Shri. George Kurian, Hon’ble MoS, MoFAH& D Inaugurates Centre of Excellence for Seaweeds at ICAR-CMFRI Mandapam Regional Centre
Shri George Kurian, Hon’ble Union Minister of State for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying, Govt. of India inaugurated the Centre of Excellence (CoE) for Seaweeds at the Mandapam Regional Centre of ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) on 9th January, 2025. The Govt. of India had recently designated ICAR-CMFRI Mandapam as the Centre of Excellence […]
Workshop on Conservation of Indigenous Fishes in Changing Climate Scenario
18th – 19th November 2024, Ganderbal A 2-day national workshop on conservation of Indigenous fishes of Jammu & Kashmir in changing climate Scenario scheduled from 18th-19th November 2024 was inaugurated at Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Kashmir. The workshop was organised jointly by ICAR-National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources, Lucknow and Faculty of […]
Shri. George Kurian, Union Minister of State, Launches ‘Blue Pearl,’ a New Fish Farmer Producer Company in Kodungallur
Kodungallur, In a significant step towards advancing livelihoods and incomes in the fisheries sector, Shri George Kurian, Minister of State for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry, Dairying, and Minority Affairs inaugurated the ‘Blue Pearl’ Fish Farmer Producer Company (FFPO), at the Municipal Town Hall in Kodungallur today. This new initiative, for which ICAR-CIFT is the partner Institute […]
Popularization of CIFRI-ARGCURE among Fish Farmers of Kamrup(R), Assam
05th October, 2024 CIFRI ARGCURE-a product developed by ICAR-Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute (ICAR-CIFRI) to control Argulosis disease in fish culture. In order to popularize the product among the fish farmers of Assam, ICAR-CIFRI, Regional Centre, Guwahati in collaboration with the Department of Fisheries (DoF), Govt. of Assam organized an “Demonstration-cum-input distribution programme” under Tribal […]
Water Bodies and Fishery
Status of university farm ponds Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya has more than 30 number of water bodies with the area coverage of 41.8 acres with the control of Directorate of Farms. These water bodies are spread out in different places of south Bengal from Kakdwip to Purulia covering 3 distinctive agro-climates like Coastal saline, New […]
Vet Varsity Witnesses Huge Response to Ornamental Fish Festival
Ornamental Fish Festival’ organized by the College of Fisheries (COF), Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (GADVASU), received an enthusiastic public response showcasing the visual delight and interest of people in ornamental fish. The event kicked off with the inauguration by the Chief Guest, Dr. Inderjeet Singh, Vice Chancellor, GADVASU, and remained in […]
Sea Ranching of Green Tiger Shrimp Seeds by Mandapam Regional Center
As part of the regular sea ranching initiative, the Mandapam Regional Centre of the ICAR- Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) released a total of 3.25 million seeds of green tiger shrimp (Penaeus semisulcatus) of PL 40 into the Palk Bay at Mandapam on 30th July, 2022. The shrimp seeds were released by Dr. G. Tamilmani, Head-in-Charge in […]
Sea Ranching of Green Tiger Shrimp Seeds by Mandapam Regional Center
As part of the regular sea ranching initiative, the Mandapam Regional Centre of the ICAR- Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) released a total of 3.25 million seeds of green tiger shrimp (Penaeus semisulcatus) of PL 40 into the Palk Bay at Mandapam on 30th July, 2022. The shrimp seeds were released by Dr. G. Tamilmani, Head-in-Charge in […]
Refresher Course on “Shellfish Species Identification” Organised by Mandapam Regional centre
Mandapam Regional Centre of the ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) organised a three days refresher course on “Shellfish species Identification” from 1st to 3rd August. A total of 12 participants, including FRAEED survey staff and young professionals, attended the training. Dr G. Tamilmani, Senior Scientist & Head-in-Charge, inaugurated the training and briefed on the importance […]
Awareness Programme on Jellyfish Sting Management for Seaweed Cultivators
On July 14, 2022, an awareness programme on jellyfish sting management at Sambai fishing village, Rameswaram, was organised for seaweed farmers as a part of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav initiative of the Government of India. The programme was presided over by Dr. G. Tamilmani, Head in Charge of Mandapam Regional Centre of ICAR-CMFRI, and he […]
