Empowering Fishermen through Space Based Services · offshore • Increase in searching time for shoals, fuel cost and human effort in fishing operations • Increase of atmospheric

Empowering Fishermen through Space Based Services 

E. Pattabhi Rama RaoHead – ASG & DMG

Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS)Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES), Govt. of India

Marine Fishery‐The Indian Scenario• Total Coastline: 8118 kms• Continental Shelf: 5.3 lakhs Sq. Kms.• Number of Fish Landing Centers: 1537• Number of Fishing Villages: 3432• Number of Fishermen Families: 8,74,749• Total Fisher folk Population: 40,56,213• Fishing Boats : Total – 1,99,141

o Traditional Crafts (Non‐Motorised): 52,982o Motorised Crafts: 73,410o Mechanised Crafts: 72,749

• Potential: About 4.41 million metric tonnes• Harnessing: About 3.32 million metric tonnes 

in 2012‐13 and 3.44 million metric tonnes in 2013‐14 (provisional)

Source: CMFRI Marine Census 2010 and 

DAHD Web (Handbook on Fisheries Statistics 2014)

Satellite‐based short‐term fishery forecasts have the capability to improvethe economics of fishing operations

Challenges in Fishing• Locating and catching fish, as

stocks dwindle and move furtheroffshore

• Increase in searching time forshoals, fuel cost and human effortin fishing operations

• Increase of atmospheric CarbonDioxide by burning of fossil fuels.

• Vulnerable to OceanogenicDisasters (Cyclones, Storm Surges,Tsunami etc.)

A reliable and timely forecast onthe potential zones of fishaggregation, helps reduce timeand effort spent in searchingfishing grounds

DisseminationMulti lingual Delivery (Map, Text)

Fax, Phone, News Paper,Internet, e‐mail, SMS, Mobile Apps

Electronic Display Boards, Radio and TV Broadcast

Information  Kiosks (VKC, VRC)

Operational Generation

(SST, Chlorophyll, Wind) Daily

R&D Efforts, Modelling,Technology Development

Validation Feedback

FishingVessels

Partners: SAC, NRSC, FSI, Central Fishery Research Institutions,Academia, State Fishery Departments, Fishermen Associations, etc

User Awareness

To make the Potential Fishing Zoneadvisories as part of the value chain offishing community

Except During Marine Fishing Ban Period

PFZ MISSION

Tuna‐PFZ Advisories

INCOIS Ground Station

•Chlorophyll, TSM (Oceansat‐2)•SST (NOAA‐18/19, MetOp‐A/B)

JPL ‐PO.DAAC•SST(OSTIA GHRSST)

INCOIS‐OSF Lab•Wind/Current Vectors•MLD, D20, High Wind‐wave

INCOIS‐PFZ Lab•Potential Fishing Zones•Bathymetry, Landing Centers•Coastal Districts, EEZ boundary•Fishing‐Restriction Zones

PFZ Maps

Indian Marine Fishery Advisory Service

•Landing Center (LC)•Direction (with angle)•Distance from LC•Bathymetry•Position (Lat/Long)

PFZ Text

Inputs & Processing Products

For T

una‐PFZ 

Advisorie

sINCOIS‐ChloroGINChlorophyll, Kd490[Daily & 3d roll](MODIS‐Aqua)

ENVI, ArcMap,ERDAS Imagine

Potential Fishing Zone (PFZ) Advisory Maps with information on

Potential Fishing Zones Surface Currents 

Bathymetry Indian EEZ

Indian Coastline Coastal Districts

Restricted Zones for Fishing Major Fishing Villages

PFZ ADVISORIES

Multilingual Advisoriesgenerated for 1223 fishlanding centres along theIndian Coast and Islands ondaily basis except duringmarine fishing ban & HighWave Alerts

SPECIES SPECIFIC ADVISORIES FOR TUNA

Tuna Fishery Advisory Maps with information on

Tuna Fishing Zones

Surface Currents 

Bathymetry

Indian EEZ Indian Coastline Coastal Districts

Restricted Zones for Fishing

Major Fishing Villages

SSHa & Maximum Fishing Depth

What is the validity of PFZ advisories? How do we know?

MDV

SLV

Details (Fishing on April 10, 2006)

PFZ Non PFZ

Name of the Boat MDV SLV

Type of Boat Purse Seiner Purse Seiner

Duration of Total Trip

24 Hrs 24 Hrs

Number of fishing hours

02 01

Number of Hauls 02 01

Number of Fishermen Engaged

23 23

Total Catch (Kgs) 12,193 4,000

Major Species Caught

Coastal Tuna Pomfrets

Approximate cost of total catch (Rs)

12,00,000 6,00,000

Total Expenditure in Fishing Operation (Rs)

36,000(Fuel: 10,000);

(Wage:20,000); (Other: 6,000)

26,050(Fuel:9,000);

(Wage:15,000)(Other: 2,400)

Net Profit 11,64,000 5,73,950PFZ Forecast based on SST/Chlorophyll

Issued: April 08 2006 Valid up to: April 11, 2006

Area: Karnataka & Goa

About 900 simultaneous validation experimentsSuccess Rate: ~ 80%; Net Profit: 03 – 04 times; Reduction Searchg Time: 30 to 70%

