Sensitizing the fishermen and onboard foldscopy of pigmented Amphipod.
Jan 08, 2019 • 3:03 AM UTC
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Gurdeep Rastogi
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Fishermen of Chilika.
Chilika a
brackish water coastal lagoon is well known for its rich fishery resources. The
lagoon is a life line for the economic and nutritional security to 0.2 million
fishermen who are dependent on this renewable bio resource. The rich fishery
resource of Chilika eventually depends on many small animals that directly or
indirectly play role in sustaining the productivity of the lagoon Amphipods is
one such example, these crustaceans serve as an important food source of many
fishes, birds and invertebrates. Amphipod
consumes algae and many small crustaceans and acts as detritivore.
brackish water coastal lagoon is well known for its rich fishery resources. The
lagoon is a life line for the economic and nutritional security to 0.2 million
fishermen who are dependent on this renewable bio resource. The rich fishery
resource of Chilika eventually depends on many small animals that directly or
indirectly play role in sustaining the productivity of the lagoon Amphipods is
one such example, these crustaceans serve as an important food source of many
fishes, birds and invertebrates. Amphipod
consumes algae and many small crustaceans and acts as detritivore.
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Pigmented amphipod under Foldscope.
Sensitizing the fishermen about the Foldscope and the microscopic organism. During plankton sampling from Chilika Lagoon, we used
onboard foldscopy to sensitize fisherman about amphipods and their role in
supporting the catches of fisherman and overall functioning of the Chilika. Pigmented
amphipods samples captured using zooplankton net were mounted on boat and
foldscopy was carried out on site. We
were able to capture the live movement of an amphipod and were able to show it
to fishermen community. Foldscopy proved to be an excellent portable microscope
for onboard demonstration of crustaceans to the resource users who do not
appreciate these tiny forms simply because they cannot see them, directly
onboard foldscopy to sensitize fisherman about amphipods and their role in
supporting the catches of fisherman and overall functioning of the Chilika. Pigmented
amphipods samples captured using zooplankton net were mounted on boat and
foldscopy was carried out on site. We
were able to capture the live movement of an amphipod and were able to show it
to fishermen community. Foldscopy proved to be an excellent portable microscope
for onboard demonstration of crustaceans to the resource users who do not
appreciate these tiny forms simply because they cannot see them, directly
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