INTERNSHIP-CUM-INPLANT

TRAINING REPORT

DIVISION OF FISHERIES SCIENCE

BACHELOR OF FISHERIES SCIENCE
4TH YEAR, 7TH SEMESTER

Submitted By:

Name: RANIT NATH

UID No: TNU2019037100010

[Session: 2019-2023]
 INDEX

Sr. Name of the Date of

Duration
No Institution Conduction

University of Kalyani
02/08/2022-
1. 10 DAYS
[CHAPTER 1] 11/08/2022
[INTERNSHIP TRAINING]
ICAR-CIFA, Rahara
17/08/2022-
2. 06 DAYS
[CHAPTER 2] 22/08/2022
[INTERNSHIP TRAINING]

ICAR-CIFRI, Barrackpore
26/08/2022-
3. 07 DAYS
[CHAPTER 3] 01/09/2022
[INTERNSHIP TRAINING]
Dhanayaganga KVK, Sargachhi
08/09/2022 -
4. 03 DAYS
[CHAPTER 4] 10/09/2022
[INTERNSHIP TRAINING]

ICAR-CIBA, Kakdwip
19/09/2022 -
5. 03 DAYS
[CHAPTER 5] 21/09/2022
[INTERNSHIP TRAINING]
Matsya Nilaya, Chandannagor.
28/09/2022 -
6. 10 DAYS
[CHAPTER 6] 07/10/2022
[INTERNSHIP TRAINING]

Seedbank & farm visit at Digha

13/10/2022 -
7. 03 DAYS
[CHAPTER 7] 15/10/2022
[INPLANT TRAINING]
 CHAPTER 1

INTERNSHIP TRAINING REPORT

At The Department of Lifelong Learning

& Extension, University of Kalyani.

DURETION: 10 DAYS [02/08/2022-11/08/2022]

[Session: 2019-2023]
  INTRODUCTION:
The department of lifelong learning & extension, University of Kalyani:

The University of Kalyani was established in 1960 with the objective of fulfilling one aspect of this need.
Initially a unitary university with the faculties of Arts, Science, Education, and Agriculture, it has grown to
have 62 affiliated colleges under its aegis in the districts of Nadia and Murshidabad. In its early stage of
growth, the University was
bifurcated in the year 1975,
with the Faculty of Agriculture
turning into an independent
Agricultural University, the
Bidhan Chandra Krishi
Viswavidyalaya in Mohanpur,
Nadia. The University sincerely
believes that formal and non-
formal methods of learning
should be promoted together
than separately, and it should
be promoted for making the
University system truly
meaningful in the present
Figure 1: The Campus Main Gate Indian scenario. Keeping these
views in mind the University has been developing the Adult, Continuing Education and Extension activities
carefully in a rapid pace.
 ABOUT THE INTERNSHIP TRAINING PROGRAMME:

The programme in this institute is a 10-days long training program that aimed at providing the necessary
Hands-On-Training practices that are very much essential for inculcating necessary skills that a sound B.FSc
graduates ought to have. Every day, the students/trainees needed to report to the venue at sharp 09:00
am and the programme continued till 4:00 pm in the evening along with one hour lunch break that was
from 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm. In this report later, proper day-wise activities have been reported &the
schedule for each day at the internship is stated as follows.

DAY-01 02/08/2022
A general introduction was taken from all the
attending students. The total number of students
attending the training program is 22. That day, no
major Hands-on-task was conducted but instead,
the points regarding the success achieved by the
institute in commercialisation of frog culture for
the production of frog leg, popular in the Asian
countries & other parts of the world. Apart from
that, the discussion regarding the points to be
focussed in this training program was discussed
mainly. Figure 2: Students at Kalyani University

The program concluded for that day at 4:00pm in the evening and the students dispersed accordingly from
the campus premises.
DAY-02 03/08/2022
On this day, the students visited a hatchery specialised in the seed production of African catfish (Clarius
gariepinus), Singhi (Heteropneustes fossilis) & Pabda fish (Ompok pabda). The name of the hatchery is
NASIR FISH HATCHERY. The hatchery is situated in Naihati, North 24 Parganas and all the students who
visited the farm had at first arrived to the Naihati railway station & then from there, took auto-rickshaw to
reach the place.
At the Hatchery premises, the students interacted with
the expert personnel there & mainly discussed about
the points regarding the feeding & breeding protocols
followed for the hatchlings & spawns of the stated fish
species, the age & length at which the hatchery sells-off
them to the farmers for culturing them in their grow-
out ponds, importance & collection of Tubifex worms in

the feeding of the fry staged fish individuals of the Figure 3: Students at Hatchery
respective fish species, method of collection of the Pituitary gland for the preparation of hormone
necessary for the induced breeding, importance of boiled egg for the first feeding of the hatchlings & the
method of feeding it to them etc. Apart from that, the tasks for the next day was briefly described and with
that, the program ended for that day at 2:00 pm & the students reached the Naihati railway station via the
public bus & dispersed accordingly.

Figure 4: Tubifex warms Figure 5: Hatchery Tanks Figure 6: Male & Female catfish

DAY-03 04/08/2022
On this day, the students reached the
hatchery premises sharp at 9:00am in the
morning. There, the students first cleaned a
tank using lime, detergent and KMnO4. In
this tank the Magur's eggs will be kept for
hatching. Another tank was set-up using
mosquito net for Keeping the brooder fish,
and the student here Just observed the

setting up the net being expert personnel Figure 7: Tank cleaning using Figure 8: Tank set-up using
KMnO4 mosquito net
there & that tank was also cleaned by the
students themselves. Through this activity, the students also got to learn the procedure used to clean the
outlet or drainage pipe of the tank mechanically which was very innovative to look at.
After the tanks were prepared through proper cleaning & setting of the net, the students then arrived to
the tanks that had the male & female fish individuals of magur (African catfish) for the purpose of selecting
the brooder for induced breeding program. A total of 23 individuals of suitable characteristics were taken
out of that tank & then stocked accordingly. These individuals are stocked there to cope-up from the stress
they received while they were being stocked & collected. This practice is known to provide the best of the
fecundity per female individual of the brooder fishes considered.

Figure 9: collection of Magur Figure 10: Brooder fishes Figure 11: collection of Magur

After the lunch break at 11:30 am, the students had an interaction with the expert personnel to clear-off
their personal doubts regarding the procedures they did as the task that day. The program concluded for
the day at 2:30pm and the students then dispersed accordingly.

