Anikuttan, K K and Tamilmani, G and Sakthivel, M and Ramesh Kumar, P and Nazar, A K A and Bavithra, R and Johnson, B and Saravanan, Raju and Remya, L and Thirumalaiselvan, S and Rajkumar, M and Vinod, K (2024) Handbook on Hatchery Techniques and Farming Protocols of Cobia and Snubnose Pompano. ICAR- Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Kochi. ISBN 978-93-82263-65-4
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The significance of mariculture in augmenting marine fish production is increasingly becoming evident in the present scenario of stagnating capture fisheries production. As per the FAO figures (FAO-SOFIA 2022), the total fisheries and aquaculture production was 214 million tonnes in 2020, which is an all-time high, and comprised of 178 million tonnes of aquatic animals and 36 million tonnes of algae. This is mainly attributed to the growth of aquaculture which also includes mariculture. Mariculture in India is in its initial stages of development, even though there is ample scope for its expansion, considering the vast coastline of the country and other resource potential. Selection of suitable sites, identification of candidate species, development of seed production and farming technologies are some of the cardinal requirements for mariculture development and are being addressed by the R & D sector of the country. Technologies for seed production and farming of around 10 finfish species with mariculture potential have been developed in India and are in different stages of standardization and commercialization. The breeding and seed production of two high value marine fishes, Cobia (Rachycentron canadum) and Snub nose Pompano (Trachinotus blochii) was achieved for the first time in the country at the Mandapam Regional Centre of ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) in 2010 and 2011 respectively. This, along with the development of sea cage farming technologies by ICAR-CMFRI, has kick started the mariculture development in the country. The sea cage farming demonstrations of Cobia carried out by ICAR-CMFRI in collaboration with fishermen groups and farmers has generated interest among the fisherfolk to take up this activity as an alternate livelihood option. The farming demonstrations showed that the cobia can attain an average weight of 1.0 kg in 4 months, 2.5 - 3.0 kg in 6- 7 months and 7.0 kg to 8.0 kg within one year of farming. The snub nose pompano on the other hand is both suitable for sea cage farming as well as for farming in low saline coastal ponds. The farming trials of this fish were also conducted and fishermen groups and entrepreneurs are adopting the technology in different coastal states of the country. One of the important requirements for the development of any sector is capacity building for the human resource and for this, training programmes have to be conducted for all stakeholders of the sector. In this context, the ICAR-CMFRI has been conducting various training/awareness programmes on breeding, seed production and farming of species with mariculture potential for all stakeholders of the sector such as fishermen, fish farmers, hatchery technicians and government officials. This handbook will be of immense use to all the sector stakeholders such as fisheries developmental agencies, researchers, hatchery technicians, entrepreneurs and fisherfolk.
| Item Type: | Book |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Hatchery Techniques; Farming Protocols; Cobia; Snubnose Pompano |
| Subjects: | Aquaculture > Farming/Culture Aquaculture > Induced Breeding Fish and Fisheries > Fish breeding Demersal Fishes > Cobia Aquaculture Aquaculture > Hatchery Demersal Fishes > Carangids |
| Divisions: | CMFRI-Kochi > Mariculture Division Subject Area > CMFRI > CMFRI-Kochi > Mariculture Division CMFRI-Kochi > Mariculture Division Subject Area > CMFRI-Kochi > Mariculture Division CMFRI-Mandapam |
| Depositing User: | Arun Surendran |
| Date Deposited: | 28 Jun 2024 07:09 |
| Last Modified: | 28 Jun 2024 07:09 |
| URI: | http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/id/eprint/18547 |
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