16th June, 2020, Barrackpore, Kolkata
The ICAR-Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute, Barrackpore, Kolkata tagged 100 Indian Major Carps and released in river Ganga for studying the migration behavior and movements of the fish under the “Namami Gange” Project today.
Dr. Basanta Kumar Das, Director, ICAR-CIFRI and Principal Investigator, ICAR-CIFRI-NMCG Project highlighted the importance of tagging process and sensitized the local fisherman about the purpose in tagging.
Due to the various man made and environmental factors, the native carp fishery has continuously declined for the past few decades. The ICAR-CIFRI, Barrackpore, Kolkata conducted a series of ranching programmes during the post Lockdown period. As a part of the ranching programme, the Institute initiated the tagging for monitoring and developing proper sustainable management of exploited IMC fish stock in the Ganga River system.
During the process of tagging, the adult fish more than 500g of Indian Major Carp (Labeo rohita, Labeo catla and Cirrhnus mrigala) popularly known as Rohu, Catla and Mrigal were tagged and released in the river Ganga. The Floy T-bar anchor tags of standard size with printed serial numbers were inserted in muscle just below the dossal fin. The tagged fishes were further treated with antiseptic and potassium permanganate solution before releasing into the river for identifying the fundamentals of migration range. The tagged fishes were produced through artificial breeding of native fish species of River Ganga.
The whole process was carried out while observing the social distancing to contain the spread of COVID-19.
(Source: ICAR-Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute, Barrackpore, Kolkata)
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