Research & Development
A. Preparation of inventory of cold water resources of Himachal Pradesh by ground survey and remote sensing;.
B. Enumeration, identification and cataloguing of selected coldwater species suitable for farming in the tropical, sub-temperate and temperate regions;
C. Evolving standard technologies for large-scale seed production of major Coldwater species such as Tor putitora, Tor tor, Schizothorax sp., Labeo dero and other hill stream fishes;
D. Studies on assessment of productive potential of high altitude waters;
E. Evolving package of practices and initiation of Scheme on ‘Running Water Fish Culture’ in order to exploit fast flowing channels, kuhl and tributaries of major rivers;
F. Formulation of collaborative programmes for evolving seed production technologies of Tor putitora and Schizothorax species;
G. Designing of farms for breeding and rearing of Mahseer and Schizothorax sp.
H. Evolving larval and brood feed for raising fry of brown trout (salmo trutta fario);
I. Etiology and therapy of nutritional and viral diseases associated with fry, fingerlings and adults of trout;
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