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Karwar Regional Station of ICAR-CMFRI felicitates IMTA farmers on National Fish Farmer's Day

The Karwar Regional Station of ICAR-CMFRI celebrated National Fish Farmer's Day on July 10, 2023. The event aimed to raise awareness about Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture (IMTA) among coastal fish farmers. Several fish farmers from Uttara Kannada and Udupi districts, who successfully implemented mussel-fish integration in their cages, were honoured during the ceremony.The Karwar Regional Station, as part of the All-India Network Project on Mariculture, has been conducting IMTA demonstrations in coastal Karnataka. Selected farmers were trained and provided with seeded mussel ropes to initiate IMTA alongside their open water cages at different estuaries in Karnataka. The project began in December 2022, and by July 2023, most farmers had successfully harvested mussels. The farmers reported additional income from their cage farms through mussel farming, with minimal investment.

Shri. Jubin Mahapatra IAS (Probationer), Shri. Babin Bopanna, JD Fisheries, Govt. Karnataka and Shri. Pramod B., Range Forest Officer (Coastal and Marine Ecosystem), Karwar were the chief guest and guests of honour for the day. Dr. Prathibha Rohit, Scientist in Charge of the Karwar Regional Station, warmly welcomed the participants and dignitaries on Fish Farmer's Day. The chief guest, Shri. Jubin Mahapatra, IAS, praised CMFRI for its efforts and congratulated the farmers. Mr. Babin Bopanna, Joint Director of Fisheries, Govt. of Karnataka, delivered a felicitation address.During the event, Shri. Ramesh from Byndoor, who achieved successful IMTA farming in coastal cages, Shri. Praveen from Kumta, who succeeded in IMTA farming in marine cages, and Mr. Shivanand Harikant, a visually challenged farmer who practiced IMTA farming in his cage farm, were felicitated with certificates and mementos. All other participating farmers also received appreciation certificates.

Sea ranching of the green tiger shrimp Penaeus semisulcatus under the Central Sector Scheme component of

'Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana' (PMMSY)

A total of 6.8 million green tiger shrimp seeds (PL 35) were sea ranched at Mandapam, Koyilvadi (Palk Bay) on 7th September, 2023 under the Project entitled "Sea ranching of Green tiger shrimp (Penaeus semisulcatus) Post Larvae (PL) in Palk Bay and Gulf of Mannar, Tamil Nadu" funded by the Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Govt. of India under the Central Sector Scheme component of the PMMSY. The shrimp seeds were released by Shri. M. Sivakumar, Assistant Director of Fisheries and Fisherman Welfare, Mandapam, Fishermen Association Leaders in the presence of Dr. K. Vinod, Head, Dr. G. Tamilmani, Principal Investigator of the project, Scientists and staff of Mandapam Regional Centre of ICAR-CMFRI. The fishermen thanked the Government of India and ICAR-CMFRI for such an initiative and expressed that this activity will be helpful in replenishing and enhancing the green tiger shrimp stock in the wild. A total of 75.34 million green tiger shrimp seeds were sea ranched in Palk Bay and Gulf of Mannar since the inception of the Project (February, 2022). The sea ranching programme was coordinated by Dr. B. Johnson, Senior Scientist of the Centre.

Sea ranching of the green tiger shrimp Penaeus semisulcatus under the Central Sector Scheme component of

'Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana' (PMMSY)

A total of 1.6 million green tiger shrimp seeds (PL 20) were sea ranched at Maraikayarpattianam (Gulf of Mannar) on 23rd June, 2023 under the Project entitled "Sea ranching of Green tiger shrimp (Penaeus semisulcatus) Post Larvae (PL) in Palk Bay and Gulf of Mannar, Tamil Nadu" funded by Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Govt. of India under the Central Sector Scheme component of the PMMSY. The shrimp seeds were released by the staff of Mandapam Regional Centre of ICAR-CMFRI in the presence of Dr. G. Tamilmani, Head-in-Charge & Principal Investigator of the project. A total of 58.24 million green tiger shrimp seeds were sea ranched in Palk Bay and Gulf of Mannar since the initiation of the Project (February, 2022). The sea ranching programme was coordinated by Dr. B. Johnson, Senior Scientist of the Centre.

Hindi Workshop organised at Karwar Regional Station of ICAR-CMFRI

As a part of the Official Language Implementation, a workshop was organized by Karwar Regional Station of ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (ICAR-CMFRI) on 03.07.2023 on the topic "Common Hindi words used in office premises”. Shri Santhosh Seti, Hindi Teacher, Hindu School, Karwar delivered the lecture. Six Scientists and 14 employees of the station actively participated in the workshop. The programme was chaired by Dr. Prathibha Rohit, Head-in-Charge and Chairman, OLIC of Karwar Regional Station