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  The Government of India has envisaged and working towards doubling the farmers’ income by 2022 and brackishwater aquaculture has the potential to achieve this target through market-led aquaculture planning and utilizing the open brackish waters with viable production systems. In this direction, ICAR-Central Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture (ICAR-CIBA) in association with the Fisheries…

  The high value shrimp aquaculture industry in India is recently being affected by the emergence of a growth retardation problem caused by a microsporidian parasite, Enterocytozoon hepatopenaei or EHP. This problem goes unnoticed for quite some times during the culture practice as no clinical signs or significant mortality is being associated with. Combined effect…

  Farming of brackishwater fishes in locally crafted cages suitable for estuaries, creeks, backwaters and lagoons is an emerging innovative and viable technology for the production of valuable finfish such as seabass. The technology is efficient in utilizing the vast stretches of brackishwater resources along the costal India for increased fish production, employment creation and…

  Dr.Trilochan Mohapatra, the Director General, Indian Council of Agricultural Research and Secretary, Department of Agricultural Research and Education visited the ICAR-Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture, Chennai on 6th and 7th August 2017 and had interactions with the scientists and staff. On the first day, 6th evening he visited the research facilities at Muttukadu Experimental…

  The brackishwater aquaculture sector in India has evolved from a traditional farming activity to a commercial farming activity. Currently, this sector is supported by two main species, the native tiger shrimp (P. monodon) and exotic Pacific white shrimp (P. vannamei).Specific pathogen free Peneaus vannamei offered greater advantage over the indigenous shrimp with this disease…