Experts discuss biosafety for fish

EMINENT SCIENTISTS from across the country on Monday tried to find ways to ensure biosafety for fish. They were participating in a national symposium on 'Biosafety perspectives' organised by Parasitology laboratory of Allahabad University's Department of Zoology.

EMINENT SCIENTISTS from across the country on Monday tried to find ways to ensure biosafety for fish.

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They were participating in a national symposium on 'Biosafety perspectives' organised by Parasitology laboratory of Allahabad University's Department of Zoology.

The seminar is a part of the ongoing "Young Scientist Workshop On Parasitic and Microbial Taxa Biodiverstiy and Aquaculture Implications".

An intense discussion was carried out during the symposium and 14 research papers were discussed during the sessions.

National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources Director Dr WS Lakra emphasised on the options available for implementing effective biosecurity programmes in Aquaculture at the opening session of the satellite symposium on Biosecurity for sustainable Aquaculture.

Prof Pavanasam Natrajan of Cochin University's Rajiv Gandhi Chair, informed about the resources available in coastal areas of Kerala to provide safer aquatic environment for our fish species residing in natural habitat over several years.

Chief Executive Officer, Fish Farmers Development Agency Dr Arvind Mishra talked about ensuring application of techniques to produce natural hybrids in fresh water fishes to counter the threat of invasive alien species in Indian waters.

Dr Mohd Irfanullah from Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and Environment, Bangalore, suggested application of advance tools in ecoinformatics to spread awareness about ecological modeling to counter the threat perceptions against unwarranted diseases due to parasites and microbes.

Nanoscientist from Banaras Hindu University Dr Pralay Maiti elaborated plans to recycle and thus ensure degradation of plastics. Dr Dilip Jha from IAAS, Nepal, corroborated the experiences on Epizootic Ucverative Syndrome in fish in Nepal and India.

Tahir Hasan, Vice-president, Allahabad Dairy, Prof DK Belsare former professor of Barkatullah University, Bhopal, IARI Nematologist Dr D Prasad and Dr S Manickavasagam from Chidambaram also delivered lectures in the symposium.

Later a committee of Prof Iqbal Zuberi from Rajshahi Univeristy, Bangladesh, Prof Natrajan, Prof Sandeep K Malhotra from AU and Dr Arvind Mishra finalised the recommendations emerging from the views expressed by the scientists and decided to send it to Government of India.

Former head of AU's department of Zoology, Prof SC Tiwari, proposed a vote of thanks.