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.

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