Applied Fishery Science, Vol. 2 (Hardbound - 2003)

The present book Applied Fishery Science is the outcome of the intensive efforts made by the author for more than five consecutive years to bring the universally spread documented informations and data, both traditional as well as research oriented recent findings, before the scientific world in a consolidated form, specially before those who are concerned with fish farming and for capture of fishes from varied water sources.

Several valuable informations have been provided on the fish farming requisites, such as methods of the quality fish seed procurement, their safe transportation, design and layout for the construction of new ponds, maintenance of required water quality in the ponds, availability of choiced food items at proper times, use of right kinds of fertilizers and provision of supplementary feeds at emerging times.

Infrastructural details and operation methods of fishing gears and some informations on related accessaries, particularly trawlers, fishing boats and vessels and several kinds of crafts, traps and angling implements to catch sporting fishes have been given with lucid illustrations. Presentation of recent data on fish catches (year-wise in most cases) has enhanced the quality of book.

Matters, on several specific topics like hilsa culture, trout culture, live-fish culture, cage culture, paddy-cum-fish culture, integrated fish culture, brackish water fish culture, prawn culture, shrimp culture, molluscan fisheries, recent aquaculture practices and useful seaweeds and algal products, have been beautifully described in the book. Trade and commerce prospects with the inclusion of accounts of fish processing, fish preservation, various kinds of fish by-products and scope of marketing of fish have been made highly explicit.

A fine attempt has been made to provide as many as fifty one aspects of applied Fishery science, merging together in one book in order to meet the requirements of sylabi of Universities, technical/professional institutions, advanced centres of fisheries education and research. It is hoped that the academicians, researchers/fishery scientists, graduate and post-graduate students of fishery science will cherish the author’s endeavour in finding appreciable utility of the book.

Dr. S.M. Shafi is a well-known figure among Zoologists/Fishery Scientists of India for his outstanding research contributions and wide experience developed by evaluation works of M.Phil. and Ph.D. Theses as well as P.G. examination works in several Universities of India. His participation in seminars (National and International) held at various places, deliberation of lectures in the sectional meetings and also in the annual meet of the section of science and society at Jaipur and Culcutta in 1994 and 1995 session of the Indian Science Congress are like chandelier towards reputation he has gained. Uptill now he has supervised 12 Ph.D. Theses and contributed 116 research articles to various academic societies of India and abroad. He has written a book entitled “Modern Ichthyology” which was published in the millennium year and it has started showing its worth through high demand.

Dr. Shafi acted as referee for several research publications, continues to be a member in the Editorial Board of some Academic Societies of India, acted as an expert member in the Research Board/Syllabi revision committees and Questions Moderation Board of some Universities of India.

In 1991 Dr. S.M. Shafi was given responsibility of serving as an expert member of fishery section, I.C.A.R., Ministry of Agriculture, New Delhi for evaluation of research projects which he availed for full term. His own research contributions in earlier years were on histophysiological studies of some vital organs of the inland water fishes but later works were related to such studies on effects of some agricultural chemicals (biocides) and industrial effluents.

Dr. S.M. Shafi’s research pursuit paid matching dividence as the American Biographical Institute awarded him International Diploma of Honour in 1995 and Guard of Honour in 1998.