DAY-04 05/08/2022
On this day, the students reached the hatchery premise sharp at 9:00
am and there, they injected the hormone into the fish individuals
caught & kept in the smaller tank the day before. The hormone dose
[0.5 ml/ kg fish] was prepared earlier by the expert personnel & the
students then administered the hormone injections prepared in
accordance with the body weight of the individuals considered. The
task was done very quickly and the fishes who were administered the
shots were collected in hundis till all the individuals were collected.
The male fishes were kept separately & they were not administered
any hormone shots. All the hormone injected fishes were then
transferred to the hapa tank having water flowing through a pipe. The
arrangement is kept untouched for the next 8 hours that day. This Figure 12: Administered hormone
injection
activity was conducted at around 10:00pm.
After this activity, the students took a small lunch break at around 10:00am and at round 11:00am the
students had a general discussion session with the expert regarding the questions that the students had
seeing the steps he was following during the above stated activity & during that time, The demonstration
of hormone shot using the Pituitary gland was also done where the preparation was done showing all the
steps & instruments.

Figure 13: Step I Figure 14: Step II Figure 15: Step III Figure 16: Step IV
 At sharp 06:00pm, the water from the hapa tank was drained and the hapa
was opened such that all the female individuals were on the tank floor. The
stripping was done then of all the individuals then. & later, the females were
released into the tanks from where they were collected for the purpose. The
male individuals were then taken for the sacrifice to be done. The weight of
the total eggs collected from the female through stripping was 3.2Kg and for
that, 3 individuals were sacrificed, by making a cut into their lower abdomen
& their testes was collected, washed in saline water & then crushed in a

Figure 17: Stripping plankton net mesh-sized material and the liquid collected was then mixed
with the eggs & then water was added as per the requirement. The mixing
was done for 30 seconds and then at the end of the mixing, the eggs became bigger in size & then it was
spread to the hatching tank with appropriate caution.

With the above activity, the program at the hatchery premise concluded and the students then dispersed
accordingly. The program concluded at around 7:00 pm that day.

Figure 18: Eggs of Magur Figure 4: Sacrificing Male Figure 3: Mixing Figure 17: Spreading the eggs

DAY-05 06/08/2022
On this day, the students had a class on various diseases that occur to fish species-both food & ornamental
fishes. It was a theory class and a general overview was given on the dosage of antibiotics to be used, the
use of Methylene blue solution & Table salt as a medicine of various diseases etc.
Later that day, Aquarium fabrication was taught and in that, all the intricate details regarding the subject
was taught that included the using of glue gun, how to paste the glass walls correctly to make it able to
hold water without any leakage etc.

Figure 22: Fish medicine Figure 23: Aquarium air Figure 24: Ornamental Fish Figure 25: Aquarium
pump feed fabrication
The program that day concluded with the end of the above class at approximately 4:00pm & the students
then dispersed accordingly.

DAY-06 07/08/2022
On this day, the class was taken in the in the Kalyani University on Hypophysation (Pituitary gland
extraction from the fish). The students performed & observed the location of the pituitary gland in the
specimen provided for the purpose. Apart from that, the students also performed injection administration
below the scales of the carp species individually.
Later that day, Dr. Parthasarathi Kundu, Assistant Director of Fisheries, North 24 Parganas took a class on
the current ongoing schemes by the state government for a fisherman or wannabe fisherman & discussed
their benefit, application process etc. The class for that day concluded at 4:00pm and the student then
dispersed accordingly.

Figure 26: Pituitary gland Extraction Figure 25: Injection Administration Figure 28: Lecture by Dr. P Kundu

DAY-07 08/08/2022
On this day, we practiced the hormone Preparation and injection to IMC in Kalyani University.

DAY-08 09/08/2022

HOLIDAY
DAY-09 10/08/2022
On this day, the students visited the CIFA-Kalyani Regional centre which is approximately 3.1 km from the
Kalyani Main Railway station. It took approximately 25 minutes to reach the spot by Trekker. At the
centre, the students got a theoretical knowledge on the breeding practice of pabda (Ompok bimaculatus)
whose credit of success goes to this institute & to the Principal scientist of this institute, Dr. P.P Kundu.
Here, the students also got to see the fishes stocked in the adjacent water body since netting was being
done at the time the students reached the centre.
The day there ended at 2:00pm and the students then dispersed accordingly.

Figure 29: Netting Figure 30: Female Pabda Figure 31: Jayanti Rohu

DAY-10 11/08/2022
On this day, the students directly visited the CIFA-Kalyani centre at
sharp 10:00am. There, they at first observed the netting of a pond
that contained the pabda species that was supposed to be used for
the purpose of hormone injection.
The demonstration was shown in thorough details by the expert
personnel present there at that moment. The activity continued for
approximately 45 minutes in which, all the individual students
administered the hormone shot as per the directions provided.
Later that day, a 50 marks Certification exam was conducted and then
the students dispersed accordingly, which marked the end of the day
Figure 32: Administered hormone
there as well as the end of the training program. injection
 CHAPTER 2

INTERNSHIP TRAINING REPORT

At RRC OF ICAR-CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF

FRESHWATER AQUACULTURE [CIFA], Rahara.

DURETION: 06 DAYS [17/08/2022-22/08/2022]

[Session: 2019-2023]
  INTRODUCTION:
ICAR-CIFA, REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE, Rahara:

ICAR-CIFA, Regional Research Station is situated at Rahara, Kolkata, North 24-parganas Dist., West Bengal.
Scientific investigation on the use of
sewage in aquaculture was initiated
in two rented ponds at Rahara in
1975 for collecting necessary basic
information. The activities were
soon expanded and a 10.5 ha marshy
land was developed into
“Wastewater-fish farm” in the early
eighties under the banner of the
erstwhile CIFRI, Barrackpore, and
named as Wastewater Aquaculture
Division of CIFA in 1987 when CIFA,
Bhubaneswar became an
independent Institute and since then

Figure 1: The Campus Main Gate diversified research on low-cost

aquaculture technology in wastewater ecosystem have been developed and are being upgraded for
eliminating cost intensive inputs like feed, manure and fertilizer etc.
 ABOUT THE INTERNSHIP TRAINING PROGRAMME:

The programme in this institute is a 06-days long training program, named as ‘Freshwater Aquaculture
Practice with Special Reference to Climate Change’ that are very much essential for inculcating necessary
skills that a sound B.FSc graduates ought to have. Every day, the students/trainees needed to report to the
venue at sharp 10:00 am and the programme continued till 5:00 pm in the evening along with one hour
lunch break that was from 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm. In this report later, proper day-wise activities have been
reported & the schedule for each day at the internship is stated as follows.

DAY-01 17/08/2022
On this day, the students had a brief introduction session in which they all introduced themselves along
with all the dignitaries involved either directly or indirectly with this internship program. Then the students
were given the training manual of this programme.

