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Integrated
Coastal & Disaster Management
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Resource mapping, developing ICZM approach to reduce
long term impact of natural hazard.
• Training and capacity building to stakeholders.
• Identification of elements at risk in coastal
region and mapping of zones of risk
• Listing of mitigation measures and to identify
the gaps. |
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Reef
Ecosystem Research
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Coral conservation – Assessment,Monitoring and
restoration.
• Artificial reefs – enhancement
of biodiversity, habitat restoration and protection.
• Fish houses for habitat restoration and enhancement
of biodiversity.
• Sea grass - Assessment and Monitoring. |
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Coral
Biology
• Spawning
season, annual spawning cycles and spawning synchrony
for different species
• Gonadal development and gametocyte
• Factors favourable for multi-synchronous spawning
• Role of lunar periodicity and the possible
physical stimuli for spawning. |
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Coral
larval recruitment pattern
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Larval recruitment pattern of different coral species.
Biodiversity
studies
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Biodiversity studies on corals (hard & soft),
sea grass, finfish and shellfish
• Marine and coastal resources survey |
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Environmental Monitoring
Biophysical
monitoring – Biological, Physical and Chemical
parameters including
fish (fin and shell fish) landing data.
Monitoring
and Conservation of of Endangered / Threatened marine
species
Sea
turtles, Sea horse, Sea cucumber, Sea Cow, Molluscs
etc., |
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Pollution studies
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Biofouling and antifouling substances
• Biological indicators for TBT (Tributyltin)
• Microbial pollution
• Heavy metals
Aquaculture
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Marine molluscs (gastropod & cephalopods)
Bio-medical
research
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Marine natural products (Screening & bioassay-guided
fractionation) – at SDMRI
lab; Purification and characterization
at other labs.)
Seafood
processing
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Development of value added products from under utilized
resources. |
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Coastal
research initiatives after tsunami
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Regular coral and seagrass monitoring in Gulf of Mannar
• Climate change and impact on coastal fisheries
• Coastal ecosystem restoration and protection
(reef restoration)
• Sedimentation rate in Gulf of Mannar reef
ecosystem
• Environmental monitoring of Gulf of Mannar
and Manakudi estuary in Kanyakumari
District
• Delineation of High Risk Zones in Tamil Nadu
Coast |
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