Studies on selected biological parameters off Mithapur (Gujarat)

The biological characteristics off Mithapur, India, indicated fairly high productivity in terms of macrobenthos and phytoplankton pigment concentration. The area sustained low standing stock of zooplankton. The overall biological productivity of plankton and macrobenthos indicated 30-90% reduction from the premonsoon to postmonsoon period. This decline in the standing stock of plankton and benthos was coinciding with the peak fishing season of the area.

Morphometry and population dynamics of Sepia aculeata, (Orbigny - 1848) along the Bombay coast

Cephalopods gained importance in the fishing industry when they emerged as one of the leading sea food products exclusively for international market in the mid seventies. Cephalopods fishery in India is still in an infant stage with vast scope for exploitation. The present work on the cephalopods fishery along the Bombay coast is an effort to quantify the resource potential of Sepia acculeata. The morphometry, growth parameters, mortality (total, natural and fishing) rates, the yield per recruit and standing stock were studied.

Estimates of growth, mortality, recruitment pattern and MSY of important resources from the Maharashtra coast

Based on the data collected from the year 1987-1991 the growth, mortality and recruitment pattern of eighteen species of fish, two species of cephalopods and four species of penaeid prawns have been presented in the present communication. The total mortality coefficient, (Z) varied from lowest of 1.20 for O. cuvieri to a highest of 10.78 for P. stylifera. The natural mortality coefficient, (M) varied from 0.52 for T. thalassinus to 3.44 for S. crassicornis. The average annual yield of eighteen species of fish, four species of prawns and two species of cephalopods are 65.083, 38.404 and 11.373 tons as against the MSY of 83.023, 72.460 and 10.475 tons respectively. The MSY estimated for the total fish stock is 1.77.753 tons whereas the present yield is 1.14.859 tons. This indicates that higher yield can be obtained by increasing the effort.

National report of the frame survey 2006 in the Ugandan part of Lake Victoria

Fisheries Frame surveys have been carried out on Lake Victoria biannually since 2000 to determine· the number of fishers, fish landing sites, facilities at the landing sites. Information on the composition fishing crafts, their mode of propulsion, fishing gears and the fish species they target is also collected. This information is used to guide development and management of the lake's fisheries. The results of the four surveys carried out since 2000 show that the number of landing sites has decreased by 24% from 597 in 2000 to 481 in 2006, mainly as result of reorganisation of landing sites into Beach Management Units (BMUs). The fish landing sites continue to have inadequate facilities to service the fisheries industry e.g. in the 2006 survey only 11.2% of landing sites had fish shades; <0.6% had cold rooms; 3.5% had electricity; and only 35.5% had toilet facilities. Similarly, only 11.4% of landing sites had portable water; 2.5% had jetties, 3.7% had 'fish stores; and 36% were accessible by all weather roads. There is need to improve facilities servicing fisheries at landing sites, with major emphasis on sanitary facilities, especially toilets and portable water. The BMUs should be sensitised to prioritise the construction and utilisation of public toilet facilities at their respective landing sites. The ultimate aim should be to have public toilets at all fish landing sites. The trend of the various indicators of fishing effort has continued upwards: The total number of fishers increased by 43.5% from 37,721 in 2004 to 54,148 in 2006 and the number of fishing crafts increased (43.9%) from 16,775 in 2004 to 24,148 in 2006 over the same period. The total number of gillnets increased by 28.6% from 458,597 in 2004 to 589,777 in 2006 and the number of long line hooks increased by 136% from 968,848 to 2,285,609. The number of fishing crafts using outboard engines also increased from 3,173 in 2004 to 5,047 in 2006 suggesting that more fishers were going far in search of fish. There is still a large number of illegal gears especially beach seines, which increased by 58.8% from 954 in 2004 to 1420 in 2006. Efforts to remove these very destructive gears should be stepped up. There was also larger increase in number of illegal gillnets <5 inch mesh size. These increased by 63% from 56,246 in 2004 to 91,740 in 2006 compared with 23.8% increase of gillnets ~5 inch mesh size. There were also large increases in the numbers of gillnets of 5 and 5% inch mesh size, which increased by 48% and 130% from 2004 to 2006 implying a trend towards use of smaller gillnet mesh sizes. The number of traps which are used in shallow vegetated areas, flood plains and river mouths to target tilapiines and riverine species decreased drastically from 5,361 traps in 2004 to only 499 traps in 2006, a decrease of 974%, a phenomenon attributed to the receding water levels which have left the shallow vegetated areas dry. A total of 17,475 fishing crafts, 72% of all fishing crafts, in the Ugandan part of the lake are still using paddles and the. number of parachute crafts is also still very high, (Le. 5,064) comprising a high proportion (21 %) of the total number of fishing. There is need to promote the use of large fishing crafts with sails or a combination of sail and outboard motor. The Mukene fishery in the Ugandan waters of Lake Victoria has remained underdeveloped with only 9% of all fishing crafts operating in this fishery. Also less than 2% of fishing crafts with sails or motor operate in this fishery which implies that it is limited to near shore waters. Effort should be made to develop this fishery as it appears to have high potential, especially in deep offshore waters which are hardly fished.