Figure 2: Introduction session Figure3: Training manual distribution

The students then also attended the lecture by Dr. D.N Chattopadhay on the Hilsa breeding and rearing in
the freshwater pond which included the process of collection of appropriate brood stock, rearing of the
hatch till the fingerling & realising them in the grow-out pond for the final harvest. Through this lecture,
the students got to know certain basic things about the biology of the fish & certain aspects which were
unique to this species only.
Later that day, the students attended the lecture on the topic-Pond Soil quality management by Dr.
Subhendu Adhikary, Scientist In-Charge of the CIFA Rahara regional centre. Through this lecture, the
students got a thorough knowledge on checking the parameters-both biotic as well as abiotic so that
optimum level of production can be obtained from that respective water body.

Figure 4: lecture by Dr. D.N Chattopadhay Figure 5: Lecture by lecture by Dr. S. Adhikary

The day concluded at around 5:00pm in the evening & the students, since it was a residential program,
returned to their barracks accordingly.

DAY-02 18/08/2022
On this day, the students had a visit to the netting process that was being conducted in a pond of size 0.07
Ha. The students then did the sampling of the species that was
caught by the netting process. Then the students attended a lecture
on the construction & working of the hatchery complex by Mr. A.
Das. Through that session, the students not only got to know about
the basic principles & engineering used in the functioning of the
complex, but also learned about various terminologies like latency
period, incubation period etc. of the fish species.
Later that day, the students attended a lecture on water Quality in
freshwater aquaculture pond by Dr. P.P. Chakrabarti. Figure 6: Netting in pond

Later after the lunch break, the students were instructed to visit the hatchery complex to see the
demonstration of the induced breeding of Rohu & pabda, the total breeding process was demonstrated by
Mr. A.Das.

Figure 7: Lecture by Dr.P.P.Charbarti Figure 8: Brooders of Pabda Figure 9: Breeding Pool

DAY-03 19/08/2022
On this day, the students reached the hatchery complex at 7:00 a.m.
There the stripping of pabda fish was demonstrated. Then, the
students calculate the fecundity of pabda. There were also shown the
sacrificed of pabda male & the mixing technique.
Later that day, the students attended a lecture on pond preparation
& aquaculture practice in sewage-fed water bodies by Dr.R.N.Mandal
& through this lecture, the students got to know about the
importance of wastewater that can be utilised in the fisheries sector
thus, can help in managing the problem of waste water. Moreover, Figure 10: Stripping of Pabda
the importance of East Kolkata Wet Land was realised in absolute
manner through the Fisheries point of view. Then, the students also attended a lecture on feed & feeding
of carps by Dr.B.N.Paul.
Later after lunch break, the students attended the lecture on the topic- Fertilization in fish pond &
integrated fish farming by Dr. Subhendu Adhikary, Scientist In-Charge of the CIFA Rahara regional centre.
Through this lecture, the students got a thorough knowledge on using of fertilizer, its composition & many
more. & also gave a brief idea on water budget.

Figure 11: Lecture by Dr.R.N.Mandal Figure 12:Lecture by Dr.B.N.Paul

The day concluded at around 4:30 pm in the evening & the students, since it was a residential program,
returned to their barracks accordingly.

DAY-04 20/08/2022
On this day, the students attended the lecture on the topic-Water quality & fish health by Dr. Farhana
Hoque. Through this class, the students got to know about the importance & types of 4-stages of diagnosis
& the prophylaxis one as a fisherman should follow to minimise the chances of any disease outbreak.
Moreover the students also got to know about the protocols one should follow if someone reports disease
outbreak in their culture pond.
After that, the students attended the lecture & practical class on qualitative & quantities assessment of fish
food organisms by DR.R.N.Mandal. Through this class the students got to know about different types of live
food & their culture process. In practical session the students saw some kinds of live food species like
Chlorella, rotifer etc.
Later after lunch, the students attended the lecture about hatchery layout & management by Mr.A.Das.
Through this class, the students got the knowledge on the construction & working of the hatchery unit on a
real time basis & got to know about certain essential information regarding the difference between the
hatchery unit & hatching pool, instruments used for the purpose related to hatchery, appropriate
measurements of the tanks & pipes present there.

Figure 13: Lecture by Dr.F.Hoque Figure 14: Seeing Chlorella Figure 15: Lecture by Mr.A.Das

The day concluded at around 5:00 pm in the evening & the students, since it was a residential program,
returned to their barracks accordingly.

DAY-05 21/08/2022

HOLIDAY

DAY-06 22/08/2022
This is the last day of this training programme. On this day, the students attended the lecture on the topic-
Water quality & fish health by Dr. Farhana Hoque. Then the students also attended a lecture on the topic-
Fresh water fish as health food by Dr. B.N Paul through which
the students got an insight of importance of fish as a food for
humans in terms of the nutrition that can be procured from it
through its consumption.
Later that day, the students attended the lecture on the topic-
Climate change & aquaculture environment by Dr. Subhendu
Adhikari. Then they attended a practical demonstration class on
some water quality parameter measurement test in laboratory.
After the lunch break, the students attended an examination
Figure 16: Certification programme
[15+10] & later, the students got their certificates.
 CHAPTER 3

INTERNSHIP TRAINING REPORT

At ICAR-Central Inland Fisheries Research

Institute (CIFRI), Barrackpore.

DURETION: 07 DAYS [26/08/2022-01/09/2022]

[Session: 2019-2023]
  INTRODUCTION:
ICAR-Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute (CIFRI), Barrackpore:

India has vast and varied types of inland fisheries resources in the form of rivers, estuaries, reservoirs,
floodplain wetlands, lakes, coastal lagoons and
backwaters, which play important roles in fish
production in the country, ensuring food and
nutritional security, employment generation and
livelihoods to millions of people. Recognizing the
role of inland fisheries, Government of India
established a Central Inland Fisheries Research
Station at Calcutta on 17 March 1947, under the
then Ministry of Food and Agriculture. Later, in
1959, the Central Inland Fisheries Research
Station was elevated to a full-fledged research Figure 1: ICAR-CIFRI
institute, christened as "Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute". In 1967 it came under the
administration of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research, Ministry of Agriculture.
The Institute strives for knowledge-based management of inland open waters for sustainable fisheries,
conservation of aquatic biodiversity, integrity of ecological services and to derive social benefits from these
waters. Headquarters of the institute is located at Barrackpore, West Bengal.

 ABOUT THE INTERNSHIP TRAINING PROGRAMME:

The programme in this institute is a 07-days long training program, named as ‘Training Programme on
Inland Fisheries Management’ that are very much essential for inculcating necessary skills that a sound
B.F.Sc graduates ought to have. Every day, the students/trainees needed to report to the venue at sharp
10:00 am and the programme continued till 5:00 pm in the evening along with one hour lunch break that
was from 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm. In this report later, proper day-wise activities have been reported & the
schedule for each day at the internship is stated as follows.

