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  A five-day hands-on training programme on “Recent advances in soil and water management in brackishwater aquaculture” being conducted by the Aquatic Animal Health and Environment Division (AAHED) of ICAR – Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture (CIBA), Chennai was inaugurated on 20th June 2017. Dr. N.K. Ambujam, Professor and Director, Centre for Water Resources, Anna…

  Under the collaborative initiatives between Mangrove cell of Maharashtra Government and ICAR-CIBA, Shri. N. Vasudevan, Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, Mangrove Cell, Mumbai has delivered an invited talk on “Mangrove ecosystems and its relevance to coastal development and blue economy” organized by the Society of Aquaculture and Fisheries (SCAFi), CIBA-Chennai on 16th June.…

  The “World Environment Day”, which is observed every year on 5th June, is an important event through which the United Nations (UN) stimulates worldwide attention on safeguarding the environment and sensitizes the governments for enhanced political attention and action towards this end. This year the theme is “Connecting People to Nature”. This theme appeals…

  Tamil Nadu state has one of the highest resource endowments for fisheries and aquaculture viz., 1076 km coastal length, 56000 ha of potential brackishwater area, many reservoirs and freshwater bodies extending to 3.8 lakh ha. The state produces about 5 lakh metric tons of fish. Fisheries is a high income generating activity, particularly brackishwater…