India’s CMFRI announces success with captive breeding of giant trevally

The Indian Council of Agricultural Research’s Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (ICAR-CMFRI) has announced it has successfully induced breeding and seed production of the giant trevally (Caranx ignobilis). The research organization, supported by the Indian government, called it “a landmark achievement for mariculture research.”“The giant trevally is a fast-growing, important food fish that can be farmed in marine and estuarine cages, pens, and coastal ponds. This fish can grow faster than pompanos and can tolerate wider salinity ranges and water-quality conditions,” CMFRI Director A Gopalakrishnan, who retired 31 July, said. “The achievement is a breakthrough in mariculture and is a significant advancement in the efforts to sustainably manage and conserve giant trevally as a new candidate species in the mariculture sector.”Ambarish P Gop, M Sakthivel, and B Santhosh, who are marine science researchers at ICAR-CMFRI’s Vizhinjam Regional Center, were credited with the ...