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The aquaculture in India at the moment is witnessing increased interest in the farming of consumer-oriented indigenous finfishes such as Sea Bass, Cobia, Milkfish & Grey Mullet and exotic Nile Tilapia & Catfish (Pangasiussp), resulting in the overall production in the country. When the bulk quantity of these newly introduced fishes are produced, understanding the…

  ICAR-CIBA celebrated its annual day and family get-together on a Saturday evening, 13th February 2016, at Muttukadu experimental Station. The event was organized by the recreational club of the Institute, a part of the Society of Aquaculture and Fisheries (SCAFI), CIBA-Chennai. The gathering was a mixture of current and retired employees of CIBA along…

A two days’ workshop on antibiotic residue analysis in aquaculture environment was jointly organized by CIBA and CIFT on 11th and 12th February 2016 at CIFT, Cochin, under the All India Network Project on Fish Health. Principal Investigators and the Research Associates/Senior Research Fellows from the partnering ICAR institutions, CIFT, CIFA, CMFRI, CIFRI, CIFE, DCFR…

The Enterocytozoon hepatopenaei (EHP) disease outbreaks have been widely reported in Asian countries like China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam and Thailand. The parasite was identified last year from Indian shrimp farms. On a follow-up study conducted by CIBA and MPEDA-RGCA, after the shrimp farmers widely reported stunted growth, which caused concern as EHP affected the size,…

  ICAR- Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture (CIBA), Chennai and Matsyafed, Govt of Kerala (Kerala State Co-operative Federation for Fisheries Development Ltd., Thiruvananthapuram) signed and exchanged an MOU for the collaborative programme on Brackishwater Aquaculture initiatives in Kerala on 16th January 2016 at Hotel Safire, Kannur. This strategic MoU is meant for joint development of…