Sea ranching of the green tiger shrimp Penaeus semisulcatusunder the Central Sector Scheme component of 'Pradhan Mantri MatsyaSampadaYojana' (PMMSY)
A total of 3.5 million green tiger shrimp seeds (PL 26) were sea ranched at Maraikkayarpattinam (Gulf of Mannar) on 18th October, 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 shrimpseeds were released by Scientists & Staff of the Mandapam Regional Centre ICAR-CMFR. Dr. K. Vinod, Head, Mandapam Regional Centre of ICAR-CMFRI and Dr. G. Tamilmani, Principal Investigator of the project presided the event. A total of 83.64 million green tiger shrimp seeds were sea ranched in Palk Bay and Gulf of Mannar since the initiation of the Project (February, 2022).
Parliamentary Committee on Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Food Processing visits ICAR-CMFRI
A
delegation of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Agriculture, Animal
Husbandry and Food Processing visited the ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries
Research Institute (CMFRI), Kochi on 28th June 2023. Headed by PC
Gaddigoudar, Loksabha Member from Bagalkot constituency in Karnataka, the panel
visited various research facilities at the institute, including laboratories
and interacted with scientists to assess CMFRI’s research programmes on marine
fisheries and allied areas. The committee consisted of six Members of
Parliament and other officials, including Uttam Chand Bharadwaj, Secretary to
the delegation. Dr Shubhadeep Ghosh, Assistant Director General
(Marine Fisheries) of ICAR was also present on the occasion.The committee was
briefed on ICAR-CMFRI's works encompassing marine capture fisheries; mariculture
activities like cage fish farming, seaweed farming, integrated multi-trophic
aquaculture and technology development for breeding commercially important
marine fishes; marine biodiversity and environment management; fish genetics
and marine biotechnology; socio-economic aspects and extension activities, etc.
Dr A Gopalakrishnan, Director of ICAR-CMFRI and the Heads of various Divisions discussed the Institute's plans for the future, emphasising its efforts to maintain the sustainability of the marine fisheries with the committee members. The panel was impressed with ICAR-CMFRI's research and its contributions to the development of the marine fisheries sector in India. They said that the institute is playing a vital role in ensuring food security and promoting sustainable fisheries.Besides the Committee Chairman, the panel comprised MPs Dr Anil Sukhdeorao Bonde, Masthan Rao Beeda, Ram Nath Thakur, Devendra Singh and Ramilaben Becharbhai Bara.
ICAR-CMFRI develops nutraceutical to boost immunity related to post-COVID complications
Delegation from Michigan State University, USA visits ICAR-CMFRI
As part of a student exposure-cum-training programme jointly organised by the University and the ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (ICAR-CMFRI), Kochi and the Michigan State University in the United States, a delegation of students and faculty from the MSU’s James Madison College visited the ICAR-CMFRI and Kerala during the period of 11-26 July 2023. The team was impressed with a diverse range of entrepreneurial ventures in the fisheries sector spearheaded by various women groups in villages.Led by Associate Dean of Faculty and Academic Affairs Professor Linda Racioppi and Prof. Sejuti Dasgupta, 10 students pursuing Comparative Culture and Politics interacted with ICAR-CMFRI Director Dr A Gopalakrishnan and Heads of various Divisions to learn about the research activities of the Institute. They were introduced to the research and fisheries extension activities of ICAR-CMFRI. The team also explored various aspects of fisheries, including marine capture fisheries, cage fish farming, Chinese fishing nets and fish markets, and collected insights on livelihoods in the sector. This was the third such programme hosted by the ICAR-CMFRI on the basis of an MoU between the two institutes.