CIBA achieves breakthrough in captive breeding of grey mullet fish

CIBA achieves breakthrough in captive breeding of grey mullet fish

Source: the hindu

1/29/2021

After achieving a breakthrough in captive breeding of Grey Mullet (Madavai), a highly sought-after brackish water fish for the first time in the country, the Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture (CIBA), on Thursday announced the long-awaited breeding technology as part of green revolution initiatives by the Indian government.

The first batch of hatchery produced grey mullet seeds, and species-specific feeds for grey mullet were distributed to four farmers from Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Kerala in a stakeholder meet at the CIBA’s Muttukadu Experimental Station.

Director of CIBA K.K. Vijayan said the fish could be farmed in diverse farming systems, such as monoculture, polyculture and integrated multi-trophic aquaculture mode (IMTA), with potential output of 4 tonnes per hectare/crop, with high profitability.

Continue...

News Id		Source	Stamp	country
3951	China, US seek ways to benefit from carp	China Daily	2014-09-23	CN
3952	2 Marshall County men sentenced to 30 days in jail for cheating in bass-fishing tournament	al	2014-09-16	US
3953	Farmed salmon has 'more fat than pizza'	independent	2014-09-14	IE
3954	The Gulf of Alaska is unusually warm, and weird fish are showing up	washingtonpost	2014-09-15	US
3955	Salmon found in upper Elwha River for first time in more than 100 years	q13fox	2014-09-13	US
3956	Teenage 'Fish Whisperer' catches bass from the SEWER	dailymail	2014-08-29	UK
3957	To study evolution, scientists raise fish to walk on land	csmonitor	2014-08-28	US
3958	Experimental ‘fish fence’ used to fight Asian Carp invasion of Tennessee waters	wreg	2021-05-17	US
3959	Canadian researchers observe how fish species adapt to extreme environmental changes	ctvnews	2021-05-17	CA
3960	Man caught illegally fishing jailed for assaulting fisheries officer	corkbeo	2021-05-18	IE
3961	Exotic fish dumped by Coquitlam pet owners become invasive species	CBC News	2014-08-19	CA
3962	Carp-killing plan postponed at pond near Glasgow	greatfallstribune	2014-08-14	UK
3963	Joe Ludlow's 181-pound opah could be a world record	petethomasoutdoors	2014-08-13	MX
3964	Asian carp becomes animal feed for American Heartland Fish Products	CBC News	2014-08-14	US
3965	Seagrass fish feeding grounds 'lost like rain forests'	BBC News	2014-08-12	US
3966	Rare sighting of bizarre Mola mola fish caught after it surfaced in a Californian bay	dailymail	2014-08-08	UK
3967	California's giant sea bass making a comeback after near extinction	kcbx	2014-08-06	US
3968	Anti-carp speakers pose no threat to native species	lacrosse tribune	2014-08-05	US
3969	Anti-carp effort starts on Mississippi River	The Assocaited Press	2014-08-02	US
3970	Brazil bans catfish fishery that used dolphins as bait	newscientist	2014-07-30	BZ
3971	Woman hauls in 'world record' 143kg tuna off Sydney...	dailymail	2014-07-24	UK
3972	Biggest UK fish ever caught off Isle of Skye	scotsman	2014-07-23	UK
3973	Snakehead fish still a problem in Maryland waters	wbaltv	2021-05-18	US
3974	Deadly 'ghost' fishing gear removed from shipwreck off Brighton coast	the argus	2021-05-21	UK
3975	Kid brother snitches to game wardens about illegal fish, and other Texas game warden stories	chron	2021-05-24	US

158 of [222 - pages.]