cifri annual report 2007- 2008 - Central Institute of Brackishwater ...

conserving the precious blodivcrsity. It IS in this
backdrop the focusofthe Institute has roshifi from:
9 Product~on Optimization to Sustainable
Productivity
9 Fish as the only benefit, to Ecosystem Health and
Benefits.
With this shift in focus, the mandate of thc ~nstitutr is
as undcr:
9 To undertake basic, strategic and appl~ed rcscarch
in inland open-water fisheries viz, rivers, reservoirs,
Iakcs,cstunriesand assuciatcd waters
9 To develop ecosystem-based technology and
strategies for productivity enhancement in mandated
waters
9 To monitor envirunmental changes, thcir iinpacts
on fisheries and developing initlgarion action plans in
collaboration with other organizations
9 To crcatc awareness, provide training and
consultancy in inland open-water fishrry
managcmcnt.
Organisatlanal Structure
Presently, the institute IS pursulng its rcscarch
activities through dlffcrent divisions which arc in turn
rupponcd by different rcscarch suppon scrviccs I
sections. TheRiverineDivision, with its hcadquancrs
at Allahabad, in UP strivcs to monitor and develop
effectwc management action plan for rlverine
fisheries and rcsourccs of the country with adequate
emphasis on the conservation of fish stocks and
rivenne environment. The Rese~oirDivirion is biiird
at Bangalore, in Kamataka Thc tnvesapatton.; cnrrted
out in the Division are ilimcd at dr\clnp~ng
managemcnr nonns for optimising fish yield frnln
large,medium andsmall rcscrvolrs ufthe country. The
Barrackpore (Kolkata).based E.~fuarine Diilion is
involved in working on rstuarinc fishery L ecology,
coastal wetlands and Sunderban mangrove eculogy
The Fi.sh Heahh and Environmmrai Monirorirtr
Division, 1% working on lirh health and environincntal
Issues relilted to open-waler fishcv rcaources \W7.
rivcrs, wetlands, rcrcrvoiri and estunrics. It is also
lnnk~ng at biochemical, microbiological iund
biotcchnological approaches for environmcnl
munitoring and management. Dc\riopmcnt of
millgation acrlonplan forecosy~tem rcsioratlon IS alao
the responsibility of this Oivisiun. The Floodplain
WeflandsDivision carrics nut research un the wctland
ccnsystcm productiun proccrrcs and iish pruduct~on
cnhanccmcnt providii~p special anemion 10
biodiversity' conservauun and dcvclopment ol'
cnvironmcni.fricndly technulug~es. Thc Rerourcr
Assessment Divisio~r is located a1 Burrackporc
(Kolkata) and conducts research aiming at creating ti
database on the fish stuck:. and fishciy rcsourccs 'The
Division is geared up lo de\,elop ratlorla populntion
inodcls that can lead s sustninablc exploitation of
inland fish stocks and develop resource inandgcnlcnt
database on GIS format. The Human Re,iourcc
Development and Transjer of Technnlogy Disisiwt IS
locatcd at Barrackpore (Kolkata). The Insutute has
aimed at inanpowcrtraining andeducation offisheries
personncl undcr Human Kesourcc Development. 'The
Transfer of Technology wing undcnakcs on rcgulnr
basis thc d~sscmination of various tcchnologtcs of
inland fisheries to the fish fanncrs, fishermen.
entrepreneurs, extcnsinn functlonarics through