DAY-01 26/08/2022
On this day, the students reached the centre by 10:00am in the morning where they had a brief
introduction session. Dr. A.K Das sir was the coordinator of this internship program & he took a class where
he stressed on various topics which the students were very familiar with but posed difficulties when asked
to speak about them. Through this interactive session, the students got the required opportunity to get a
thorough brush-up of the stated topics making them quite confident for the future time.
The students then went for having lunch which was from 1:00pm to 2:00pm & after that, the students
attended the lecture on the topic- “Basic water quality parameters of inland open water” by Mrs.
Tanushree Bera. The students through this class got to have a thorough revision of all the parameters that
are crucial from the aquaculture aspect along with the procedures of measuring those parameters in real-
world conditions.
Then the last lecture the students attended for that day was on the topic- “Potent Pollutants in Inland
water” by Dr. S.K. Nag. Through this lecture, the students got a thorough understanding about what are
pollutants & how they impact the aquatic life that ultimately affects us in the long run.
 Figure 2: lecture by Mrs. Tanushree Bera. Figure 3: lecture by Dr. S.K.Nag

The class concluded at 5:00pm in the evening that day marking the end of the day. The students, since it
was a residential program, returned to their barracks accordingly.

DAY-02 27/08/2022
On this day, the students reached the respective centre sharp at 10:00am in the morning & attended the
lecture on ‘Biofloc principles & management’ by Dr. V. Kumar which discussed all the essential points that
are supposed to be taken care of while using this for the purpose of fish culture. Apart from that, basic
principles of Composite fish culture practice were also discussed. The students then paid a visit to the
Biofloc unit of the institute where it was used mainly for the purpose of ranching of certain species
indigenous to river Ganga.
Later that day, the students attended the lecture on the ‘Principles of Recirculatory Aquaculture System
(RAS)’ by Dr. H.S. Swain that focused on all the points that helped the students to get a basic
understanding about the principles and methodologies on which the system works & why this practice
system is not very popular among the farmers. The students then paid a visit to the RAS unit of the
institute which was undergoing renovation & was non functional at that time yet, all the important
components & their functions were taught on site.
The students then went for having lunch which was from 1:00pm to 2:00pm & after that, The students
went to the laboratory for the practical class on Analysis of sediment –water by Mr. S. Das & the students
there learnt about the glassware used for the testing of water sample for the parameters that include-:
Dissolved Oxygen (DO) Concentration, Alkalinity, Hardness, pH, Conductivity & Salinity. The demonstration
on DO concentration estimation was also shown & individually done by the students & readings were
taken accordingly.

Figure 4: Biofloc Unit Figure 5: lecture by Dr. H.S.Swain Figure 6: Water Quality Parameter
Test

The class concluded at 5:00pm in the evening that day marking the end of the day. The students, since it
was a residential program, returned to their barracks accordingly.
DAY-03 28/08/2022
On this day, the students reached the respective centre sharply at 9:30 am in the morning & assembled
there for getting ready to pay a visit to the East Kolkata wetland & Ghallif Street pet market. Mr. K. Mondal
accompanied the students as a guide for the trip. The planning was done such that Ghaliff Street pet
market was to be visited first & then to the East Kolkata Wetland. The students reached the former place
at around 10:30am & inspected the market appropriately, inquiring about the prices of fishes & other pets
that were put-up for sale there. The students returned to the place where the vehicles to get ready to visit
the East Kolkata Wetland.
7 8 9

Figure 7, 8 & 9: At Ghallif Street Pet Market.

The students reached the mentioned site at around 1:30pm that day & there, Mr. K. Mondal sir conducted
a small discussion stating the importance of this wetland in fisheries sector, how stocking of fish species
are done & how the harvesting is done, important macrophytes found in this region & how it is essential &
beneficial for the proper fostering of the fish species in that environment. The trip imparted the crucial
knowledge that helped in developing the understanding of wetlands & its potential in the field of fisheries
& hence fish production that can help in earning livelihood of people living nearby.

10 11 12

Figure 10, 11 & 12: At East Kolkata Wetland.

The student then had lunch at around 3:00pm that day & then prepared to return back to the institute
premises by around 5:30pm that day in the evening marking the end of the day.

DAY-04 29/08/2022
On this day, the students reached their respective centre sharp at 10:00am in the morning & attended the
lecture on ‘Fish disease & their control measures in inland water’ by Dr. S.K. Manna sir that focused on the
reasons as to why a disease is caused in fishes & how it manifests in the body of the infected individuals &
the role of environment in the causing & outbreak of a disease.
Later that day, the students, the students attended the lecture given by Dr. V. Kumar sir on the same topic
& he mainly focused on the control measurement of the diseases outbreak.
The students then went for having lunch which was from 1:00pm to 2:00pm & after that, the students
attended the lecture on ‘Live Feed management’ by Mrs. G. Karnataka ma’am that focused on the plankton
production, different types of phytoplankton & zooplankton & their culture procedure.
 Figure 13: lecture by Dr. S. K. Figure 14: lecture by Dr. V. Kumar. Figure 15: lecture by Mrs. G.
Manna. Karnataka.

After that the students had a small discussion with Dr. A. K. Das sir about the ongoing internship
programme and then the class concluded at 5:00pm in the evening that day marking the end of the day &
the students, returned to their barracks accordingly.

DAY-05 30/08/2022
On this day, the students reached their respective centre sharp at 10:00am in the morning & attended the
lecture by Dr. S.K. Sahoo sir on about PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction) & RT-PCR (Real Time Polymerase
Chain Reaction) techniques.
Later that day, the students had a visit to the laboratory of
Dr. S.K. Sahoo where the students saw the demonstration of
machines that undergo PCR & RT-PCR. Apart from that, the
students also saw the procedure to make a specimen slide to
observe under the microscope & the equipments that are
used in that regard. Different types of diseased caused fish
muscles ‘photographs are shown to the students for the
Figure 16: lecture by Dr. S. K. Sahoo.
appropriate purpose.
The students then went for having lunch which was from 1:00pm to 2:00pm & after that, the students got
to learn about the Gel Electrophoresis process & the purpose of SDS in the methodology, the reason
behind its another name:- SDS PAGE etc.
Then the student back to the lecture hall and & attended the lecture on ‘Composite & Integrated fish
farming by Dr. S.K. Sahoo sir & that class marked the end of the internship program for that day there &
the students, since it was a residential program, returned to their barracks accordingly.

