Current Affairs
Daily Bits

Artificial Breeding of Barbs

  • Posted By
    10Pointer
  • Categories
    Science & Technology
  • Published
    20th May, 2022

Context

A team of scientists from Kerala has standardized the techniques for artificial breeding of these fish species.

About

  • These freshwater species of barbs and carp used to be found widely in the Idamalayar Dam, Bhoothathankettu, and the Kol fields of Thrissur district.
  • However, indiscriminate fishing and changes in habitat conditions have brought these species, especially Kuruva Paral, to the brink of extinction.
  • The conservation measures being taken up by Kufos are supported under the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)-India High Range Landscape project that also aims to help trained aquaculturists among Adivasis to take up farming of these freshwater species.
  • The project, even though launched in January 2020, was delayed by a year due to the pandemic.
  • The brood stocks for Kooral and Pachilavetti have been stored at the freshwater aquaculture facility at Kufos.

Verifying, please be patient.

X