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Puerto Rico: Hurricane Maria, mortal embrace
Get PDFConflicting forces of nature, alongside the ecological intervention of traditional fishermen, helped mitigate the destruction wrought in Puerto Rico by Hurricane Marí
Celebrating women in Caribbean fisheries
Get PDFThe Caribbean Network of Fisherfolk Organisations works on the implementation of the SSF Guidelines with a special focus on gende
Norway then and now: women in Norway’s fisheries
Get PDFTwenty-five years after the introduction of the quota system, significant challenges confront women in Norway’s fisherie
A comparative study on morphometric and meristic characters of Nemipterus japonicus (Bloch, 1791) in the coasts of India
Get PDFA total of 200 threadfin bream Nemipterus japonicus was collected from Chennai in the east coast and Kochi in the west coast during January to February 2013 and studied for their morphometric and meristic characters. In total, 21 characters were analyzed out of which 3 characters namely dorsal, ventral and anal fins were not considered since they were unaltered. The findings indicate that 91% of the total variation in the data can be accounted for by three clusters. Small values of 1-R**2 ratio for the three clusters obtained indicate good clustering. The small values of p (≤0.0001) indicate that there are significant differences in the variables of Chennai and Kochi data which are shown through MANOVA. This might depict that the fish of Chennai and Kochi might be of 2 different stocks. Moreover, the study has also aided in identifying the importance of regular monitoring of stock assessment and the biology of commercially important fishes
Feeding habits and trophic level of Himantura gerrardi (Elasmobranchii; Dasyatidae) in northern Oman Sea: effects of sex and size class
Get PDFThe feeding habits and trophic level of Himantura gerrardi were studied according to sex and size classes of 80 individuals obtained using bottom trawl between May and December 2014 from the Oman Sea. Collected specimens were divided into three size classes (small58 cm) based on disk width. Prey was identified in seven main zoological categories, where crustacean and polychaetes were the dominant in diets, indicating this species is a demersal dwelling species. No significant differences were observed between sexes, but size classes showed significant differences in their diets. Also, results showed a decrease in feeding overlap between size classes with an increase in disk width, suggesting that intraspecific competition reduced, which allows the coexistence of different size classes. Trophic level was positively correlated with the disk width, which was lower than 4.0 for both sexes and different size classes, placing it in an intermediate trophic level
Effects of dietary diludine supplementation on growth, proximate composition, muscle and texture structure of rainbow trout juveniles
Get PDFA feeding trial which lasted for eight weeks was conducted to investigate the effects of diludine, a growth promoter, on feed efficiency, muscle structure and proximate composition of juvenile rainbow trout. Diludine was added at 0.0(D0) 0.2(D1), 0.5(D2) and 1(D3) g kg^-1 to a casein-based diet, and every diet was given to the triplicated groups of juvenile rainbow trout. At the end of experiment, it was determined that a significant improvability existed for both growth and feed utilization in fish fed diets supplemented with diludine (p<0.05). Similarly, different concentrations of diludine affected the densitometric quantification of myofibrillar proteins in fish muscle according to results obtained by Sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE). The mean value of fiber diameters significantly increased in skeletal muscle with increasing concentrations of diludine. The histological results also showed hypertrophic adipocytes in skeletal muscle of fish fed D2 and D3 diets. The lowest elasticity values were observed in fish fed the control diet while those fed D3 diet had highest elasticity values. On the other hand, no differences were found between fish fed experimental diets in terms of survival rate and all fish exhibited similar proximate composition for protein, lipid, moisture and ash. Consequently, it may be suggested that dietary diludine supplementation up to 1 g kg^-1 concentration in the diets have positive impacts on growth of rainbow trout juveniles and the better growth in the fish fed with diludine supplements could be arise from muscle characteristics, in particular changes in fibres than proximate composition of the muscles
Status and diversity of coastal avian fauna in Gwadar peninsula, Balochistan
Get PDFThe 1050 km long coastline of Pakistan, extends from Sir Creek in the southeast of Indus delta to Gwadar Bay in the west. This article is based on diversity, habitat, status and distribution of different species of coastal birds present in the Gwadar coast. Observation of birds was done during winter season at four different sites. The habitat is important for different coastal birds like terns, gulls, pelicans and waders including resident and migratory species. A total of 55 species were recorded from the entire area. The species richness was higher at two sites. The birds were seen in higher numbers at uninhabited points compared to those near the populated area or the port. Shannon diversity index for bird community was calculated for four sites namely Shabi Estuary, Gwadar East Bay, Gwadar West Bay and Gurab, where the diversity was found to be 2.82, 2.27, 2.33 and 2.40 respectively.
Birds of Common Sandpiper (Actitishy poleucos), Common Teal (Anas crecca), Wigeon (Anas Penelope), Shoveller (Anas clypeata), Pochard (Aythya ferina), Common Coot (Fulica atra), Grey Plover (Pluvialis squatarola), Kentish Plover (Charadrius alexandriunus), Dusk Red Shank (Tringa erythropus) and Great White Pelicans (Pelecanus onocrotalus) have been recorded in large numbers during the study period. Some vulnerable species for e.g. Pochard (Aythya ferina) and endangered species for e.g. Great Knot (Calidris tenuirostris), Egyptian Vulture (Neophron percnopterus), and two near threatened species Oyster catcher (Haematus ostralegus) and Dalmation Pelican (Pelecanus crispus) were also recorded. The major threats to the ecosystem are habitat degradation due to port construction, urbanization, hunting, poaching and other anthropogenic activities
Abundance and distribution of Sardinella tawilis (Herre, 1927) larvae in Lake Taal, Philippines
Get PDFAs part of the conservation efforts to address the declining population of the only freshwater Sardinella (Family Clupeidae) endemic to Lake Taal, a two-year study was conducted to determine the possible spawning grounds of Sardinella tawilis (Herre, 1927) by identifying the spatial and temporal distribution of its larvae. Fish larval samples were sorted from ichthyoplankton samples collected monthly in selected sampling stations in the lake. The morphologically identified Clupeidae larvae were determined to be S. tawilis genetically. They appeared only during March to May, with maximum abundance reaching from 700 to 1,700 ind 100m-3 during April 2015. Among the 10 water, 5 weather, and 11 biological parameters analyzed using Redundancy Analysis (RDA), temperature and other weather parameters largely influenced the temporal distribution of tawilis larvae. In terms of spatial distribution, the stations on the eastern bay of the lake showed an abundant and consistent presence of tawilis larvae for two years. Other stations which showed the presence of tawilis larvae include the southern portion of the lake, as well as in stations south to southwest area of Volcano Island. The seasonal and site-specific occurrence of tawilis larvae confirmed its spawning season and potential spawning grounds, which can serve as a scientific basis in the establishment of a Tawilis Reserve Area, as stipulated in the Unified Rules and Regulations for Fisheries in the Taal Volcano Protected Landscape Management Plan (TVPL-MP 2011)
History Behind the Closed Sardine Fishing in the Zamboanga Peninsula
Get PDFFirst of all, I would like to share some personal background of my involvement with this noble advocacy of sardine fishery conservation in the Zamboanga Peninsula. I have been with the commercial fishery sector for about 46 years to date, spent 28 years in the tuna fishing sector, started as a fisherman onboard, rose from the ranks, and was eventually assigned in land-based functions. Presently, I am connected with the SOPHIL Fishing Association, Inc. in Zamboanga City, for about 18 years already. (extract