Maharashtra govt introduces minimum size for fish that can be soldMaharashtra is now setting minimum size limits for fish sold in markets. This move, in partnership with the Central Marine Fisheries Resear...
13 Oct, 2025, 01.53 PM IST
Centre announces pilot project to boost livelihoods of fish farmers in Kerala's KuttanadUnion Fisheries Minister George Kurian announced a pilot project in Kuttanad to boost local fish farmers' livelihoods. The initiative intro...
23 Aug, 2025, 08.18 PM IST
India's first manned deep ocean mission at 6,000 m depth to be launched by 2026 end: NIOTIndia's ambitious 'Samudrayaan' mission, aiming for deep-sea exploration with the 'Matsya' submersible, is slated for launch by the end of ...
13 May, 2025, 09.08 PM IST
Soon, India may have lab-grown fish meat that will have the same flavor and texture as original fishThe ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) in India has initiated the development of lab-grown fish meat to address the i...
29 Jan, 2024, 02.43 PM IST
Once considered a ‘nuisance’, seaweed grows into a $7.5-billion opportunity for IndiaThe world is developing an appetite for seaweed, a climate-friendly plant that can replace plastics & has uses in fuel, food and pharma sec...
18 Oct, 2023, 01.55 PM IST
Marine scientists unearth genome secrets of Indian oil sardineThe CMFRI statement said the researchers have also identified the genes involved in the biosynthesis of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) ...
07 Sep, 2023, 02.03 PM IST
- CMFRI develops anti-hypertension product from seaweed
Bioactive pharmacophore leads from seaweeds were used to develop this product, which can be administered orally to regulatehypertension.
28 May, 2019, 05.13 PM IST
- CMFRI's new centre at Digha to focus on Hilsa30 Mar, 2017, 04.50 PM IST
- ICAR inks pact with Celestial Labs for algal extracts
CMFRI today signed a pact with Celestial Biolabs for commercial production and marketing of Cadalmin Green Algal extract, a product that co...
14 Feb, 2013, 07.48 PM IST