Udupi, Feb 13: Muslim community activist and social worker from Udupi, Shoukath Hussain Assadi, passed away today morning due to severe cardiac. He was 63.
He left behind 3 daughters and wife. Jamate-e Islami Hind, Udupi unit President Abdul Aziz, Muslim Welfare Association President K. Abdul Gafoor and Udupi Hashimi Masjid Management Committee and Jamate have expressed condolences.
Mangaluru, Dec 7: A rare bamboo shrimp has been rediscovered on mainland India more than 70 years after it was last reported, confirming for the first time the presence of Atyopsis spinipes in the country. The find was made by researchers from the Centre for Climate Change Studies at Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai, during surveys in Karnataka and Odisha.
The team — shrimp expert Dr S Prakash, PhD scholar K Kunjulakshmi, and Mangaluru-based researcher Maclean Antony Santos — combined field surveys, ecological assessments and DNA analysis to identify the elusive species. Their findings, published in Zootaxa, resolve decades of taxonomic confusion stemming from a 1951 report that misidentified the species as Atyopsis moluccensis without strong evidence.
The shrimp has now been confirmed at two locations: the Mulki–Pavanje estuary near Mangaluru and the Kuakhai River in Bhubaneswar. Historical specimens from the Andaman Islands, previously labelled as A. moluccensis, were also found to be misidentified and actually belong to A. spinipes.
The rediscovery began after an aquarium hobbyist in Odisha spotted a shrimp in 2022, prompting systematic surveys across Udupi, Karwar and Mangaluru. Four female specimens were collected in Mulki and one in Odisha, all genetically matching.
Researchers warn the species may exist in very small, vulnerable populations as freshwater habitats face increasing pressure from pollution, sand mining and infrastructure development. All verified specimens have been deposited with the Zoological Survey of India for future reference.
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Inna Lillahi wa inna ilaihi rajiwoon. Its a sad news for me. I worked with Mr. Shaukat in Jubial, Saudi Arabia in 80s . He is a very nice, co-operation and simple person. My heartfelt condolence to his family. May Allah pardon Mr. Shaukath and admit him in Jannat..... aameen
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