Fisheries - The Aquaculture Division

Goal
To increase the production of fish through Aquaculture

Key Priorities
• To undertake research in modern aquaculture developent.
• To encourage, advise and promote aquaculture activities.
• To transfer aquaculture techniques and technology to farmers.

Objectives
 • To improve aquaculture techniques and technology for the production of quality seed.
 • To provide an extension service.

Mariculture Projects

Culture of marine shrimp, Penaeus monodon and Meta penaeus monoceros ,in fresh water

Main activities:
 •  Carry out maturation.
• Induce maturation by the eye-stalk ablation technique
 • Spawning of P. monodon  and Meta penaeus monoceros in captivity
 • Undertake larval rearing.
 • Produce live feeds (Chaetoceros sp.).
 • Acclimatisation of marine shrimp, Penaeus monodon and Meta penaeus, to fresh water
 • Improve grow-out in freshwater.

Seed production of Sea bream Rhabdosargus sarba (gueule pavée)

Main activities
• Maintain a broodstock.
• Improve larval rearing techniques for the production of juveniles.

Larvae of Rhabdosargus sarba

• Produce live feeds (Rotifer sp. & Nannochloropsis sp.).
• Improvement of grow-out techniques.
• Release of juveniles in the lagoon to enhance the stock.


Contact Details
Albion Fisheries Research Centre,
Albion, Petite Rivière
Tel No: (230) 238 4829 & 238 4100
Fax No: (230) 238 4184
Email: fisheries@mail.gov.mu

Officer

Title

Tel. No.

Fax.No

Email

Mr. B Ramcharrun

Divisional Scientific Officer

+(230)
238 4275

+(230)
238 4184

bramcharrun@mail.gov.mu

Mr. S. Ramsaha

Scientific Officer

+(230)
238 4100

+(230)
238 4184

skramsaha@mail.gov.mu