ESSO - Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services
(An Autonomous Body under the Ministry of Earth Sciences, Govt. of India)
ITEC – ITCOocean Training Program on
Fishery Oceanography for the Ocean Decade (F.O.O.D.) - 2024
18 January – 07 February 2024
Organized by
International Training Centre for Operational Oceanography (ITCOocean)
ESSO-INCOIS, Hyderabad, India
in collaboration with
Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation programme (MEA, GoI)
- This “in-person” training is exclusive for foreign (non-Indian) participants.
- This training is identified/eligible under ‘Sagar Amrut Scholarship’.
Understanding of fishery oceanography is needed by many young researchers. This course is devised, to familiarize the young professionals with the latest developments in this field. The UN have proclaimed 2021-30 as decade of ocean science for sustainable development and one of the important challenges identified under it is to feed global populations sustainably while ensuring health of the marine ecosystems.
- To make the participants thorough with various aspects of oceanography.
- To develop understanding of influence of oceanographic processes to the fisheries.
- To familiarize participants with various tools/approaches being used by researchers in this field.
- Knowledge and understanding to the topic of fishery oceanography and tools.
- This course is exclusively designed to train the fisheries professionals.
- Relevant professionals from the Indian Ocean-rim (IOR) countries are highly encouraged to apply.
- However, applicants are NOT restricted to IOR. For the full list of eligible countries, refer the application link below.
- Candidates should have a fundamental knowledge of marine biology (fisheries).
- Seaworthiness (part of the training i.e., field sampling will be on a boat)
- The medium of instruction is English, hence good working knowledge of English is a must.
- Participants should bring their own laptops and preferably their own datasets.
- Applications are open during: 19 October – 18 December 2023
- Training Dates: 18 January – 07 February 2024
Click to apply: https://www.itecgoi.in/view_course_details?salt4=2YKXLGrVadlj6PPBSsg1cw==
- This training is funded by Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC) programme.
- Aspirants are requested to visit the link above for further details and submitting applications.
Faculty Members’ Institutions:
- Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS), India
- Various reputed national and international institutions.
The training course will be held in-person at ITCOocean, Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS), Hyderabad, India.
Dr. Udaya Bhaskar TVS, Dr. Nimit Kumar
Contact details of the ITCOocean:
ITCOocean Coordinator
International Training Centre for Operational Oceanography (ITCOocean)
Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS)
(Ministry of Earth Sciences, Government of India)
"Ocean Valley", Pragathi Nagar (B.O.)
Nizampet (S.O.), HYDERABAD - 500 090
TELANGANA
INDIA
Tel : +91 40 23895000
Fax : +91 40 23895001
E mail : itcoocean@incois.gov.in
- Arrival: 17 Jan (Hyderabad)
- Departure: 7/8 Feb (from Vizag/Hyd as applicable)
Module-1 (18-20 Jan): Introduction
- Inaugural
- Oceanographic Processes
- Remote sensing techniques, data products, sources
- Other data useful products (e.g., models), sources
- Nutrients, Productivity and Nutrient Cycles
- Fish life cycle and Oceanographic Processes
- Tools: Acoustics, Telemetry, e-DNA, BRUV etc
- Online biological and fishery databases
- Mariculture and Oceanography
- Anthropogenic Threats to Fishery Resources
- Physical processes
- Biogeochemical linkages
- Impacts and management
- Observation techniques (theory)
- Ocean Decade Frameworks
- Challenges, Roadmaps and Outcomes
- Regional frameworks in the Indian-Ocean Region
- Networking &participation to UN Ocean Decade IOR conference (Courtesy: DCC-IOR)
- Fieldtrip to Visakhapatnam (Vizag)
- Seawater sampling preparations (instruments, chemicals)
- Onboard handling of instruments and sample collection
- Laboratory analysis
- Data analysis and interpretation
- Feedback and Valedictory
Module-2 (22-27 Jan): Fishery Oceanography
Module-3 (29-31 Jan): Coastal Processes
Module-4 (1-3 Feb): International Framework and proceedings of Ocean Decade
Module-5 (4-7 Feb): Onboard observations and laboratory analysis
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