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LAKE HABITAT INVENTORY. VEMBANAD FISH COUNT 2008 Fishing Ground Data. Cruise No. Stretch Name: Name of the fishing zone Date of survey : 30 May 2008 Reach(Specify the sampling location) Climate Code SN – Sunny PC- Partly Cloudy CD- Cloudy.
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LAKE HABITAT INVENTORY
VEMBANAD FISH COUNT 2008 Fishing Ground Data • Cruise No. Stretch Name: • Name of the fishing zone • Date of survey : 30 May 2008 • Reach(Specify the sampling location) • Climate Code • SN – Sunny PC- Partly Cloudy CD- Cloudy • 5. Turbidity (Sechi disk transparency in cm) • 6. Rainfall • 0: no Rain ; 1: <1mm in 24 hours; 2 : 1-2mm in 24 hours; 3: Rain over 2mm in 24 hours ; R1 : Light rain; R2: Moderate Rain; R3: Heavy Rain • Tidal phase (LT/HT) • 8. Temperature Air : Water: at ………. Am • 9.Team Members Regional Agricultural Research Station, Kumarakom Ashoka Trust for Ecology and Environment Kerala State Biodiversity Board National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources College of Fisheries Panangad
FISH INVENTORY
Cruise code: Location: VEMBANAD FISH COUNT 2008 Fish inventory from fishing in the zone 8. Remarks
Cruise code: Location: VEMBANAD FISH COUNT 2008 Fish inventory in experimental fishing 6. Remarks
Cruise code. Location: VEMBANAD FISH COUNT 2008 Fish inventory in landing centres
RESOURCE INVENTORY
VEMBANAD FISH COUNT 2008Resource use inventory 1. Lake use practices a. Sand mining (Specify No. of units) b. Shell mining (Specify No. of units& type of gear) Manual Mechanised c. Tourism No. of house boats Speed boats d . Fisheries i. No. of fishing units Cast nets ….. Gill nets…… Scarelines….. Dragnetting…. Arulivalai…….. Ankling … harpooning…. ii. Fixed dip net units 2. Encroachments (Yes/ No): indicate details 3. Waste dumping i.Sewage ii. Industry iii.Coir retting 4. Weed cover (Indicate species % percentage) Floating weeds ( every 3 km) (Stretch I: II: III: IV: V: ) Submerged weeds ( every 3 km) (Stretch I: II: III: IV: V: ) 5. Riparian cover % (Plant canopy on embankments, mangroves etc.) 6. Additional information, if any Signature Name of Cruise leader Attach additional sheets * Go on entering the details along the cruise
VEMBANAD FISH COUNT 2008Cruise team Details East Bank • Name of the Team leader • Technical • Facilitator • Team Members • Technical • Fishing team • Naturalists • Name of the boat : • Contact Phone Nos.
VEMBANAD FISH COUNT 2008Cruise team Details West Bank • Name of the Team leader • Technical • Facilitator • Team Members • Technical • Fishing team • Naturalists • Name of the boat : • Contact Phone Nos.
VEMBANAD FISH COUNT 2008Cruise team Details Riverine • Name of the Team leader • Technical • Facilitator • Team Members • Technical • Fishing team • Naturalists • Name of the boat : • Contact Phone Nos.
VEMBANAD FISH COUNT 2008 Check-list of Items To be collected and returned after expedition
VEMBANAD FISH COUNT 2008Instructions to investigatorsActivity Chart Cruise leaders must ensure the following 1. Fishing ground data is filled up 2. Resource inventory data is filled up 3. Fish inventory data in experimental fishing is filled up 4. Fish inventory data of fishers from fishing zone is filled up 5. Fish inventory data from landing centre is filled up 6. Hydrobiology samples are collected 7. Water samples for pH, salinity, nutrients etc are collected in 500ml narrow mouthed bottles 8. Fish samples collected are stored in polythene bottles with 5% formalin with proper labels inside and outside the bottles 9. Phytoplankton samples are collected in 500ml wide mouthed bottle and preserved with Lugoles iodine solution provided (with labels inside and outside) 10. Zooplanketers are collected by towing the net for 1min. and stored in pvc bottles provided. Preserved with equal quantity of 10 % formalin provided(with labels inside and outside) IMPORTANT TEAM SELECTION WILL BE AT RANDOM. DO NOT VENTURE INTO WATER . THERE ARE DANGEROUS POINTS IN THE LAKE. HANDLE FISH WITH UTMOST CARE. RETURN ALL FISH INTO WATER WITHOUT CAUSING INJURY AFTER IDENTIFICATION.