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ACTIVITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT

A

 

Demonstration on:

  1. Low cost inputs technology (Composite fish culture technology).
  2. Feed & seed support to the fish farmers for scientific pisciculture.
  3. Supply of basic fishery inputs to the small tank holders for culture of fish.
  4. Short-term fish culture in seasonal/ non-perennial water bodies.

B

 

Approaches for doubling the income of farmers:

  1. Cage culture in Dumbur reservoir and other big water bodies.
  2. Integrated fish farming among the farmers having pig/ duck.
  3. Encouraging fish farmers from remote areas for production of quality fish seed of Carps/ Catfishes etc.
  4. Demonstration of feed based intensive fish culture.
  5. Polyculture of Prawn/ Pabda/ Magur/ Singhi with Carps.
  6. Production of stunted growth fingerling in perennial water bodies
  7. Species diversification with introduction of high value & high productive species.

C

 

Dumbur reservoir programs: 

  1. Promotion of cage culture.
  2. Sustainable development of fishery in natural/ open water bodies of Dumbur reservoir through stocking of quality fingerlings.
  3. Organizing training for unemployed youths/ SHGs/ co-operative members on production of value added fish product of local fish (Moka, Chingri, etc.)

D

 

 

Promoting high yielding culture practices, aquaculture of high valued indigenous varieties of fish:

  1. Cage culture in Dumbur Reservoir and other large water bodies.
  2. Conservation aquaculture of Pabda (State fish of Tripura) in Carp polyculture system.
  3. Aquaculture of Giant Freshwater Prawn/ Magur/ Singhi.
  4. Breeding & seed production of catfishes viz. Pabda (Ompok bimaculatus), Magur (Clarias batrachus), Singhi (Heteropneustes fossilis) etc.
  5. Production of Chitala, Puntius, Labeo bata, Cirrhinus reba etc.

Seed production of Giant Freshwater Prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii).

E

 

Extension-Human Resource Development Programs:

  1. 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.
  2. Workshop programme on National Fish Farmers' Day on 10th July & World Fisheries Day on 21st November of every year.
  3. Awareness on use of harmful adulterants like formalin etc.
  4. Training on culture and propagation of high value & high productive fish species.
  5. Organizing soil & water testing camps.

F

 

Developing Gene Bank & Brood Bank facility for potential species in Tripura:

  1. 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.
  2. 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.

G

 

Infrastructure Development:

  1. Construction of fish seed hatcheries, fish markets, Pisciculture Knowledge Centres.

H

 

Distribution of fish transportation vehicles to unemployed youths/ entrepreneurs.

I

 

Welfare of fishers/ fishermen:

  1. Registration of fish farmers and all the stakeholders related to fisheries sector at NFDP portal.
  2. Financial assistance of Rs. 6000/- to the fishermen under Matsya Sahayak Yojana (MSY).
  3. Insurance Coverage of fishermen under Group Accidental Insurance scheme (GAIS) of PMMSY.
  4. Extending financial assistance to the fishermen community for compensating fishing ban during breeding season.
  5. Distribution of fishing craft and gears to the fishermen.

J

 

Support to the SHGs & Co-operative Societies.

  1. Providing inputs support to the Fishery based SHGs and Fishermen Co-operative Societies for entrepreneurship development through adoption of scientific fish farming.
  2. Providing managerial subsidy to the eligible Fishermen Co-operative societies.

K

 

Open water fisheries & Conservation:

  1. Ranching of fish seeds in Reservoir, Rivers and other big water bodies.
  2. Declaration of 3 (three) months of fishing ban in Dumbur Reservoir from June to September during the breeding season.

L

 

Quality Testing & Monitoring:

  1. Testing of Soil & water samples at the laboratories or through organizing health camps and recommending necessary solutions or suggestions. 
  2. Distribution of Pond Health Card to the fish farmers for keeping the records of soil and water tests of their fish ponds.

M

 

Kisan Credit Card (KCC):

Credit loan to the eligible fish farmers/ fishers under KCC through banks.