WWW.WAS.ORG • WORLD AQUACULTURE • JUNE 2019 67 (CONTINUED ON PAGE 68) Induced breeding and seed raising of Mystus vittatus was successful with administration of synthetic hormone (Chetia Borah et al. 2009). Successful technology for breeding has been reported for other small fish species like C. batrachus, Anabas, several murrels, Mastacembelus spp., Heteropneustes fossilis, Ompok pabda, Trichogaster fasciata, Macrognathus spp. and Danio spp. (Das 2004, 2006, Sarkar et al. 2005 Mahapatra 2004, Abujam et al. 2015). Conventional magur breeding technology that requires sacrificing male broodfish has been improved wherein males are kept alive by using the self-healing capacity of the fish (Chetia Borah and Gogoi 2014). Development of breeding and culture technology of SIFFS contributes to enhancing nutritional and livelihood security and conserves dwindling SIFFS biodiversity. Propagation and production enhancement of these species will help in development of enterprises based on indigenous technical knowledge. SIFFS are suitable for preparation of varieties of dried and fermented products preferred by the ethnic population of the region. Additionally, culture of these species may contribute to control of mosquito and other aquatic insect populations as some of these species are larvivorous in food habit, thereby reducing the incidence of malaria and other diseases prevalent in the region. The development of culture fisheries for SIFFS depends on participatory management. Fishers who are the poorest of the poor are dependent on these resources for their livelihoods. To achieve maximum benefit, there is a need for active participation and involvement of the community. This can be done by creating awareness and education of the value and importance of SIFFS among different stakeholders and solicit their commitment to culture, propagate, conserve and use wisely. There is also a need for greater coordination and policy support to popularize these untapped resources though collaborative ventures at a national level. Notes Bibha Chetia Borah, Principal Scientist and Centre In-charge, Fisheries Research Centre, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat, Assam. Email: drbchetia@yahoo.com Uttam Kumar Sarkar, Principal Scientist and HoD (Reservoir and Wetland Fisheries Division), ICAR-CIFRI, Barrackpore, Kolkata, West Bengal. Email: usarkar1@rediffmail.com FIGURE 7. Value-added products prepared using SIFFS. FIGURE 10. SIFFS suitable for culture in small ponds: N. notopterus. FIGURE 8. SIFFS suitable for culture in small ponds: A. mola. FIGURE 9. SIFFS suitable for culture in small ponds: M. vittatus. References Abujam S.K.S., G. Paswan, D. Deori, M. Bhattacharjya, S.P. Biswas and B.C. Patra. 2015. Captive breeding of T. fasciata with Ovaprim injection. International Journal of Current Life Sciences 5(1):160166. Bogard, J.R., S.H. Thilsted, G.C. Marks, M.A. Wahab, M.A.H. Hussain, J. Jackobsen and J. Stangoulis. 2015. Nutrient composition of important fish species in Bangladesh and potential contribution to recommended nutrition intakes. Journal of Food Composition and Analysis 42:120-133. Chetia Borah, B. and R. Gogoi. 2014. An observation on the amazing self-healing capacity of catfish magur (Clarias batrachus). International Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Studies. 2(4):38-40. Chetia Borah, B., R. Gogoi and A. Rahman. 2010. Breeding of Amblypharyngodon mola in small homestead ponds. Journal of Inland Fisheries Society of India 42(2):42-47. Chetia Borah, B., R. Gogoi and A. Rahman. 2013. Protein nutrition for rural folk through culture of small fish species in homestead ponds. Pages 308-314 In: R. Ahmed, editor. Rural Poverty, Food Security and Nutritional Status. Unika Prakashan, Jorhat, India. Chetia Borah, B., U.K. Baruah, B. Kakati and M. Hussain. 2009. Induced breeding and seed raising of Mystus vittatus (Bloch). Pages 105-112 In: R. N. Bhuyan, D. Sharma and S. Sharma, editors. Fish and Fisheries in North East India: Recent Advances and Rebuilding. Geophil Publishing House, Guwahati, Assam, India.
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