Dr. M.G.R. Fisheries College and Research Institute, Ponneri

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Achievements

  • Biofloc Technology-Indoor and Outdoor
  • Breeding and Propagation of native ornamental fish species (Western and Eastern Ghats)
  • Standardization of Breeding of Jewel fish
  • Standardization of Breeding of Blue morph
  • Standardization of Breeding of Pangasius
  • Standardization of Breeding of Puntius conchonius
  • Induced breeding trial of Puntius filamentous
  • Breeding and Propagation of Etroplus suratensis in freshwater and brackish water systems (indoors and Outdoors)
  • Breeding and Indoor rearing of ornamental fishes (Freshwater fish species) in Raceways and RAS
  • Nursery rearing of GIFT in Raceways
  • Indoor rearing of Sea bass in RAS/Raceways
  • Culture of Vannamei in outdoor lined ponds
  • Ornamental fish feed formulations (cost effective formulations for backyard rearing) Aquaponics
  • Mass Culture of Chlorella in Indoor tanks
  • Mass Culture of Rotifers and Cladocerans in Indoor Systems
  • Mass culture of copepod, Thermocyclopshyalinus in Indoor Systems
  • Azolla culture in lined ponds as backyard enterprise

Focus:

  • Aquaponics- Nutrient Film Technique (NFT) and Deep Water Culture(DWC).
  • Cost effective feed formulations for brood stock (commercially important ornamental fish)
  • Live food enrichment for larval rearing (edible fish/ egg layer ornamental fish)
  • Shelf storage studies of preserved live foods for larval rearing
  • Breeding and Propagation of edible loach
  • Breeding and Propagation of murrel
  • Standardising feed formulations for murrel and Etroplus
  • Grow out of freshwater prawn ( M.rosenbergii) in lined ponds
  • Seaweeds as immunostimulants- feed trials in GIFT

Contact info

The Dean
Dr. M.G.R Fisheries College and Research Institute
Ponneri - 601 204 Thiruvallur District,
Tamil Nadu, India.

044 - 2797 1556  |  044 - 2797 1557

deanfcriponneri@tnfu.ac.in