Kerala PSC Fisheries Officer Syllabus 2023 (New) Exam Pattern PDF Download

Kerala PSC Fisheries Officer Exam Pattern 2023

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The Kerala PSC Exam will be conducted to recruit the Fisheries Officer Posts. To help the Aspirants we have uploaded the Kerala PSC Fisheries Officer Syllabus on this page for Download. Here we have provided the Subject Wise Kerala PSC Fisheries Officer Syllabus PDF.

1. Fisheries Resource Management: Global, national, and state scenario of marine fisheries and inland fisheries. Cold water fisheries of India. GIS and Remote sensing in fisheries. Biological structure of fisheries resources in space and time. Indicators of dynamics in a fishery resource. Principles of stock assessment. Population age structure. Theory of life tables, Statistical models of fish stock assessment. Estimation of total fishing and natural mortality. The concept of MSY and MEY. Biological symptoms of under-fishing and over-fishing. Growth overfishing and recruitment overfishing. Code of conduct for responsible fisheries. Eumetric fishing. Open access fisheries.CPUE

2. Fishing Craft Technology: Traditional and modern fishing crafts of India; Mechanization of fishing crafts, Boat building and maintenance; Stability of fishing vessel; marine engine systems; Deck layout, deck fitting and fishing equipment; Rules and regulations for fishing vessel fabrication, operation, and safety. Vessel monitoring systems.

3. Fishing Gear Technology: Gears used in relation to fish and fishing areas. Fishing gear materials; Yarn numbering systems. Mounting of webbing. Accessories for fishing gear. Hooks, maintenance of gears. Preservation of netting and other accessories. Selection of gear materials, Parts of a trawl net, purse seine, gill net, and tuna long lines. Modern commercial fishing methods, Fish finding equipment.

4. Navigation and Seamanship: Fire fighting and lifesaving appliances, Electronic navigation and communication aids, International laws and agreements of the sea.

5. Fish Preservation: Composition and nutritional value of fish. Spoilage of fish and fishery products; Freezing, drying, and dehydration, Marinated and fermented fish products, canning, freeze drying, irradiation, cryogenics. Laws of thermodynamics; refrigeration cycle; Heat load calculation; refrigerants; freezers; cold storage; freezing plants, solar dryers, ice manufacturing, defrosting; thawing. Packaging materials for different products. Transportation and storage of fresh fish and frozen fish

6. Quality Standards: Assessment of quality of seafood by instrumental and chemical methods; fish food born human pathogens; Concept of quality management; Quality standards; Fish plant sanitation and personal hygiene; Seafood Export regulations. Food safety standards.

7. Aquatic Environment Management: Marine, freshwater, and brackish water environments. Water quality parameters, limnology, waves, and tides. Water masses, winds, clouds, ocean currents, migration of fishes, biodiversity indices, mangroves, sea grasses, aquatic flora, and fauna of ecological significance. Aquatic pollution and mitigation

8. Farming of Food Fishes and Shell Fishes: Global national and state scenario. Water as a medium of culture, different systems of aquaculture for the major candidate species, integrated fish farming, sewage-fed fish culture, organic recycling, and detritus food chain. Recent trends and technologies in aquaculture. Use of agro-industrial waste and biofertilizers in aquaculture. Water and soil quality management, Ecosystem management in aquaculture. Climate-smart aquaculture. Breeding and hatchery management of potential finfish and shellfish; live food organisms; nutritional requirements; engineering aspects of aquaculture farms and hatcheries. Fish feed and fish nutrition

9. Ornamental Fish Culture: Breeding and rearing of exotic and indigenous ornamental fishes; Fabrication, setting up, and maintenance of fresh water and marine aquarium; World trade and export potential; Trade regulations in relation to ornamental fishes. Green certification, live feed

10. Aquatic Animal Health Management: Investigation, symptoms, diagnosis, and therapeutic applications of diseases; fish pharmacology; fish toxicology; immune stimulants and bioremediation.Probiotics, Prebiotics, AMR, BMP, Quarantine, emerging pathogens, noninfectious diseases

11. Fisheries Statistics: Probability, random variable, concepts of Binomial, Poisson, and Normal distributions and their use in fisheries. The basic concept of sampling distribution; standard error and central limit theorem, tests of significance based on normal, t, chi-square, and F distributions. Relation between correlation and regression, Length-weight relationship in fishes; applications of linear regression in fisheries. Methodology for estimation of marine fish landings in India, Estimation of inland fish production in India and problems encountered

12. Fisheries Extension: Principles of Extension education; types of education; Fisheries Extension methods; Basic principles of teaching and learning; Government and Non – government organizations involved in fisheries extension of India; Fisheries co-management; Adoption and diffusion of innovations, Transfer of technology process, Extension program planning and evaluation; RRA, PRA, PTD; Rural sociology; important sociological concepts-Social problems and conflicts in fisheries; Social control; Gender issues in fisheries.

13. Fishery Economics: Elasticity in fisheries managerial decision; Farm production economics; production functions in fisheries; break-even analysis of fish production system; concepts of externalities and social cost; factors of production, marginal cost, and return; farm planning and budgeting. Accounting, measurement, and determinants of national income, the contribution of fisheries to GNP and employment; balance of payments, economic growth, and sustainable development. GATT and WTO in fisheries; NTBs and Agreement on Anti-dumping; Fisheries trade and environment; Impact of globalization in fisheries. Patenting process, Agreement on TRIPS. Bio-piracy. GMOs in fisheries.

14. Fisheries Administration and Legislation: Fisheries and aquaculture legislations at the Central and State levels; Development and regulatory activities of Central, State, and Local government in aquaculture and fisheries; Functions and powers of functionaries under fisheries administration; Different central and state level fisheries institutions; Principles of organization and management of the public enterprise. Fisheries development over five-year plans; International fisheries organizations.Schemes and incentives for the promotion of entrepreneurship in the fisheries sector. Government policy on small and medium Enterprises (SMEs)/ SSIs. Export and import Policies relevant to the fisheries sector. Fisheries plans and programs by Government.

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