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RAJIV GANDHI CENTRE FOR AQUACULTURE
राजीव गांधी जलकृषि केंद्र

(Aquaculture Technology Incubation Centre of MPEDA)
(Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Govt. of India)
Affiliated by Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, India.

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Marine Cage Farming Project

The RGCA has maintains a open sea cage farm at Muttom, Kanyakumari-District, Tamil Nadu since 2011.

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Precious Life Inside the cage: RGCA's Open Sea Cage at Muttom, Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu
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Major Objectives

To culture hatchery produced cobia and other commercially important Marine finfish in open sea cage

Standardized marine cage farming and technology transfer to the entrepreneurs

Providing Hands-on training programme to promote marine cage aquaculture

Achievements

109.6 MT of Cobia, 4.84 MT of Pompano, 3.66 MT of Seabass and 76 kg of Tiger grouper fishes were harvested from Cage farm Project since inception.

Here We Are

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P. N. Damodar

Senior Scientific Officer

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S. Vijayakumar

Senior Field Officer

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J. Mohanraj

Accountant


Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Aquaculture
Marine Finfish Sea Cage Farm
Jeppiaar Fishing Harbour,  
muttom, Kanyakumari District 629 202, 
Tamil Nadu, INDIA.  
Tel : +91 47122 10373  
Email : marinefishrgca@yahoo.com

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