Ocean State Forecast (OSF)• Global Forecast • Regional – 7 Regions • Coastal – 9 Coastal states of  

India • Island – A&N and Lakshadweep • Location  specific ‐100 

locations • Tidal forecast  system for 178 

locations• Real time validation System • Forecast dissemination  in local 

languages • High resolution Forecast for 

West Coast of India

• Forecast along ship‐track • Eddy Forecasts• OSF for  Neighbouring 

countries through RIMES • Navy specific forecast products • OSF Web Map Services • Sea State Forecast for ports and 

Harbours• Online Oil spill advisories 

(OOSA)• Search and Rescue Aid Tool 

(SARAT)

• High Wave/swell/bulletins• Joint  INCOIS – IMD 

Bulletins• Bulletins on Ocean State 

Forecast along Standard shipping routes

• Wave surge warning

45  User specified products were designed, validated and operationalised

Customized OSF Products

Tide gauge Network

Seismic Network

BPR Network

Bathymetry

Tsunami Modelling

Topography

Costal Vulnerability

TSUNAMI WARNINGS!!!

Capacity Building

R & D

Observation Networks Communications Warning Centre

INMARSAT

VSAT

INSAT

GPRS

Participating InstitutionsIMD, NIOT, ICMAM, SOI, NRSC, INCOIS , MHA, NDMA, Coastal States, Academia

Detection, Warning, Dissemination  Awareness, Response

COMMS TestsTsunami Drills

TrainingsPublicity Material

Paleo‐tsunamiModelling

GNSS Data Use

DSSSOP

ICT Infra.

Tsunami Early Warning System

Identifications of PFZs as well as Ocean State forecast by INCOISare found to be both timely, accurate and of significant value tothe fishing community.

The economic benefits resulting from identification of PFZ isestimated as INR 34,000 to 50,000 Crore.

Report of National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER) in 2010

An estimate, from one village (in Raigad, Maharashtra) of 32 fishing boats, diesel saving of 70,000 litres per month could be attained through this advisory services. This would amount to saving of 150000 kg of CO2 (@2.7kg/l) from one village alone. This is substantial not only for saving money but also in reducing pollution.

National Agricultural Innovation Project, ICAR,  New Delhi, Annual Report 2011‐12

Impact and socio‐economic benefits of OSF and PFZ services

Impact and socio‐economic benefits of OSF and PFZ services

“The economic analysis indicates that thereal growth rate of gross value added inmarine fisheries can go up to 7.8% perannum from the current level of 3.9% oncethe PFZ‐OSF is operationalised uniformlyacross the country in all coastal areas”.

”Since five 'no go ahead mission'advisories were provided since 2013 tilldate, the net benefits during 2013‐2015works out to be Rs. 4161.9 crore”. (IndianNavy)

2015

The environmental effect of savings in diesel  consumption computed as carbon credit would work out to an annuity of Rs 36,200 crore or a present value of around  Rs. 2.84 trillion over the 25‐year useful life, which is quite  significant.

Fishermen Community

mKRISHI

FFMA

EDB

Web and Email

Telephone /  Fax

IVRS

Helpline

Voice Call

SMS 

Real time access to information Advantages:– Save lives by providing timely weather to

survive danger and high seas– Minimize risks by providing disaster alerts

in advance for high waves and tsunami– Enhance livelihoods by providing real time

data on fish colony, species specific forecastwith GPS coordinates

– Indicate to them when they are nearing orcrossing International Waters

Partners / Service Providers:M. S. Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF), Reliance Foundation, TCS, Handygo, IKSL, RegPoint, Community Radios, AIR, FM Radios.

DISSEMINATION MECHANISMSUse of ICT Technologies to reach all the users

Limitations: No communications beyond 10‐20 Kms from the coast to the sea and can’t provide ocean information and advisories

Navigation with Indian Constellation (NavIC) NavIC is the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System

(IRNSS) developed and operated by ISRO.

Coverage over India and 1500 km around India

Provide Navigation signals in L and S bands.

It provides two types of services – Standard PositioningService (SPS) and Restricted Service (RS) with encryption.

Provides position accuracy better than 20m and timeaccuracy better than 50ns.

Vehicle Navigation &Tracking  AviationFleet & Logistics Management Survey ApplicationsMaritime Services & Operations Power Grid SynchronizationGeo‐fencing Precise TimingGIS services Financial Services Location based service geo‐tagging, crowd‐sourcing etc.

Mapping and Geodetic data capture

Aid to hikers and travellers Earth and Atmospheric StudiesInfrastructure Planning Disaster ManagementForest and Mining Search & Rescue

NavIC Applications

INCOIS load Messages to WIMS Server• Potential Fishing Zones (PFZ)• High Wave Alert • Rough Sea Alert • Tsunami Alert

After successful registration message will be received by INC

Navigation software  at INC generates desired message and forward for uplink

Message transmission to the IRNSS‐1A satellite from MCF  

IRNSS 1A

INC NAV S/W

MCF , SCES

User decodes messages using NAVIC App

Integrated Dissemination System (IDS)