Jun 20 2019
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ICAR-CIBA and Mangrove foundation of Maharashtra jointly demonstrated the successful Cage farming of Asian Seabass in the brackishwaters of Sindhudurg District, Maharashtra, through a joint project on the ‘Livelihood security of coastal fisher community’, on 15 June 2019

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The brackishwater resources can be used only for fish farming and the production of healthy food, as these waters are unusable for irrigation, drinking and any other purpose unlike fresh waters. Due to the multi user demands for fresh water, brackishwaters are the only option to enhance the fish production and livelihood support of fishers…

Jun 15 2019
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ICAR-CIBA signed MoU for the technology transfer of ‘Colourfishfeed’, indigenous formulated feed for ornamental fishes, with Techno feeder, Pvt, Ltd, Chennai on 11th June 2019

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ICAR-CIBA has undertaken focused research program on feed development for the emerging ornamental fish rearing and developed a novel “Colourfish feed”, an import substitute, for aquarium fish rearing. This feed is scientifically formulated to maintain good health and colour of the ornamental fish, growth is not the primary objective in the aquarium feed. The technology…

Jun 07 2019
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World Environment Day Celebrated at ICAR-CIBA

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World Environment day was celebrated at ICAR-Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture (CIBA), Chennai to emphasize the need to protect the environment. The theme of the World Environment Day, 2019 was “Beat the Air Pollution”. In his presidential address, Dr. K.K. Vijayan, Director, ICAR-CIBA, underlined the initiative taken by ICAR-CIBA viz. banning of plastic use in…

May 21 2019
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ICAR-CIBA commercialized the technology of Plankton Plus, a value-added product developed from Fish waste under the concept of ‘Waste to wealth’ a Swatch Bharat initiative

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Fish waste processing technology developed by ICAR-CIBA for the production of PlanktonPlus from fish waste sourced from fish markets has been transferred to aqua-entrepreneurs, Sri Nagakishore Mudedla and Sri Syamala Rao Maradani, from Gudivada, Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh, through an MoU on 16th May 2019, at CIBA Headquarters, Chennai. Under the agreement, the ICAR-CIBA will…

May 20 2019
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ICAR CIBA signed MOU with Academy of Maritime Education and Training (AMET), Deemed University, Chennai for Research Collaboration on the Frontiers of Live Feed Production for aquaculture

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ICAR-CIBA, Chennai signed MOU with Academy of Maritime Education and Training, (AMET, Deemed to be University), on the 15th May 2019 for technical collaboration on the frontiers of live feed production. Under the agreement, CIBA and AMET will collaborate on the research aspects of copepod biology and scaling up the production of selected species of…