Digha Regional Station of ICAR-CMFRI organized five days training programme on “Taxonomy of Marine Fishes” from 29 March to 2 April 2023

Digha Regional station of ICAR-CMFRI organised a five days training programme on “Taxonomy of Marine Fishes” under the in-house project “Resource assessment and management framework for sustainable marine fisheries of West Bengal and Odisha (CFD/NEC/05) from 29 March to 2 April 2023 for twenty-six B.F.Sc.  students (26 nos.) from the School of Fisheries, Centurion University of […]

Harvest Mela Organised for Indian Pompano Farmed in Marine Cages at Visakhapatnam Regional Centre of ICAR-CMFRI

A Harvest Mela was organised for marine cage farmed Indian Pompano at fishing harbour, Visakhapatnam by ICAR-CMFRI, Visakhapatnam Regional Centre on 4th May, 2023. The programme was attended by the Joint Director of Fisheries, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh; Head in-Charge, Visakhapatnam Regional Centre, ICAR-CMFRI; Scientists and all staff members of Visakhapatnam Regional Centre, ICAR-CMFRI; State fisheries […]

ICAR-CMFRI Webinar Flags Gender Disparities In Use Of Intellectual Property System

A webinar on women and intellectual property (IP) organised by the ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) has shed light on gender disparities existing in each stage of the innovation process and gaps in the use of the IP system by women. Recognising the lack of acceptance being faced by women professionals especially in the […]

Bio-Management of Coconut Black Headed Caterpillar in Arsikere, Karnataka

The black headed caterpillar, Opisinaarenosella, is a major pest of coconut distributed in all coconut growing tracts of the country. The caterpillars live in galleries on the abaxial surface of fronds and feed on the chlorophyll containing leaf tissues. Extensive feeding of caterpillars causes a crop loss of 45.4% in terms of nut yield in […]