"Harnessing the Science of Fisheries for Food, Nutrition and Livelihood"
With the financial assistance of National Fisheries Development Board (NFDB) Hyderabad, Webinar entitled “Recent Advanced Technologies in Fishing methods” was jointly organized by DIVF, Ramanathapuram and Reliance foundation . The webinar was conducted on 05.08.2021 covering fishermen from Villupuram and Kanchipuram of Tamil Nadu and Pondichery. A total of 75 fishermen from different fishing villages such as Marakkanam and Vanur of Villupuram district, Tirukalukundram and Cheyyur of Kanchipuram district and Ariyankuppam, Vambakirapalayam, Ozhukarai and Kanachettikulam of Pondicherry.
The webinar was convened by Dr.N.Neethiselvan, Director. Mr.M.Kalaiarasan, Assistant professor and Er.R.Regupathi, Assistant Professor of DIVF served as organizing secretaries. The following lectures were delivered.
Sl.No. |
Topic |
Resource person |
Designation |
1. |
Recent Advancements in Fishing Technology |
Dr.N.Neethiselvan |
Director DIVF, Ramanathapuram |
2. |
Advanced Navigational Aids in Fishing |
Capt.S.Viswanathan |
Dean CFNT, Thoothukudi |
Institute of Industrial Fishing Technology (IIFT),
Directorate of Incubation and Vocational Training in Fisheries (DIVF),
Ariyaman Beach,
Ramanathapuram – 623 519.