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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.

Indigenous fish collected and donated from the

Acquaculture, Animal Health, India, R&D, Sustainability

For the commercial development of a vaccine against Hemorrhagic Septicemia in freshwater fishes

Hyderabad-based Indian Immunologicals Limited (IIL) has announced a partnership with the Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture (CIFA), Bhubaneswar, an Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) Institute for the commercial development of a vaccine against Hemorrhagic Septicemia, also called Aeromonas Septicemia, Ulcer Disease or Red-Sore Disease in freshwater fish.

IIL ventured into the aqua business in October 2022 by launching products for the aquaculture health market dealing with pond management and fish or shrimp gut management and subsequently announced commercial development of fish vaccines with the ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Education (CIFE).

Hemorrhagic Septicemia in freshwater fishes is caused by Aeromonas hydrophila, an opportunistic pathogenic bacterium. This infection is the scourge of fresh and brackish water fish farming worldwide and is considered as a significant economic problem in Indian aquaculture over the past decades. All the cultured freshwater fish species in India like rohu, catla, mrigal, silver carp, grass carp, common carp, medium carp, channel catfish, eel, etc. are susceptible to this disease.

Over the years, antibiotics and chemotherapeutics are used for controlling bacterial diseases including A. hydrophila. Now bacterial pathogens have become resistant to these chemicals when used over an extended period and some chemicals pose environmental health hazards. In this context, vaccination is the most promising and environmentally safe concept for controlling diseases.

Speaking on the occasion, Dr K Anand Kumar, Managing Director, Indian Immunologicals Limited said, “We are working at multiple fronts in defining pathways for commercial development of fish vaccines in India”.

For the commercial development of a vaccine

Acquaculture, India

MoU to provide technical support on Murrel breeding and culture under the project “Breeding, Seed Production and Culture of Striped Murrel”

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between ICAR-Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture, Kausalyaganga, and the Department of Fisheries & Fishermen Welfare, Government of Tamil Nadu was signed to provide technical support on Murrel breeding and culture under the project “Breeding, Seed Production and Culture of Striped Murrel in Tamil Nadu” funded by World Bank.

P K Sahoo, Director, ICAR-CIFA, and Arumugam, Additional Director of Fisheries, Dept. of Fisheries & Fishermen Welfare, Govt. of Tamil Nadu signed the MoU on behalf of respective organisations.

Sahoo accentuated that the MoU on Murrel breeding, seed production, and culture will help the state in increasing the production of this priced fish and also help farmers in increasing their income. He emphasised on collaboration with DoF, Govt. of Tamil Nadu for wider dissemination of ICAR-CIFA’s promising technologies to benefit the farmer’s community of the state.

Arumugam, said Murrel is in very high demand in the state and this MoU will help in the establishment of a model Murrel hatchery for seed production and also in the popularisation of the Murrel culture in the state with the technical support of ICAR-CIFA.

B R Pillai, HoD, Aquaculture Production, and Environment Division, ICAR-CIFA stressed that the collaboration with DoF, Govt. of Tamil Nadu will help in spreading of Murrel farming in the state.

Rajesh Kumar, Senior Scientist and the Principal Investigator of the project coordinated the program.

MoU to provide technical support on Murrel

Acquaculture, Agro Universities, Live Stock, People, R&D

ICAR-CIFA scientist team conducted breeding and seed production trials of striped Murrel during July and August 2022 at Wyra and produced about 1.5 lakhs Murrel hatchlings.

ICAR-CIFA, Bhubaneswar Demonstrated Murrel Seed Production Technology in Telangana ICAR-CIFA, Bhubaneswar Demonstrated Murrel Seed Production Technology in Telangana. The ICAR – CIFA, and the Department of Fisheries, Government of Telangana established a Murrel Breeding and Seed Production Center at Wyra, Khammam, Telangana. Dr. Rajesh Kumar, Senior Scientist, ICAR-CIFA and his team conducted breeding and seed production trials of striped Murrel during July and August 2022 at Wyra and successfully produced about 1.5 lakhs Murrel hatchlings.

Presently, about 30,000 Murrel fingerlings are produced and the breeding trials is being continued to produce more Murrel seed. Striped Murrel is the state fish of Telangana and it is in very high demand but most of the catch comes from the wild, which has reduced its population in nature. Therefore, the Government of Telangana approached the ICAR- Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture, Bhubaneswar to technically help in breeding and seed production of Striped Murrel in Telangana to boost its farming.

Murrels also known as Snakeheads, is a potential candidate species for aquaculture in Asia, it shows an excellent growth rate and can be cultured at high stocking rates. Its promising nutritional quality, coupled with fewer intramuscular spines, usually brings them good market value (5-7 USD per Kg) in its native regions. In addition to that, striped Murrel is considered a medicinal freshwater fish due to the abundant presence of bioactive components in its flesh like albumin, amino acids (glycine, lysine, arginine), and fatty acid (arachidonic acid 20:4n-6) involved in antinociception, gastroprotection, disease resistance, antioxidant and wound healing process.

ICAR-CIFA scientist team conducted breeding and seed

Agrotech

The facility will have demonstration units for mushroom production, food processing & value-addition and poultry production

Dr Trilochan Mohapatra, Secretary (DARE) & Director General (ICAR) inaugurated the Technology Demonstration Facility at Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Khordha, Odisha on March 10, 2022. Ajaya Kumar Dash, Head, KVK, Khordha briefed about the new facility. The facility will have demonstration units for mushroom production, food processing & value-addition and poultry production. It will also be used for imparting the skill training to the farmers and farm women.

The DG was accompanied by Dr Joykrushna Jena, Deputy Director General (Fisheries Science); Dr BP Mohanty, ADG (Inland Fisheries), ICAR along with Dr SK Swain, Director, ICAR-CIFA, Bhubaneswar and other Senior Officials of ICAR-CIFA and KVK, Khordha.

While interacting with the farmers and farm women in the Exhibition organised at the KVK, Khordha, Dr Mohapatra urged the KVK for facilitating the Self-Help Groups to improve their marketing skills and organise them to form as collectives like Farmers’ Producers’ Organisations to scale-up their operations. Underlining the Government of India’s target of creating 10,000 FPOs by 2025, the Director General emphasised that the KVKs would play a key role in mobilising the farmers and providing technical support.

During his interaction with the Scientists and Staff Members of ICAR-CIFA, he urged for focusing on the outreach & effective communication of the scientific research to the stakeholders and reorienting the research priorities for bringing out innovations that can enhance the farmers’ income.

The facility will have demonstration units for