In small fishing trawlers, the fishing gear is handled by hand and the operation is very hazardous. A warping winch designed at the Central Institute Fisheries Technology, Cochin makes the operation of the fishing tackle ...

The only way to overcome the problem of drinking water is to harvest the abundant rains. Efficient utilization of rainwater can be made by roof water harvesting in tanks, rainwater collection in lined ponds and by ground ...

Prawn meat which was never in contact with ice or water prior to freezing was frozen at -30°C and was studied upto six months of storage at -23 °c for thawing losses and cooked characteristics of the thawed material. ...

Seafood processing industry requires plentiful supply of potable water. Standards of water applicable to seafood industry in India are Indian Standards IS: 4251and EEC Directive No. 801778/EEC. For exporting seafood to ...

A water soluble hygroscopic powder has been isolated from squilla in good yield, ranging from 3.5 to 5.0 per cent of the fresh raw material, by a simple direct method. The process consists of homogenising squilla with ...

Studies on properties of the netting material form a prelude to the applicability of material to different types of fishing gears. Weathering of nylon is mainly due to the effect of ultraviolet rays. The effect of insolation ...

Whale shark is found in tropical and warm temperate seas all over the globe. It is greyish in colour with a unique checkerboard pattern of light spots and with horizontal and vertical stripes. It has a ...

The Vembanad Lake located on the south-west coast of India, an ecological hotspot is the nursing ground of many economically important crustaceans. The prevalence of white spot syndrome virus (WSSV) among crustaceans from ...