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ICAR-CIBA celebrated the World Fisheries Day-2022 on 21.11.2022 at Keelarkollai village, Chengalpattu district of Tamil Nadu with 218 fishers, fish farmers and farm women who are mentored by ICAR-CIBA in adopting aquaculture based livelihood models. The objective is to create awareness on conservation of fisheries resources and protection of coastal environment through community participation. During…

ICAR-Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture participated in the exhibition conducted on the side-lines of National Symposium on ‘Fisheries and Aquaculture for Livelihood and Nutritional Security’ organized by ICAR-Directorate of Coldwater Fisheries, Bhimtal, Nainital during 18-19 November 2022. The exhibition was inaugurated by Dr. Ragendra Singh Paroda, former Secretary, DARE & Director General, ICAR. During the…

ICAR-CIBA, is working on solid state fermentation technology for improving the nutritional quality of plant protein sources to reduce the fishmeal inclusion level in the shrimp feed. The Institute has procured a pilot scale solid state fermentor under the DBT funded project recently.  Based on the uniqueness of the technology and the facility, M/s. Poseidon…

A harvest mela was organised during culmination event of a demonstration program on Aquamimicry based farming of Penaeus vannamei in earthen pond at Pattippulam near Chennai, Tamil Nadu. The objective of this program was to demonstrate a sustainable shrimp farming model, aquamimicry based shrimp farming of P. vannamei under the scheduled caste sub plan (SCSP)…

As a part of the mandatory activity in the course curriculum, 40 second year B.F.Sc students with two staff members from Dr. M.G.R. Fisheries College and Research Institute, Ponneri, Tiruvallur district in Tamil Nadu and 30 third year  B.Tech. Biotechnology, School of Biosciences and Technology, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore students accompanied by three faculty…