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

CIFRIANNUAL REPORT 2007- 2008
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Central inland Fisheries Research institute
(CiFRl) from its inception in March 1947 has over the
years grown and established itself as a premier
institute in the field of inland fisheries in the country.
The institute is located at Barrackpore, Koikata in the
state of West Bengal. At present fifty three scientists.
seventy seven technicians, sixty fire administrative
staff and hundred forty eight supporting personnel
sewed the instituteduringthe period. The ClFRl had a
total budget allocation of Rs. 12.14 crores for the year
2007-2008,which was effectively utilised.
The institute organized its research programmes
keeping in view the guidelines of the high level
Research Advisory Comm~ttee (RAC) and
recommendations of last QRT, the road map indicated
In our VISIOK 2025 document and the thrust areas
identified for the XI Plan, including overail approach
paper ofXI Plan ofthe Planning Cornmision, Govt. of
India. The lnstitute also has aManagement Comminee
guiding its activities. Anumber of internal committees
such as institute Research Committee, institute Joint
Staff Council, Official Language Committee.
Consultancy processing cell, etc are in place and
contributed in Institute's management activities
through periodic meetings and consultations.
The lnstitute during the year focussed its attention
on overall performance, which involbed institutional,
sponsored, contract research and consultancies. At the
same time serious attention was given to transfer of
technology, internal and external human resource
development, public awareness programmes,
establishment of linkages and institution building
activities.
The research programmes were designed with
major thrust onecosystem research invoivingresource
assessment, ecology, biodiversity, fish stock
evaluation including yields and environment
monitoring and its management. During the year the
lnstitute worked on seven research programmes.
involring thirty one project activities, apart from six
externally funded projects and one internationally
funded. Salient achievenients under various
programmeareas are highlighted as under:
Rii'i8rinc. Fi'alicries
The assessment of fishery resources in rivers is an
important aspcct for formulating conservation plans.
In this context, in this year investigations were carried
out at Ii centres of the river Yamuna covering
Baduala (Dehradun) to Aiiahabad (confluence pow
with Ganga) stretch. The data generated revealed
severe pollutional load with overall lou oxygen levels
in Deihi-Etawah stretch. The situat~on was worst at
Etawah (1.2 mgl' ), it improred gradually after each
confluence point when bener quality water uas
received from tributaries in the mait, river and the
oxygen level increased to 7.2 mgl" at Ailahabad Due
to changed ecology drop in fish catch and shift in
speciescomposition was very much evident.
Fish landings at Sadiapur and Daraganj landing
centers were estimated at 115.96 and 44.02 t
respectively. At Sadiapur the fishery was dominated
by smaller species that contributed about 34.6%.
followed by exotic species, specificaiiy common carp
contributing about 34%. These species showed an
increase of 79% over the preceding years catch which
reflects a changing pattern of fish stock in the river
system.