Successful captive rearing of Hilsa (Tenualosa ilisha) using natural seed in brackishwater pond to the stage of maturity for the first time by ICAR-CIBA at Kakdwip, West Bengal

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  Hilsa, (Tenualosa ilisha), the popular migratory fish along with the Bengal river-sea ecosystems, is one of the delicacies of Bengalis, both at West Bengal and Bangladesh, associated with culture and emotions of Bengalis of the Indian subcontinent and even overseas. In spite of huge demand, production of Hilsa is limited to around 72000 metric…

WORLD FISHERIES DAY : ICAR-CIBA 21st November 2016

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  The ICAR-Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture (ICAR-CIBA) observed the ‘World Fisheries Day’ at Kottaikadu village in Kanchipuram District, Tamil Nadu. During this occasion, the fisher youths of Idaikazhinadu panchayat were mobilised to create awareness on the importance of conservation of aquatic resources which provides a livelihood to millions of people and motivated them to…

National Seminar on ‘Prohylaxis in Aquaculture’ organised by ICAR-CIBA on 16th November 2016

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A national seminar on “Prophylaxis in Aquaculture’’ was organised under Consortium Research Platform on vaccines and diagnostics on 16th November 2016 at ICAR-Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture (ICAR-CIBA), Chennai. Consortium partners from national institutes viz., IVRI, CMFRI, NBFGR, CIFA and CIFE participated in the seminar and made presentations on the progress of their work on…

National workshop on ‘Capacity building and harmonisation of PCR diagnosis of aquatic animal diseases’ with special references to shrimp farming, concluded at CIBA, Chennai, 5th October 2016

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  The first phase of capacity building and harmonisation of PCR diagnosis of aquatic animal diseases, the National training programme on “Molecular diagnosis of shrimp diseases” was held during 3rd – 5th October 2016 at ICAR-Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture (ICAR-CIBA), Chennai. The programme with hands on training was organised in collaboration with the Coastal…

Swachhta Campaign at ICAR-CIBA, Chennai – October 2, 2016

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  The Swachh Bharat or Clean India Mission was conceived by the Hon’ble Prime Minister, Sri Narendra Modi to motivate and galvanise Indian citizens from all walks of life to achieve by 2019 Mahatma Gandhi’s dream of a clean India. The Mission – visualized as the thanksgiving the offering of the Indian populace to the…