DAY-06 31/08/2022
On this day, the students reached their respective centre sharp at 10:00am in the morning & then the
students visited to the ornamental unit of the Institute. There the students saw many kinds of ornamental
fishes, their breeding protocol. There Ms. Ambily M. N. ma’am discussed about the breeding procedure of
ornamental fishes.
Then the student back to the lecture hall and & attended the lecture. The lecture was taken by Dr. A.K.
Das. The lecture, he discussed about which stage of the fish babies are ideal for the grow-out culture & the
importance of GMP (Good Management Practice) for improved productivity. The steps to follow GMP was
also taught in details & thus, allowed the students to estimate the maximum a farmer can achieve from
his/her given resource provided he/she is doing the procedure in accordance with the principles of GMP.
Apart from this he discussed about Auqaponics, Integrated fish farming system, composite fish farming etc.
The students then went for having lunch which was from 1:00pm to 2:00pm & after that, the students
attended the lecture on ‘Feed formulation & Feeding protocol’ by Dr. D. K. Meena sir that focused on the
necessary ratio to prepare an ideal fish feed for spawn & adults, Ideal schedule for feeding the species.
Then the last lecture the students attended for that day was on the topic- “Cage & Pen Culture” by Dr. A. K.
Das sir. Through this lecture, the students got to know about the scenario of the cage & pen culture all
over India

Figure 17: Ornamental Unit Figure 18: lecture by Dr. D. K. Meena Figure 19: lecture by Dr. A. K. Das

The class concluded at 7:30pm in the evening that day marking the end of the day & the students, returned
to their barracks accordingly.

DAY-07 1/09/2022
This is the final day of the internship training program for the students there. On this day, the students
reached the centre sharp at 10:00am in the morning & attended the lecture that discussed about the
various reasons as to why fishes migrate, how the construction of dams or barrages over the rivers have
created a serious trouble for these fish species to reproduce.
The students then attended the lecture on the ‘Climate change & impact on inland open water fisheries’ by
Dr. U. K. Sarkar sir that discussed about all the aspects related to the topic.
Later that day, the students attended the lecture on “Marketing fishes in India” by Dr. A. Pandit that
focused on the basic economics of a market that included the types of a market, definition of a Marketable
surplus in greater details.
The students then went for having lunch which was from 1:00pm to 2:00pm & after that, the students
attended a practical class on Plankton collection & it’s Identification by Mr. K. Mondal.

Figure 20: lecture by Dr. A. Pandait Figure 21: After Practical class in laboratory
Then, the students are then asked to fill up the feedback
form that was distributed to them before. After the feedback
form was submitted, the students then had a test whose
syllabus was all the topics that were taught during the past
days of the internship program.
The students then go through Valedictory ceremony where,
Dr. B.K. Das, Director of CIFRI, Barrackpore addressed the

students with his valuable speech. Figure 22: Certification programme

In the end, the students attended the Certificate distribution ceremony that marked the end of the day at
5:30pm in the evening & then, the students dispersed accordingly from the institute campus.
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At Sebarata Ramakrishna Mission

[Dhanayaganga KVK], Sargachhi.

DURETION: 03 DAYS [08/09/2022 - 10/09/2022]

[Session: 2019-2023]
INTRODUCTION:
Sebarata Ramakrishna Mission, Sargachhi:
Ramakrishna Mission Sevashrama is a branch of Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission involved in
providing humanitarian, healthcare, education and relief services to poor and needy through the universal
principle of serving "God in man", based on the
motto, ‘Atmano Moksartham Jagat Hitaya Cha’, which was
propounded by Swami Vivekananda.
Sebarata Ramakrishna Mission started in 1897 by Swami
Akhandananda, a monastic disciple of Sri Ramakrishna; this
is the oldest centre of the Ramakrishna Mission. The
Sargachhi Ashrama has two sub-centers at Berhampore &
Bairgachhi.

Dhanyaganga Krishi Vigyan Kendra: This KVK is aimed to Figure 1: Dhanyaganga KVK
develop the socio-economic condition of the farming
community by transfer of technology to the ground level farmers. It has several training programmes
related to seed production, planting material production, livestock farming, fish farming, soil, plant and
water testing, organic farming.

 ABOUT THE INTERNSHIP TRAINING PROGRAMME:

The programme in this institute is a 03-days long training program, that are very much essential for
inculcating necessary skills that a sound B.F.Sc graduates ought to have. Every day, the students/trainees
needed to report to the venue at sharp 11:00 am and the programme continued till 5:00 pm in the evening
along with one hour lunch break that was from 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm. In this report later, proper day-wise
activities have been reported & the schedule for each day at the internship is stated as follows.

DAY-01 08/09/2022
It was the first day of the internship program. It was a residential program. The students stayed at
Sebabrata Ramakrishna Mission.
On this day, the students reached at Sebabrata
Ramakrishna Mission centre by 11:00am in the morning
where they had a brief introduction session. Then the
students attended a lecture on about pond
management, integrated fish farming. Through this
lecture, the students got to know about the farm level
approach on pond management.
The students then went for having lunch which was from
1:00pm to 2:00pm & after that the students went to the
Dhanyaganga KVK centre. Then the students attended a Figure 2: lecture by Dr.Narayan Das
lecture on Livestock management by Dr.Narayan Das sir.
The class concluded at 5:00pm in the evening that day marking the end of the day. The students, since it
was a residential program, returned to their barracks accordingly.

DAY-02 09/09/2022
On this day, the students reached the Dhanyaganga KVK centre at 11:00am in the morning & attended the
lecture on ornamental fish breeding & pearl culture by Dr.narayan Das sir which discussed about various
types of ornamental fish & their breeding procedure and pearl culture procedure.
The students then went for having lunch which was from 1:00pm to 2:00pm & after that the students
visited to the ornamental unit at Dhanyaganga KVK centre. Then the students also visited to the feed mill
of the institute there they saw all the ingredient use for feed preparation & the feed preparation machine
& their principals.

Figure 3: ornamental unit Figure 4: feed preparation

The class concluded at 5:00pm in the evening that day marking the end of the day. The students, since it
was a residential program, returned to their barracks accordingly.

DAY-03 10/09/2022
On this day, the students reached the Dhanyaganga KVK centre at 11:00am in the morning & attended the
lecture on disease management of finfish & ornamental fish by Dr.Narayan Das sir which discussed about
various types of disease outbreak & their management process.
Later that day, the students had registered their name for the certificate and pay the registration fees as
well that marked the end of the training program.
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At KRC of ICAR-Central Institute of

Brackishwater Aquaculture [CIBA], Kakdwip

DURETION: 03 DAYS [19/09/2022 - 21/09/2022]

[Session: 2019-2023]
INTRODUCTION:
KRC of ICAR-Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture [CIBA]:
The Kakdwip Research Centre (KRC) came into existence in the year 1968 as a brackishwater experimental
fish farm under the Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute
(CIFRI), Barrackpore, Later, on 1st April 1987, it was brought
under the aegis of ICAR- Central Institute of Brackishwater
Aquaculture (CIBA), Chennai to facilitate research and provide
technological support to the growing brackishwater
aquaculture sector of the country. KRC has completed 54
glorious years in serving the brackishwater sector of the
nation. The centre has scientific, administrative and technical
manpower, well-developed farm facilities and well equipped
laboratories to cater the needs of brackishwater aquaculture Figure 1: The Kakdwip Research Centre
research, training outreach and demonstration.
Kakdwip Research Centre (KRC) is situated at Kakdwip between two tributaries Muriganga and Kalnagini of
the sacred river Ganga in the natural scenic beauty of Sundarban. The place Kakdwip is also known for
providing the gateway to the internationally famous pilgrimage centre, Gangasagar.

