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The maiden harvest of orange-spotted grouper (Epinephelus coioides) and Indian pompano (Trachinotus mookalee) in cages signalled a landmark in the history of Indian mariculture on Thursday. This was the first time after the pilot project taken up almost a year ago by the Visakhapatnam Regional Centre of ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute the maiden harvest was symbolically flagged off. I compliment all those involved in the execution of the project,” an overwhelmed A.
Gopalakrishnan, Director, CMFRI told The Hindu. “I don’t have words to describe my jubilation at the success of my colleagues at CMFRI. He thanked the team of scientists at the local centre for developing seed production technology for the species in the last few years..