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ICAR-CIBA organized a special lecture on “ Participatory Mangrove Conservation and Management of Mangroves for Ecological and Livelihood security of the Coastal Communities” by Dr. R. Ramasubramanian, Head, Coastal Systems Research, MSSRF, Chennai as part of the National Campaign on ‘Participatory Management for Sustainable Fisheries and Biodiversity Conservation‘  on 4th August 2022 under the umbrella…

ICAR-Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture (ICAR-CIBA), Chennai organized an online talk on “Emergent diseases and efforts toward developing antiviral therapy in shrimp” by an eminent speaker, Dr. Arun K. Dhar, Professor & Director, Aquaculture Pathology Laboratory, School of Animal & Comparative Biomedical Sciences, the University of Arizona, Tucson, USA on 29th July 2022 as part…

The 39th Institute Research Council (IRC) meeting of ICAR-CIBA was conducted at its headquarters, Chennai during 25th-26th July 2022. The meeting was chaired by Dr. K.P. Jithendran, Director, CIBA & Chairman, IRC. All the Scientists and Technical Officers who are the members of IRC participated the meeting. The meeting began with welcome address by Dr.…

ICAR-CIBA conducted a fishers’ interaction cum demonstration programme on cage aquaculture of brackishwater fishes as part of the National Campaign on ‘Non-Conventional Aquaculture Systems’ at Thonirevu village, Pulicat, Thiruvallur district of Tamil Nadu on 23.07.2022 under the SCSP scheme. About 56 fisherfolk beneficiaries attended the programme. Dr. K.P. Jithendran, Director, ICAR-CIBA outlined the technologies developed…

In the Sundarban region of West Bengal mangroves serve as breeding and nursery zones for many brackishwater and marine fish. Wild fish seed collection is a traditional occupation of the tribal. Stocking of wild fish seeds into poorly managed homestead ponds provided them with a meagre income. Therefore, extending a fisheries based alternative livelihood opportunity…