Objectives
- Technology development for breeding, seed production and grow-out culture of important cultivable freshwater fin fishes and shellfishes.
- Develop new culture systems for freshwater aquaculture.
- Techniques for improved soil and water quality management for higher production.
- Dissemination of developed technologies through training and demonstration.
Major Areas of Research
- Captive broodstock development, breeding, seed production and culture of carps, barbs, murrels, koi, magur, pangas, pabda, freshwater prawn, ornamental fishes and freshwater mussel.
- New diversified system development for production of varied fish and shellfish species- Aquaponics, Biofloc, FIMTA, RAS, etc.
- Soil and water quality management for higher production.
- Water budget modeling of freshwater fish production system.
- Technology development for climate resilient aquaculture.