Farm Services
☞ Fish Farm, KUFOS
☞ Farm activities
Milestone Achieved: Developed captive breeding protocol for Indigo barb (Pethia Setnai), delivered the seeds to the Director, Central Coastal Agricultural Research Institute (ICAR- CCARI), Goa.
Breakthrough in Conservation: Over 10,000 fingerlings of the threatened ‘Yellow Catfish’ (Horabagrus brachysoma) were provided to the Department of Fisheries, Government of Kerala, for aquaranching in the Poringalkuthu Reservoir as part of the Reservoir Fisheries Development Project (2024-2025).
Boosting Conservation: Over 300 Advanced of the threatened yellow catfish (Horabagrus brachysoma) were introduced into Kerala’s largest freshwater lake, Sasthamcotta Lake, in March 2024 for stock enhancement and conservation as part of the implementation of the Plan project on “ developing captive breeding protocols for the yellow catfish in Sasthamcotta Lake” .
Empowering Conservation and Livelihoods: Over 8,000 advanced fingerlings of the threatened yellow catfish (Horabagrus brachysoma) were supplied in September 2024 as part of the ‘Stock Enhancement of Native Fish Species’ project in Sasthamcotta Lake, implemented by the District Panchayat Kollam and the Department of Fisheries
Manjakoori on the revival Path in Sasthamcotta Lake – News Article
Milestone Achievement: First-ever Aquatic Biodiversity Register in the State Prepared for Kumbalam Grama Panchayat in Ernakulam District
