate juries will evaluate all presentations and postersduring MECOS and awards will be given on the concluding day.

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MBAI Special General Body Meeting

The Secretary of the MBAI invites allmembers of the MBAI to attend thespecial general body meeting of theassociation at sharp 1800 h on 10thFebruary 2009 (Day-2 of MECOS) atthe Conference Hall (Room 201) ofthe Central Marine Fisheries ResearchInstitute (CMFRI). The main agendaof the meeting is election of officebearers of the association. This will beimmediately followed by the musicalevening and dinner at the lawns ofCMFRI.


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Invitation to dinner hosted by the MBAI

The organizers of MECOS, the Marine Biological Association of India(MBAI) are honoured and privileged invite you for a DINNER on 10thFebruary 2009 (Day-2 of MECOS).

The DINNER is at the lawns of the Central Marine Fisheries ResearchInstitute (CMFRI) from 1830 h onwards. The dress code is informal. Therewill be an orchestra playing and a brief exposure to Kerala's folk art willbe given.

The location is about 2 km away from the venue of MECOS and easilyaccessible by Taxi/ Autorickshaw. For the healthy and brave it is a 15 minutebrisk walk (see map).

Folk & Pop Musical Evening

Date : 10-02-2009 (Tuesday, Day-2 of MECOS)

Venue : The Lawns of CMFRI

Time : 1830 h

The evening will start with the famous POP music troupe of Cochin - the 8-Beatsplaying popular Malayalam, Hindi and Tamil numbers. The 8-Beats are led bythe versatile musician Mr. Preman.

The orchestra will break at 1930 h for an hour's expose of some of the little knownFOLK ARTS of Kerala. The first 3 items are presented by a team of artistes ofthe famous NAATUKOOTAM led by Mr. Rajeevan and the fourth item is led byMr. Haridas of KALAKSHETHRAM.

THEYYAM: The Theyyam is a popular ritual dance of northern Kerala. As aliving cult with several thousand year old tradition, ritual and custom, itembraces almost all castes and classes of Hindu religion in the region. Thedancer along with drummers recites the particular ritual song, which describesthe myths and legends of the folk deity of the shrine to be propitiated. Thedancer finally metamorphoses as the particular deity of the shrine.

MUDIYATTAM: Mudiyattam is a tribal dance in which only women partake.The women stand on small wooden blocks and the dance begins with slowand simple movements of the body, which culminate in graceful movementsof the head. The uncombed hair of the participants flow down and swing inrhythmic waves.

KAALA KALI: This is a traditional folk art performed by men in Kerala. Itis associated with the paddy harvest and brings out the age-old folk songsof Kerala.

SHINGARI MELAM: The famous percussion instrument CHENDA of southIndia is used in this folk music form. A group of nearly 16 people play inunison creating a fabric of rhythm and synergy. The beat builds to a tempoin about 30 minutes.

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