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Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture (CIBA)
75, Santhome High Road, (Near MRC Nagar)
R.A. Puram, Chennai 600 028
Fax No. : 044 - 24610311
Phone Nos. : 044 24617523; 24610311
E.mail : ciba@tn.nic.in
Website: www.icar.org.in/ciba

Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture

MANDATE    THRUST AREAS   ACHIEVEMENTS   TECHNOLOGIES GENERATED 

The Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture (CIBA) was established on 1st April 1987, by reorganisation of Fisheries Research Institutes under ICAR. The Madras Research Centre, Kakdwip Research Centre and Puri Research Centre of the erstwhile Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute, Barrackpore and the Narakkal Research Centre of the Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Kochi, were transferred to CIBA in 1987. The headquarters of the Institute was set up at Chennai with field and farm facilities at Muttukadu about 30 km south of Chennai. The Institute presently has two research centres located at Kakdwip (West Bengal) and Puri (Orissa).

The research and development activities are carried out under six research divisions/sections viz., Crustacean Culture Division, Fish Culture Division, Nutrition, Physiology and Pathology Section, Genetics & Biotechnology Section, Aquaculture Engineering & Environment Section and Extension, Economics & Information Section. 

MANDATE

1. To conduct research for development of techno-economically viable and sustainable culture system for finfish and shellfish in brackishwater
2. To act as a repository of information on brackishwater fishery resources with a systematic database
3. To undertake transfer of technology through training and extension programmes

1. Development of database for brackishwater fishery resources of the country
2. Development of sustainable and economically viable farming systems for finfish species
3. Development of sustainable and economically viable farming technology for shellfish species
4. Genetic upgradation of commercially important finfish species
5. Cryopreservation of milt and ova for breeding programme
6. Environmental impact assessment of brackishwater farming system in the country
7. Application of biotechnological tools for increasing finfish and shellfish production for brackishwater sector
8. Reproductive physiology of potential finfish species for brackishwater aquaculture
9. Application of molecular genetics for stock improvement
10. Formulation of nutritious feed for finfish and shellfish
11. Development of packages of practices for degraded brackishwater eco-systems
12. Compilation of finfish and shellfish diseases prevalent in brackishwater sector for formulation of health management programme

ACHIEVEMENTS 

1. Design of shrimp hatchery
2. Development of cost effective back yard hatchery for seed production of white shrimp
3. Development of cost effective back yard hatchery for seed production of tiger shrimp
4. Development of package of practices for broodstock maturation of tiger shrimp under captive conditions
5. Broodstock development and breeding of mullets under captive conditions
6. Broodstock development and breeding of groupers under captive conditions
7. Broodstock development and breeding of seabass under captive conditions
8. Evaluation of immunostimulants for health management of shrimps
9. Polyculture of finfishes and shellfishes
10. Cage culture of groupers
11. Database on soil and water quality of shrimp culture system
12. Database on soil and water quality of fihfish culture system
13. Development of broodstock of mud crab Scylla spp. Under captive condition
14. Culture and cyst production of brine shrimp, Artemia

TECHNOLOGIES GENERATED 

1. Hatchery technology for production of quality seed of white shrimp
2. Hatchery technology for production of quality seed of Tiger shrimp
3. Culture technology for production of white shrimp
4. Culture technology for production of Tiger shrimp
5. Hatchery technology for production of baby crab
6. Seed production technology for Asian seabass
7. Indigenous feed for shrimps
8. DNA-based diagnostic kit using PCR for the detection of white spot disease virus in shrimp
9. Growout technology for grey mullet
10. Pen culture technology for milk fish
11. Design of small scale and backyard shrimp hatchery
12. Cryopreservation of milt of mullets