more-inMariculture in India is set to get a big boost with the city-based Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) successfully developing seed production technology for Indian pompano (Trachinotus mookalee), which has high commercial value both in the domestic and international markets. Fifth achievementThis is the fifth of its kind achievement made by the CMFRI after the institute developed seed production technology for cobia, silver pompano, orange spotted grouper and pink ear emperor. Breeding and seed production technology of the species were developed at the Visakhapatnam Regional Centre of CMFRI after two years of research. Mass productionAccording to A. Gopalakrishnan, director of CMFRI, this is the first report of successful mass scale seed production of Indian pompano in the world. “The achievement is a major breakthrough in Indian mariculture business, which will help the farming community use the hatchery produced seeds of Indian pompano for cage farming”, he said.

Source: The Hindu August 20, 2017 18:48 UTC