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ICAR-Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture (ICAR-CIBA), Chennai has developed plankton production technology, an organic product produced from ‘Fish Waste’ to promote plankton and growth of shrimp/fish in aquafarms, branded as ‘ICAR-CIBA Plankton plus’. This product is being produced by a fisher Self Help Group named ‘ Nambikkai fish farmers group’ with a technical support of…

The outbreak of corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been declared as a Public Health Emergency. The Government has imposed country wide lockdown, closed down business activities alongwith restrictions of movement in different phases across the country to prevent its spread. It is essential that the public need to follow the social distancing and other…

The CMR Feed and Bio Supplements, Chennai, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with ICAR-CIBA on 1st Nov 2019 for the transfer of shrimp feed (VanamiPlus) technology on a non-exclusive basis. VanamiPlus is one of the sought after cost-effective indigenous feed technology of ICAR-CIBA, which has been brought to the field by several entrepreneurs in…

About 64 acres of land near Muttukadu under Salt board, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India, has been handed over to ICAR-CIBA on August 20, 2020, to expand its research and development activities. CIBA, with the mandate of sustainable brackishwater development in the country, will be using the area with new facilities for…

Indian white shrimp (Penaeus indicus) is an indigenous species of shrimp, with wide salinity tolerance and optimal growth characteristics making it a candidate species for brackishwater aquaculture in the country. Being native to India, the species is more resilient and refractory to array of diseases that generally affect the vannamei shrimp. In this regard, ICAR-Central…