The Department of Aquaculture at the College of Fisheries, AAU, Raha, orchestrated a comprehensive training program and exposure visit on sustainable aquaculture. This initiative targeted Fishery Demonstrators from Karbi Anglong, Assam, and fish farmers from Kiphire district, Nagaland. The event, held at Kolong Kapili, aimed to enhance participants’ knowledge and skills in sustainable aquaculture practices.
Welcoming the attendees, Jyotish Talukdar, Director of Kolong Kapili, shed light on the NGO’s focus on training and skill development in fisheries and sustainable aquaculture for entrepreneurship development. Dr. Kamaleswar Kalita, Professor & Head of the Department of Aquaculture, COF, AAU, Raha, underscored the significance of the fisheries sector in entrepreneurship development in Assam. He encouraged participants to embrace an entrepreneurial mindset by adopting scientific approaches in fish farming.
Dr. Pabitra Kr Saharia, Associate Professor at COF, Raha, emphasized the importance of integrated farming systems and highlighted the developmental activities of Kolong Kapili in supporting entrepreneurship and livelihoods through sustainable aquaculture in the state. Kaustubh Bhagawati, Assistant Professor in the Department of Aquaculture, COF, Raha, shared scientific insights on elevating the fisheries and aquaculture scenario in Assam. He focused on the potential of small indigenous fish culture in Assam, emphasizing its significant medicinal value for human nutrition.
As part of the program, the Department of Aquaculture, COF, AAU, Raha, released 2,000 fish seed (fingerlings) of Cirrhinus reba, commonly known as Lashim Bhangon, at the ICAR-CIFA recognized aquaculture field school of Kolong Kapili, Bagibari. The College of Fisheries has successfully developed breeding and seed production technology for the high-value indigenous fish C. reba (Reba carp) with support from the Department of Fisheries, Government of Assam, under the Gene Bank Project.
