Fisheries Resource Management- ICAR JRF/SRF 2024

• CEDAW Convention:
• The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) is an international treaty adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on 18 December 1979.
• Entering into force on 3 September 1981, it is regarded as an international bill of rights for women, defining gender discrimination and establishing national action agendas.
• Correct Option: Option 2 (1979).

• Estimation of Size at 50% Maturity ($L_{50}$):
• In fisheries biology, the length at which $50\%$ of individuals in a population reach sexual maturity ($L_{50}$ or $L_m$) is modeled using the Logistic Model (Sigmoidal curve):

where $P$ is the proportion of mature fish at length $L$, and $r$ is the slope parameter.

• Correct Option: Option 2 (Logistic Model).

• Occupational Safety Terminology: Hazard:
• In maritime occupational health and fishing safety:
• Hazard: Any biological, chemical, mechanical, physical, or environmental source of potential harm, damage, or adverse health effect on an individual (e.g., rough seas, unguarded winches, toxic hydrogen sulfide in fish holds).
• Risk: The probability or chance that a person will be harmed if exposed to a hazard.
• Correct Option: Option 3 (Source of potential harm or danger).