ICAR-CMFRI

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

A new centre of excellence for seaweed cultivation has opened at the ICAR-CMFRI Mandapam Regional Centre in India.

10th January 2025

Seaweed centre boosts India’s fisheries

10th January 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A panel of experts has called for differential treatment of developing nations on the World Trade Organisation’s (WTO) Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies, emphasising the need to protect the livelihoods of millions of…

26th November 2024

WTO urged to protect small-scale fishers

26th November 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Drones will become a game-changer in India’s fisheries sector, with the ability to address several critical challenges with precision and efficiency, according to Union Minister of State for Fisheries Shri George Kurian.

11th November 2024

Drones hailed a ‘game-changer’ for Indian fisheries, aquaculture

11th November 2024

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

From early detection of algal blooms, to precise feed broadcasting in mariculture, to rescue operations during emergency situations, drone technology is being looked at as a way to transform India’s marine fisheries…

5th November 2024

India looks to revolutionise fisheries with drones

5th November 2024

FEED & NUTRITION

FEED & NUTRITION

India’s Union Minister of State for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying George Kurian has inaugurated a new black soldier fly (BSF) based bio-waste conversion unit at ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI).

1st October 2024

Indian black soldier fly bio-waste conversion unit opened

1st October 2024

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

India’s Department of Fisheries under the Union Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying has designated the ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) as a Centre of Excellence for seaweed cultivation.

23rd September 2024

CMFRI designated as India’s centre of excellence for seaweed cultivation

23rd September 2024

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

The US ban on importing wild-caught shrimp from India has badly affected the livelihood of a large number of fishers, with a new status report on conservation and trade policies estimating a…

2nd September 2024

India’s shrimp industry loses $500m to US ban

2nd September 2024

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

India’s Union Minister of State for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Professor S P Singh Baghel has maintained that boosting fish production, enhancing the livelihood of fishers and farming communities, and modernising infrastructure…

27th August 2024

Boosting production and livelihoods – India’s seafood priorities outlined

27th August 2024

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

Dr Grinson George has assumed charge of the Director of the ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI), part of the Department of Agricultural Research and Education at India’s Ministry of Agriculture. He…

13th August 2024

India’s CMFRI appoints new director

13th August 2024

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) has succeeded in induced breeding and seed production of giant trevally (Caranx ignobilis), calling it a “landmark achievement” for mariculture research.

7th August 2024

India succeeds in the captive breeding of giant trevally

7th August 2024