Cruise No. Stretch Name:

1.Name of the fishing zone

2.Date of survey : 30 May 2008

3.Reach(Specify the sampling location)

4.Climate Code SN – Sunny PC- Partly Cloudy CD- Cloudy

SN PC CD

5. Turbidity (Sechi disk transparency in cm)

6. Rainfall0 1 2 3 R1 R2 R3

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

7. Tidal phase (LT/HT)

8. Temperature Air : Water: at ………. Am

9.Team Members

VEMBANAD FISH COUNT 2008Fishing Ground Data

Regional Agricultural Research Station, KumarakomAshoka Trust for Ecology and Environment

Kerala State Biodiversity BoardNational Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources

College of Fisheries Panangad

1. Type of gear used

2. Duration of fishing

3. No. of fish species

4. Total catch per unit ( in kg.)

5.Occurrence of each species(%)

a.b.

6. Species inventory

7. Total No. of fishing units observed (indicate No. of each units)

VEMBANAD FISH COUNT 2008Fish inventory from fishing in the zone

8. Remarks

Cruise code: Location:

1. Type of gear used

2. Duration of fishing/ No. of efforts

3. No. of fish species

4. Total catch per unit ( in kg.)

5. Species inventory (Indicate abundance)

VEMBANAD FISH COUNT 2008Fish inventory in experimental fishing

6. Remarks

Cruise code: Location:

1. No. of fishing units

2. No. of fish species

3. Catch per unit ( in kg.)

4. Species inventory (Indicate

abundance)

VEMBANAD FISH COUNT 2008Fish inventory in landing centres

Cruise code. Location:

1. Lake use practicesa. Sand mining (Specify No. of units)b. Shell mining (Specify No. of units& type of gear)

Manual Mechanisedc. Tourism

No. of house boatsSpeed boats

d . Fisheries i. No. of fishing units

Cast nets ….. Gill nets…… Scarelines….. Dragnetting…. Arulivalai…….. Ankling … harpooning….

ii. Fixed dip net units2. Encroachments (Yes/ No): indicate details3. 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

VEMBANAD FISH COUNT 2008Resource use inventory

* 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.

Item Received

Returned

1. Thermometer

2. Sample bottlesa. Narrow mouthed bottle for water sample 1 No.

b. Broad mouthed bottle for fish, phytoplankton and zooplankton

BOD bottles – glass 1 No.

3. Reagents

1. Winkler A

2.Winkler B

3. Lugol iodine

4. Formalin 10%

4. Sechi Disk

5 Tags, knife, thread, Rope, Tailors tape

6. Plastic bucket 40litre

7. Fishing nets1. Drag net 1 No.

2. Cast net 1 No.

3. Hand net 1 No.

4. Gill net 32mm (50m) 1 No.

8. Note book and pencil

10. Schedule in file

11 Fish Identification Manual

VEMBANAD FISH COUNT 2008Check-list of Items

To be collected and returned after expedition

Cruise leaders must ensure the following

1. Fishing ground data is filled up2. Resource inventory data is filled up3. Fish inventory data in experimental fishing is filled

up4. Fish inventory data of fishers from fishing zone is

filled up5. Fish inventory data from landing centre is filled

up6. Hydrobiology samples are collected7. Water samples for pH, salinity, nutrients etc are

collected in 500ml narrow mouthed bottles8. 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)

VEMBANAD FISH COUNT 2008Instructions to investigators

Activity Chart

IMPORTANTTEAM 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.