 ABOUT THE INTERNSHIP TRAINING PROGRAMME:

The programme in this institute is a 03-days long training program, named as ‘Training Programme on
Brackishwater Aquaculture’ that are very much essential for inculcating necessary skills that a sound B.F.Sc
graduates ought to have. Every day, the students/trainees needed to report to the venue at sharp 11:00
am and the programme continued till 5:00 pm in the evening along with one hour lunch break that was
from 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm. In this report later, proper day-wise activities have been reported & the schedule
for each day at the internship is stated as follows.

DAY-01 19/09/2022
On this day, the students reached the centre by 11:00am in the morning where they had a brief
introduction session. Dr. T.K. Ghoshal sir was the coordinator of this internship program. Then Dr. Debasis
De sir [Director of this Institute] took a class on ‘Present status of brackishwater aquaculture in India’.
Through this lecture, the students got a thorough understanding about present status of the production
from the brackishwater sector, contribution of brackishwater sector in all over fish production in India etc.
The students then attended the lecture on the topic- “Brackishwater finfish breeding & farming of
candidate species” by Dr. Prem Kumar sir. The students through this class got to know about different
brackishwater species, their breeding procedure. Then the students visited to the Hatchery unit of the
institute & saw the types of brackishwater species and their rearing. Then the students visited to the farm
area of the institute & observed the netting practice.
The students then went for having lunch which was from 1:00pm to 2:00pm & after that the students
attended the lecture on the topic- “Breeding & Seed Production of Brackishwater Ornamental Fishes” by
Mrs. Babita Mandal Ma’am. Then the students visited to the Ornamental unit of the institute & saw the
types of brackishwater ornamental species and their rearing.
Then the last lecture the students attended for that day was on the topic- “Feed Formulation for
brackishwater fish/shrimp” by Dr. Debasis De sir. Through this lecture, the students got a thorough
understanding about feed formulation, FCR & preparation of the food. Then the students visited to the
Feed Mill of this institute. There they saw all the ingredient use for feed preparation & the feed
preparation machine & their principals.

Figure 2: lecture by Dr. Debasis De Figure 3: at hatchery Unit Figure 4: at ornamental unit

The class concluded at 5:00pm in the evening that day marking the end of the day. The students, since it
was not a residential program, returned to the university by bus accordingly.

DAY-02 20/09/2022
On this day, the students reached the respective centre at 11:00am
in the morning & attended the lecture on ‘Advances in Shrimp
farming’ by Mr. Biju I. F. sir which discussed about the shrimp culture
techniques, pond management for shrimp farming & all the aspect
about shrimp farming.
The students then attended the lecture on the topic- “Finfish & Shell
fish Disease & Diagnostics procedures” by Dr. Sanjoy Das sir.
Through this lecture, the students got to know about the various Figure 5: Lecture by Mr. Bije I. F.
types of disease and the management.
The students then went for having lunch which was from 1:00pm to 2:00pm & after that the students
visited the KRC shrimp farm. There they saw the working principal Check tray, feeding of shrimp, aeration
process in the pond & many things.

Figure 6: lecture by Dr. sanjoy Das Figure 7: KRC Shrimp Farm Figure 8: Check Tray

That concluded at 5:00pm in the evening that day marking the end of the day. The students, since it was
not a residential program, returned to the university by bus accordingly.
DAY-03 21/09/2022
On this day, the students reached the respective centre at 11:00am in the morning & then visited to the
feed mill. There the students observed how to prepare the sinking feed; they saw the mixing of all the
ingredients & the principal of the feed making machine. Then Dr. T. K. Ghoshal sir discussed about the feed
preparation.
The students then went for having lunch which was from 1:00pm to 2:00pm & after that the students
attended the lecture on the topic- “Health management of fish & shrimp farming” by Dr. N. S. Sudheer sir.
Through this lecture, the students got to know about DNS virus, RNA virus, how to preserve the fish sample
for diagnosis.
After that the students attended another lecture on about ‘Biotechnology approaches in brackishwater
aquaculture’ by Mrs. Misha Soman ma’am.

Figure 9: the mixing of the Figure 10: lecture by Dr. T.K. Figure 11: lecture by Dr. N. S.
ingredients Ghoshal Sudheer

The students then go through Valedictory ceremony where, Dr.

Debasis De, Director of KRC of ICAR-CIBA addressed the students
with his valuable speech.
In the end, the students attended the Certificate distribution
ceremony that marked the end of the day at 5:30pm in the evening
& then, the students dispersed accordingly from the institute
campus.
Figure 12: Certification programme
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At Matsya Nilaya [Aquarium Fish Hospital &

Training Centre], Chandannagor.

DURETION: 10 DAYS [28/09/2022 - 07/10/2022]

[Session: 2019-2023]
INTRODUCTION:
Matsya Nilaya [Aquarium Fish Hospital & Training Centre], Chandannagor:

Matsya Nilaya is a Fish Care Unit situated at Chandannagar, West Bengal. ‘Matsya Nilaya’ is the Aquarium
Fish Research & Development and Training Institute and as well as First Aquarium Fish Hospital which
includes all types of Aquarium Fishery Management. Mr. PP Haldar has established this Organization. It is
a complete training Centre of Aquariums, Fishes, Capture, Collection, Processing, Packaging &
Transporting.
The Organization works on-

 Breeding and Dealing of Aquarium Fishes & Accessories.

 Consultancy, Education on Aquarium Fishes (Training) Sale & Service
 Maintenance & Service of Aquarium Fishes to the Government, Public common places, Hotels,
Educational Institutes & various sectors
 Retailer & Wholesaler of Fresh, Brackish and Marine water Aquarium fishes, accessories and
Aquatic plants.
 Aquarium fish conservation & fish care unit.
 The Complete Training Centre of Aquarium Pisiculture, Capture, Processing and Marketing
 Various information about Aquarium fishes such as Articles, Photographic, Tables etc are available.
 The organization since having their own Fish Hospital can takes treatment of your ornamental
fishes.

