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Mussel Farming is the farming of saltwater and fresh water species groups which have in common a shell whose outline is elongated and asymmetrical compared with other edible clams, which are often more or less rounded or oval. It is during the marine phase i.e. December to May that the ...

In view of the need for diversification of the defunct shrimp hatcheries, the scheme has been demised production of fin fish seed for completing the demand. Under this scheme West Bengal Govt. will provide assistance for construction of new finfish hatcheries and for modification of the defunct shrimp hatcheries for ...

To promote diversification in coastal aquaculture fin fishes like seabass, groupers, mullets and milk fish can be cultured in cages placed in ponds and brackish water areas for achieving higher production and for the purpose of establishing cage culture, West Bengal under NFDB is providing financial assistance. Eligibility: Entrepreneurs and ...

In aquaculture systems, the inputs constitute almost 60% of the total expenditure, which becomes a constraint while undertaking a new species for culture without having clear knowledge on the outcome. To enable the farmer to adopt scientific farming practices and optimize per hectare yield, West Bengal Govt. will provide partial ...

Feeding is a must in farming of fin fishes and shell fishes as they need nutritive feeds with high protein levels. They are specially formulated and extruded to avoid wastage of feed when cultured in running water/raceway systems. In order increase the production levels of fishes in hill districts there ...

Feeding is a must in farming of trout as they need nutritive feeds with high protein levels. They are specially formulated and extruded to avoid wastage of feed when cultured in running water/raceway systems. In order increase the production levels of trout in hill districts there is a need to ...

West Bengal Govt. has come up with a new scheme to provide subsidy on term loan to fish farmers for establishing trout seed hatchery. There are different types incubator units designed with different sizes depending on the brood stock available and production of quantity seed. Eligibility: Clear title of the ...

Running water fish culture is generally undertaken in earthen ponds size of 100 m3 (10m x 10m x 1m) water in high altitude of Darjeeling and Jalpaiguri. The fishes suitable for running water culture are trout, mahseer, common carp, silver carp and grass carp. It is an intensive culture system ...

Availability of quality seed of freshwater prawn has been a limiting factor for intensification of prawn farming and also for coverage of additional area under aquaculture. To meet the requirements of farmers in seed-deficit and new areas of aquaculture, it is proposed to support in setting up of large as ...

Many hatcheries were established under public sector for seed production and most of the Government hatcheries became defunct due to many reasons, including non-availability of funds for regular maintenance towards renovation/ development. Therefore, to improve the amenities in these hatcheries for production of seed, NFDB has come up with novel ...