Indigenous fish collected and donated from the 16 districts of Nagaland
Indian Council of Agricultural Research-Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture and Department of Fisheries (ICAR- CIFA) and Aquatic Resources, Government of Nagaland have organised a Capacity Building Programme (CBP) for farmers of Nagaland on scientific aquaculture and inauguration of Aquarium Unit on fish germplasm of Nagaland was held at Brooder Fish Farm Dimapur. Dr Pramoda K. Sahoo director of ICAR-CIFA was present.
The state has a rich infantry of fish species which harvest different kinds of fish as it has 42 aquariums of houses of indigenous fishes collected and donated from the 16 districts of Nagaland.
According to the local media, Nagaland is having different fish species that have the potential to export, fisheries department of Nagaland has requested the farmers and the stakeholders to pass species of fisheries to the department for preservation instead of consumption. CIFA will be going to support aquarium units in the state.
