ICAR-CMFRI delivers five lakh hatchery-produced green mussel seeds to fisher communities in Maharashtra

Key facts

• The ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) supplied an additional five lakh hatchery-produced green mussel seeds to fisher-folk and tribal communities in Maharashtra, taking the cumulative supply to one million in the past six months.
• The green mussel seeds, measuring 2–4 mm, were produced at CMFRI's bivalve hatchery at its Vizhinjam Regional Centre under the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY).
• One lakh oyster seeds produced at CMFRI's Madras Regional Station were also supplied to Maharashtra to promote oyster farming.
• A scientific team led by Principal Scientist M.K. Anil trained 30 government officials from Maharashtra's Mangrove Cell in nursery rearing and farming techniques for mussels and oysters.
• The Mangrove and Marine Biodiversity Conservation Foundation in Maharashtra is coordinating farmer participation, and the project is supported by the Union Department of Fisheries.