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Determination of proximal and chemical composition of Sistan and Baluchistan Province geographical beaches strain of Sargassum ilicifolium
Get PDFSargassum ilicifolium were collected from 18 stations of Sistan and Baluchistan coastal waters, washed out, dried and powdered then transferred to laboratory for biochemical analyzing of total protein (% DW) using Kejeldal method, amino acids using HPLC device, Crude fat (%DW) using Soxeleh method, Fatty acids with GC device after determination of FAMES, carbohydrate (%DW) with phenol sulfuric acid method, vitamins with HPLC device, Ash content using burning in Avon, minerals with flame photometry and astaxanthin with spectrophotometry and statistical analysis using SPSS, Ver. 14. Results showed that Sargassum collected from Tis beach near the Chabahar Bay in dried form with 9.18±1.15% protein (p0.05), 1.2% EF(p>0.05), 33.11±2.03% carbohydrate(p0.05) except lysine (p<0.05)
Alpheus djiboutensis (De Man, 1909)
Get PDFAlpheus djiboutensis, a member of snapping shrimp (Family Alpheidae) live in burrows together with gobiid fishes. Maximum length is 8 cm in Persian Gulf (Iran, Kish Island). A. djiboutensis is common in sponges and corals. A. djiboutensis lives on surfaces sandy depths at depths between 2 and 15 meters symbiosis between A. djiboutensis and Cryptocentrus lutheri (our observation in Iran, Persian Gulf, Kish Island). Despite being 2 completely different animals. They often live in symbiosis. The goby build a cave into the substrate which undertakes A. djiboutensis to clean and maintain, usually the C. lutheri stands so that its tail is in permanent contact with the shrimp, as the shrimp through their antennae is in contact with the goby. When the goby is in the position of observation. A. djiboutensis was taken its time and leaves his hole to dig. In case of danger, both hide in the same cave. A signal system, bringing about correlated behavior in C. lutheri and A. djiboutensis, consisted of antennal contact of the shrimp with the fish, tail undulations by the fish and, finally, emergence of the shrimp. A. djiboutensis emerged from the burrow only in the presence of the C. lutheri . A constant antennal contact was maintained by the partners while A. djiboutensis was outside the burrow, emerging from the burrow, the shrimp pushed the fish towards the entrance. Following visual stimulation, the shrimp always retreated back into the burrow with the fish. However, the further back A. djiboutensis was located inside the burrow, the less intense was its retreat with the fish. In the absence of the fish, visual stimulation of A. djiboutensis had no effect and cleaning of C. lutheri by shrimp was observed within the burrow
Report on workshop on enhancing capacities of women fishworkers in India for the implementation of the SSF guidelines, 21–23 November, 2016, Ashoka Hall, Asha Nivas Social Service Centre, Chennai, India
Get PDFThe International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (ICSF) Trust organised a national workshop on ‘Enhancing capacities of women fishworkers in India for the implementation of the SSF Guidelines’ in Chennai, India, on November 21-23, 2016. There were 63 participants from nine coastal states of India—participants from Gujarat could not attend. They were informed of the situation and role of women in India’s fisheries, as also the relevance of the ‘Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-scale Fisheries in the Context of Food Security and Poverty Eradication’ (SSF Guidelines) to women in small-scale fisheries and the opportunities to improve their conditions. This report of the workshop provides the various discussions that were held during the three days. Apart from participants sharing their experiences on all the issues, the challenges they faced, and their struggles and successes to overcome these, resource persons provided information on the legal frameworks and schemes at the national and state levels, as also the mechanisms to access these to help women in small-scale fisheries to promote their interests and protect their rights
Lutjanus ehrenbergii (Peters, 1869)
Get PDFLutjanus ehrenbergii is known as Blackspot snapper and Black-spot snapper. L. ehrenbergii is widely distributed in the Indo-West Pacific at depths ranging from 5 to 20 m. This reef-associated species inhabits very shallow coastal habitats, often in large schools near freshwater run-offs. Adults inhabit coral reefs, while juveniles frequent inshore areas over sand, silt or coral rubble bottoms, occasionally in mangrove-lined streams and estuaries. This species may enter freshwater areas to consume small fish and invertebrates. This species reaches sexual maturity at approximately 2 years of age and reaches a maximum age of at least 11 years. Growth trajectories are significantly different between sexes for L. ehrenbergii with females achieving a larger asymptotic size than males. This species is a component of fisheries to varying degrees throughout its range. It is highly sought after in some areas, such as the Persian Gulf, and is commonly seen in subsistence fisheries and markets through other parts of its range
Small in scale, large in scope
Get PDFThe forthcoming Ocean Conference should focus on the Sustainable Development Goals targets to ensure access to marine resources and markets for small-scale fishers
Chile: SSF, chilled out
Get PDFChile’s fisheries development model, which follows a neoliberal paradigm, is in danger of triggering a political, environmental and social crisis
Fiji: women in fisheries network
Get PDFThrough need based training and capacity development, the Fiji based Women in Fisheries Network hopes to aid women’s value-added participation in the fisheries sector
Brazil: fisherwomen, a backbreaking struggle
Get PDFThe abject working conditions of the shellfish fisherwomen on the Paraná coast of Brazil call for a revaluation of their work to guarantee them rights and benefits