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Waves of happenings wafted with breeze

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Title Waves of happenings wafted with breeze
 
Creator Alagaraja, K
 
Subject CMFRI
 
Description surprise inspection and said it was nothing but policing them. Appreciating
his sentiments I enumerated the four aspects to assuage his feelings. Thanks
to Dr. M.S. Swaminathan, through ICAR system of assessment for
promotion, all sincere FS were given promotions. Those meetings were
very educative to me that I ever treasure.
Two training programmes for research and technical staff of CMFRI
and other organizations on fish stock assessment and sample surveys,
remained as gateways for free exchange of information to improve the
programmes. It is interesting to recall a question raised by a participant
that when reports from western countries indicated on decline in their
catches due to disappearance of heavily exploited stocks, such things are
not heard in Indian fisheries in spite of intensive fishing here also. The
less fluctuations in our waters, I replied, are due to the nature of major
exploited fish stocks, namely their short life span, fast growth, high fecundity
and multiple spawning.
During a meeting held in Mumbai, CMFRI and Maharashtra State
Fisheries Officials discussed State Fisheries problems. Dignitaries like late
Dr. C.V. Kulkarni graced the occasion. Secretary, State Agriculture
Department presided. The Secretary listened to the problems and solutions.
To improve fish landings, reduction in the intensity of fishing, mesh
regulation and controlling trawling were put forth. Appreciating those
suggestions the Secretary posed that when fishers did not observe them
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Publisher CMFRI
 
Contributor Mohan Joseph, M
Ramachandran, C
Letha Devi, N R
 
Date 2007
 
Type Book Section
NonPeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/95/1/K._Alagaraja.pdf
Alagaraja, K (2007) Waves of happenings wafted with breeze. In: Down Memory Lane. CMFRI, Cochin, pp. 30-38.