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ACTIVITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT
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A
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Demonstration on:
- Low cost inputs technology (Composite fish culture technology).
- Feed & seed support to the fish farmers for scientific pisciculture.
- Supply of basic fishery inputs to the small tank holders for culture of fish.
- Short-term fish culture in seasonal/ non-perennial water bodies.
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B
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Approaches for doubling the income of farmers:
- Cage culture in Dumbur reservoir and other big water bodies.
- Integrated fish farming among the farmers having pig/ duck.
- Encouraging fish farmers from remote areas for production of quality fish seed of Carps/ Catfishes etc.
- Demonstration of feed based intensive fish culture.
- Polyculture of Prawn/ Pabda/ Magur/ Singhi with Carps.
- Production of stunted growth fingerling in perennial water bodies
- Species diversification with introduction of high value & high productive species.
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C
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Dumbur reservoir programs:
- Promotion of cage culture.
- Sustainable development of fishery in natural/ open water bodies of Dumbur reservoir through stocking of quality fingerlings.
- Organizing training for unemployed youths/ SHGs/ co-operative members on production of value added fish product of local fish (Moka, Chingri, etc.)
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D
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Promoting high yielding culture practices, aquaculture of high valued indigenous varieties of fish:
- Cage culture in Dumbur Reservoir and other large water bodies.
- Conservation aquaculture of Pabda (State fish of Tripura) in Carp polyculture system.
- Aquaculture of Giant Freshwater Prawn/ Magur/ Singhi.
- Breeding & seed production of catfishes viz. Pabda (Ompok bimaculatus), Magur (Clarias batrachus), Singhi (Heteropneustes fossilis) etc.
- Production of Chitala, Puntius, Labeo bata, Cirrhinus reba etc.
Seed production of Giant Freshwater Prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii).
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E
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Extension-Human Resource Development Programs:
- Training on scientific pisciculture, breeding and seed production technology, and conservation aquaculture of indigenous fish species for Co-operatives/ SHGs/ JFMC/ NGO members, fish farmers etc.
- Workshop programme on National Fish Farmers' Day on 10th July & World Fisheries Day on 21st November of every year.
- Awareness on use of harmful adulterants like formalin etc.
- Training on culture and propagation of high value & high productive fish species.
- Organizing soil & water testing camps.
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F
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Developing Gene Bank & Brood Bank facility for potential species in Tripura:
- Enriching live gene bank for endangered and vulnerable fish species at Lembucherra FSC with Pabda, Chital, Minor-medium carp, Puntius spp., Labeo spp., Cirrhinus spp. etc.
- Development of Live gene bank for conservation threatened catfish species like Tengra (Mystus spp.) at Sarma Fish Breeding Farm, Gandatwisa Sub-Division, and Magur and Singhi at National Fish Seed Farm, Muhuripur, Santirbazar Sub-Division.
Establishment of Brood bank facility at Mandai, Jirania Sub-Division.
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G
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Infrastructure Development:
- Construction of fish seed hatcheries, fish markets, Pisciculture Knowledge Centres.
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H
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Distribution of fish transportation vehicles to unemployed youths/ entrepreneurs.
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I
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Welfare of fishers/ fishermen:
- Registration of fish farmers and all the stakeholders related to fisheries sector at NFDP portal.
- Financial assistance of Rs. 6000/- to the fishermen under Matsya Sahayak Yojana (MSY).
- Insurance Coverage of fishermen under Group Accidental Insurance scheme (GAIS) of PMMSY.
- Extending financial assistance to the fishermen community for compensating fishing ban during breeding season.
- Distribution of fishing craft and gears to the fishermen.
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J
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Support to the SHGs & Co-operative Societies.
- Providing inputs support to the Fishery based SHGs and Fishermen Co-operative Societies for entrepreneurship development through adoption of scientific fish farming.
- Providing managerial subsidy to the eligible Fishermen Co-operative societies.
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K
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Open water fisheries & Conservation:
- Ranching of fish seeds in Reservoir, Rivers and other big water bodies.
- Declaration of 3 (three) months of fishing ban in Dumbur Reservoir from June to September during the breeding season.
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L
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Quality Testing & Monitoring:
- Testing of Soil & water samples at the laboratories or through organizing health camps and recommending necessary solutions or suggestions.
- Distribution of Pond Health Card to the fish farmers for keeping the records of soil and water tests of their fish ponds.
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M
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Kisan Credit Card (KCC):
Credit loan to the eligible fish farmers/ fishers under KCC through banks.
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