Low productivity of ponds and reservoirs, transportation of live fish, ensuring availability of fish seeds by the time monsoon arrives were some of the issues flagged off by director fisheries, Mr P Krishna Mohan at a workshop here. The workshop organised by ICAR-Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture in collaboration with the state fishery department was to evolve a strategic plan for fisheries development in Odisha.
Inaugurating the workshop, minister for agriculture , fisheries and animal resource development, Pradeep Maharathy, said Odisha has produced 4.67 lakh tonnes of fish during 2014-15,which is an increase of 13 per cent over the previous period. The state fisheries department has set a target to double the fish production in next five years said the Minister.
Mr Bishnupada Sethi, Commissioner-cum-Secretary, Fisheries and Animal Resources Development Department said that this is a unique opportunity, wherein research scientists and development administrators are meeting with a single agenda of developing fisheries in Odisha.
The convergence must bear fruit in the form of a workable strategy that would enable doubling fish production by 2020. He informed that National Freshwater Fish Brood Bank is being established in Kausalyaganga with the support of National fisheries Development Board.
The brood bank would help the fishermen of the state in sourcing quality fish seed. Dr P Jayasankar Director, ICAR-CIFA welcomed the dignitaries and said that the workshop would assess and document the research and development need of 10 agro climatic zones of Odisha and would develop a strategy for strengthening Research-Industry-Farmer Extension linkage for aquaculture development. He stressed on ow productivity of ponds and reservoirs, transportation of live fish, ensuring availability of fish seeds by the time monsoon arrives were some of the issues flagged off by director fisheries, Mr P Krishna Mohan at a workshop here. The workshop organised by ICAR-Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture in collaboration with the state fishery department was to evolve a strategic plan for fisheries development in Odisha.
Inaugurating the workshop, minister for agriculture , fisheries and animal resource development, Pradeep Maharathy, said Odisha has produced 4.67 lakh tonnes of fish during 2014-15,which is an increase of 13 per cent over the previous period. The state fisheries department has set a target to double the fish production in next five years said the Minister.
Mr Bishnupada Sethi, Commissioner-cum-Secretary, Fisheries and Animal Resources Development Department said that this is a unique opportunity, wherein research scientists and development administrators are meeting with a single agenda of developing fisheries in Odisha.
The convergence must bear fruit in the form of a workable strategy that would enable doubling fish production by 2020. He informed that National Freshwater Fish Brood Bank is being established in Kausalyaganga with the support of National fisheries Development Board.
The brood bank would help the fishermen of the state in sourcing quality fish seed. Dr P Jayasankar Director, ICAR-CIFA welcomed the dignitaries and said that the workshop would assess and document the research and development need of 10 agro climatic zones of Odisha and would develop a strategy for strengthening Research-Industry-Farmer Extension linkage for aquaculture development. He stressed on fish seed cecertification and accreditation of carp hatcheries.
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