 ABOUT THE INTERNSHIP TRAINING PROGRAMME:

The programme in this training centre is a 10-days long training program that aimed at providing the
necessary Hands-On-Training practices that are very much essential for inculcating necessary skills that a
sound B.FSc graduates ought to have. Every day, the students/trainees needed to report to the venue at
sharp 09:00 am and the programme continued till 2:00 pm in the afternoon. In this report later, proper
day-wise activities have been reported & the schedule for each day at the internship is stated as follows.

DAY-01 28/09/2022
This is the first day at Matsya Nilaya [Aquarium Fish Hospital & Training Centre], at Chandannagar. On this
day first the students met Mr. PP Haldar (the coordinator of this training program), the owner of the
training centre. Then the discussion regarding the points to be focussed in this training program was
discussed with him.
After that the students visited an ornamental fish farm at Goabagan, Chandannagar. The name of the
owner of the farm is Gobindo Pal. There in the farm the students first saw the farm layout, water
exchange procedure. They also saw the culture of fish species like angel.
Then the students had a little discussion with the farm owner about the farm & it’s History. From this
discussion the students got to know the farm is 14 years old.
With the above activity, the program at the farm premise concluded and the students then dispersed
accordingly. The program concluded at around 2:30 pm that day.
 1 2

Figure 1, 2: Goabagan Farm, Chandannagar. Figure 3: Angel Fish

DAY-02 29/09/2022
On this day the students reached the farm at Goabagan at around 9:00am. First they saw the feeding
procedure of the fishes in the farm. The farmer mainly uses live feed like tubifex for the fishes. Some time
they use also artificial feed.
The farmer uses the check tray for feeding management. The principal of the check tray was described by
the farmer Mr. Gobindo Pal.
After that the students were taught by the farm owner about the disease management of the ornamental
fishes. The students were also told about the types of disease and their symptoms and their management.

Figure 4: Feeding Time Figure 5: Tubifex Warm Figure 6: Check Tray

The day there ended at 2:00pm and the students then dispersed accordingly.

DAY-03 30/09/2022
On this day the students reached the farm at 9:00am at Goabagan, Chandannagar. First the students fed
the fishes in the farm. Then we observed whether the fishes were
taking the feed equally or not. Then after an hour of feeding the
students checked the check tray.
After that the students were taught about how to sell the fish and
from where he (the owner of the farm) brings the hatchlings for his
farm. From this discussion the students got to know he normally sells
the fishes to the local market, but also he sent the fishes to other state
like Mumbai & Delhi. Figure 7: Discussion with Farmer

The day there ended at 2:00pm and the students then dispersed accordingly.
DAY-04 01/10/2022
On this day the students visited another farm. The farm was situated at khalisani, Chandannagar. The
name of the owner of the farm is Molay Das. There in the farm the students first saw the farm layout,
water exchange procedure. They also saw the culture of fish species like gold fish, guppy, molly etc. There
the students were also seeing the culture practice of macrophytes like pistia.
Then the students had a little discussion with the farm owner about the farm & it’s History. From this
discussion the students got to know the farm is 20-22 years old.

8 9

Figure 8, 9: Khalisani Farm, Chandannagar. Figure 10: Macrophytes

With the above activity, the program at the farm premise concluded and the students then dispersed
accordingly. The program concluded at around 2:00 pm that day.

DAY-05 02/10/2022
On this day the students visited the farm at Khalisani by 9 am. After that the students had a discussion with
the owner of the farm about live feed culture and macrophytes management. From this discussion they
got to know about the culture procedure of infusuria, the advantages of macrophytes in ornamental fish
culture, types of macrophytes & its stocking.
Then the students saw the infusoria culture and stocking of macrophyres like azolla, pistia, lemna etc.

Figure 11: stocking of Lemna Figure 12: Infusuria culture

With the above activity, the program at the farm premise concluded and the students then dispersed
accordingly. The program concluded at around 2:00 pm that day.

DAY-06 03/10/2022

HOLIDAY
DAY-07 04/10/2022
On this day the students reached the farm at Khalisani at 9 am. Then they attended a lecture on breeding
procedure of ornamental fish by Mr. P.P. Halder and the farm owner Mr. Moloy Das. Through this lecture
they got to know about the breeding procedure of gold fish its management, breeding of molly & guppy.
After that the students saw some brooders of the ornamental fish like gold fish. Also the students saw the
freshwater lobsters or cray fish.

Figure 13: Brooders of the gold fish Figure 14: Freshwater lobsters or cray fish

With the above activity, the program at the farm premise concluded and the students then dispersed
accordingly. The program concluded at around 2:00 pm that day.

DAY-08 05/10/2022
On this day the students had a visit to some ornamental fish shop at Chandannagar market. The students
reached the chandannagar market at 10:00 am. They visited 3 shops in total in the market & inspected the
shop appropriately, inquiring about the prices of fishes were put-up for sale there. They also saw kind of
aquarium, aquarium plant and aquarium kits etc. They also observed the aquarium fabrication in a shop.
15 16 17

Figure 15, 16, 17: Aquarium shops at Chandannagar Market Figure 18: Aquarium plants

19 20 21 22

Figure 19, 20, 21, 22: Types of feed & Medicine

23 24

Figure 23, 24: aquarium fabrication procedure

DAY-09 06/10/2022
On this day, the students reached the farm at Khalisani at around 9:00am. First they observed the feeding
procedure of the farm.
After that the students attended a lecture on ornamental fish
marketing by Mr. P.P. Halder. Through this lecture they know about
the demand of the ornamental fishes, their price up down, most
selling fishes, what type of condition they faced in lockdown period
Figure 25: lecture by Mr.P.P. Halder
etc.
The day there ended at 2:00pm and the students then dispersed accordingly.

DAY-10 07/10/2022
On this day, the students reached the farm at Khalisani at around 9:00am.
First the students observed the farm very well. Then they attended the
valedictory ceremony and certificate distribution program and that
marked the end of the training program.

Figure 26: Certification programme

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Shrimp seedbank & farm visit at Digha.

DURETION: 03 DAYS [13/10/2022 - 15/10/2022]

[Session: 2019-2023]
  INTRODUCTION:
Charoen Pokphand Foods Public Company Limited (CPF):
Charoen Pokphand Foods Public Company Limited (CPF) operates integrated agro-industrial and food
business with its objectives to provide products in high quality and environmentally and socially
responsible manner. Established in 1921, CPF is one of the world’s biggest integrated shrimp producers.
The company owns every step of production process from feed mills to shrimp farms and further on to
processing factories. CPF operates and invested in 17 countries and exports to over 40 countries in five
continents, covering more than 4 billion people.
CPF develops its own white shrimp (Vannamei) breed from high-quality parent stocks, resulting in strong
shrimp fry that is free of virus, resilient to diseases, high survival rate, and fast growing. CPF shrimp fry are
well accepted and trusted by shrimp farmer in Thailand, India, Vietnam, China, Malaysia and the
Philippines.

