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Dr. Pramod Kumar Pandey,
Director

ICAR-Directorate of Coldwater Fisheries Research, Bhimtal is the only premier research institute in the country working towards sustainable development of coldwateraquaculture, management, and conservation of the hill stream fishes. It has been in the service of the nation since 1987 under the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), New Delhi.Coldwater fisheries have immense prospects in creating livelihood opportunities for the rural dwelling in Indian Himalayan states and Union territory. The need for holistic and sustainable utilization of the coldwater fishery resources, their development and advancement have been the driving force to work for thecoldwater sector. ICAR-DCFRhas been continuously on forefront in providing practical solutionsbyway of conducting quality research, extending services for sustainable coldwater fisheries production, management, conservation, and eco-tourism to realize and ensure the potentials of livelihood opportunities among upland populations.

Directorate has made advancements in generating GIS-based site suitability maps, protocols for captive breeding and rearing of different coldwater fish species to diversify hill aquaculture and develop efficient and cost-effective feeds. For the development of hill aquaculture, captive maturation and spawning of many species have been completed successfully. The validation for the development and commercialization of rainbow trout starter feed has been completed. The issues and challenges of coldwater fish diseases are proactively being addressed by putting sincere efforts into disease surveillance of coldwater fish farms, identifying pathogens, and developing management measures. The directorate also organizes various training programmes, field demonstrations, farmer advisories and exhibitions to disseminate scientific knowledge on various aspects of coldwater fisheries and aquaculture to farmers, fisheries officers and other concerned stakeholders.

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Upcoming Events
 
Training on Histopathological Techniques in Fish Disease Diagnosis
 
Five Days Hands on Training on Recirculationg Aquaculture System for Intensive Farming of Coldwater Fish
 
   Events
 
Organized International workshop on Fisheries Management and Ecology: Fostering knowledge exchange during 7-9 March, 2024
 
Organized National conference on Trending Biotechnological interventions to Address and combat Himalayan Biodiversity challenges during 6-8 March, 2024
 
Organized skill Training programme in collaboration with College of Fisheries, CAU, Lembucherra on Intervention of minor carp in polyculture system for enhancing fish farm income of SC farmers of Tripura during 5-7 March, 2024
 
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