DNA序列分析技术鉴定鸡内金的方法学研究

利用陈旧皮张的DNA提取技术从鸡内金、鸭内金中提取DNA,通过特异扩增DNA片段聚合酶链式反应,以线粒体DNA细胞色素b通用引物中的L14841和H15149为引用扩增DNA片段,将扩增后的DNA用双脱氧链终止法测定其序列,所得结果证明鸡内金与鸭内金两种DNA序列有明显差异,开创了将分子遗传学技术引入动物药材鉴定的先例。

昆明水源水和自来水水质致突变性及化学背景值Ⅱ．蝌蚪红细胞微核和CHO细胞染色体畸变及SCE试验

该文研究的目的是以蝌蚪微核及 CHO 培养细胞染色体畸变(CA)及姐妹染色单体交换(SCE)为指示器, 研究昆明市各水厂自来水和它们源水的潜在致突变性. 结果表明：①各水厂自来水及它们的源水诱发蝌蚪微核率, 除Ｙ－水厂自来水外都有显著性差异. ②CA 率的结果: 各水厂自来水及源水和对照组除了Ｗ－水厂自来水外, 都没有显著性差异. ③SCE率: 高浓度组(0.0625L/ml)的滇池源水及Ｗ－水厂自来水和低浓度组(0.03125L/ml)的Ｗ－水厂自来水同对照组相比, 有极显著性差异. 低浓度组滇池源水和高浓度组的Ｅ-, Ｓ-水厂自来水有显著性差异。

Crossmodal effects of Guqin and piano music on selective attention: An event-related potential study (vol 466, pg 21, 2009)

Special thanks to Christopher Blair and Mumtaz Baig for their suggestions. This work was supported by National Basic Research Program of China (973 Program, 2007CB411600), National Natural Science Foundation of China (30621092), and Bureau of Science and Technology of Yunnan Province.

杜泊绵羊冷冻胚胎移植

介绍了从新西兰引进的冷冻杜泊羊胚胎解冻后移植到同期发情湖羊和小尾寒羊母羊受体的方法步骤,并分析、评价了胚胎移植的效果。结果表明:受体羊总平均同期发情率为78.4%,胚胎移植利用率达49.1%,妊娠率达59.4%,产羔率达58.0%,羔羊出生重为4.7 kg(公)和4.3 kg(母),羔羊1月龄和3月龄体重分别为14.9kg和32.4 kg;不同批次和不同品种受体间胚移效果亦存在不同程度的差异;4批次试验共移植冷冻胚胎475枚,产羔266只,现存活245只。该研究建立了可靠而有效的杜泊绵羊冷冻胚胎移植技术,有望在畜牧业科研和生产中广泛推广应用。