 ABOUT THE INTERNSHIP TRAINING PROGRAMME:

The program was planned to be a 3-days trip & a total of 20 students participated the tour program. The
students stayed at Digha Fish Farmer’s Trade Association (DFFTA)’s Guest house, which is situated at
Mohona, Digha. The program was supposed to start from 13/10/2022 & was supposed to get completed
by the afternoon of 15/10/2022. The tour was aimed at allowing the students to understand the
knowledge & practices the stated institutions follow & its purpose behind it. The trip surely fulfilled its
purpose and allowed the students to develop a confident attitude about the principles & knowledge that
are undertaken & followed in the whole process of L. vennamei’s aquaculture.

Figure 1: Training program schedule

In this report later, proper day-wise activities have been reported & the schedule for each day at the
internship is stated as follows.

DAY-01 13/10/2022

MATANGINI AQUA SEED BANK

Matangini Aqua Seed Bank is located at Pichaboni, roghly 26 km from Mohona, Digha. The students
reached the place by 11:00am in the morning & there, they got the real exposure of all the instruments &
processes the company they themselves follow. In the facility’s training hall, which doubled up as the
Packaging centre of the facility, the students had a brief introduction between the company’s personals &
the students that was then followed by the teaching session that discussed briefly about the headlines
under which, all the processes could be named accordingly.
Along with the stated points, the students were also clarified about the facility’s purpose and how they
have helped the farmers to get an optimum harvest. The session continued for around 30 minutes
approximately after which, the students paid a visit to all the units that included the brine tank, to stocking
tank.
At first, the students visited the brine tank, which was used to store & decant the brine water the facility
acquire from the nearby salt factory as, these seed banks use brine water from the salt factories to rear the
Post larvae(PL) of the L. vennamei, from PL-04 size to PL-09 or PL-10 size. From there, they paid a visit to
another tank where this brine water was sent for treatment in terms of chlorination.
The students then went to the filtration unit of the facility which constituted of sand filter, cartridge filter
& UV filter whose purpose & mode of action was told in details.
Then the students paid the visit to that region of the facility that housed the stocking tanks for the PLs to
be reared accordingly. Before that, the students observed & learnt about the two reservoir tanks that
housed freshwater & brine water separately, both of which, is filtered & treated similarly. & then is mixed
as per the quantity determined by the formula stated below.
Quantity of Brine Water Required:

(Required Salinity of the Water) - (Salinity of Freshwater) X (Required quantity of water)

(Salinity of Brine Water) - (Salinity of Freshwater)

Then, after lunch break the students learnt about the process of packaging of seeds for dispatching it to
the farmers as per the requirement. The students then learnt about the instruments that were used for the
purpose.
The students then took a group photo with all the dignitaries present there & boarded the vehicle at
5:00pm approximately for dispersion. They all reached the DFFTA’s Guest house by 6:00pm that evening.

Figure 2: Brine tank Figure 2: Filtration unit Figure 4: Packaging of seeds

DAY-02 14/10/2022

BHUBANESHWARI PVT. LTD. SEED BANK

Bhubaneshwari PVT. LTD Seed Bank is located at Junput, roghly 36 km from Mohona, Digha. The students
reached the facility complex by 11:00am in the morning of 14/10/2022.
At first, the students had a brief introduction session between the company individuals and the experts
who later guided the students teaching & discussing about all the
points related to the functioning of this facility.
The students then were shown the processes they follow while
receiving the PL-04 size vennamei seeds from the hatchery
complex along with discussing related points like how many
packets containing the seeds are present in one box. The students
were then shown the process of applying bleaching powder in the
complex premises adjacent to the region that received the seeds
from the hatchery complex. Figure 5: Introduction session

The students then visited the site where the company stores the brine water acquired from the nearby salt
factory. It was told that the salinity of the brine water initially when they acquire generally ranges from
75ppt-90ppt which is eventually lowered to the desired range of 30ppt-34ppt for the rearing of the seeds
came from the hatchery.
The students then visited another tank, located at one of the periphery of the complex which is used for
treating the brine water. The students also visited the artemia (Brine shrimp) hatching unit where they
were shown all the related processes in real-time. The expert personnel arranged for some live brine
shrimps & allowed the students to do the physical counting by themselves.
At the stocking tank unit of the facility, the students were shown the methods of feeding & the products
they used & along with that, the method of cleaning the stocking tank was also demonstrated along with
situations when when water exchange is needed & how much water exchange they do.
Then, after lunch break the students learnt about the process of packaging of seeds for transportation to
the farmers. The students then took a group photo with all the dignitaries present there & boarded the
vehicle at 5:00pm approximately for dispersion. They all reached the DFFTA’s Guest house by 6:00pm that
evening.

Figure 6: Stocking tank unit Figure 7: Artemia Figure 8: Group picture

DAY-03 15/10/2022

FARM VISIT AT BAISHA, SHOULA

The farms are located at Baisha, Shoula which is approximately 28km from the DFFTA’s guest house at
Mohona, Digha. The students reached the place at approximately 11:00pm in the morning of 15/10/2022.
At first, the students paid the visit to the L. vennamei culture farm, owned by Mr. Satyajit Maity. As per the
information provided, the total land area of the stated farm is about 6.4 hectares which included the
 culture pond area that totalled to approximately 4.4 hectares &
the remaining, about 2 hectares being the reservoir tanks used
for the purpose of storing water for the culture usage.
The students there learnt about many practices them as
farmers conduct on a commercial scale & on frequent basis that
included the process of taking water for the obvious reasons. It
was stated that the stocking, the PL-10 seeds are first stocked in
the nursery pond for a duration of 30days with feeding being
Figure 9: Farm map adjusted accordingly in terms of increasing the feed by the
stated margin or decreasing it similarly.
The students then learned about many crucial things that were important & prevalent from the
perspective of a farmer’s view & allowed the students to draw that subtle line demarcating the difference
between the theory they learnt & what actually was being done on practical basis on commercial scale.
The students were also told about the annual net income the farm generates & that is a whooping sum
ranging from Rs.80,00,000-Rs.85,00,000/-.
The students then gathered at the mouth of the farm to take a group photo & then went to visit another
farm which was culturing P. monodon and there, they clicked some pictures while discussing some facts
important from culture point of view & finally returned to the DFFTA’s Guest house by 6:00pm that
evening.

Figure 9: L. vennamei Figure 10: Group picture Figure 11: p. monodon