Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute (CIFRI)

CIFRI, Barrackpore Kolkata, West Bengal - 700 120

Web - http://www.cifri.ernet.in

Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute (CIFRI) is a premier institute of India. It is located in Barrackpore. It conducts research activities in Inland fisheries resources. The Institute has the distinction of evolving and popularizing technologies on fish seed prospecting from rivers; fish seed transportation; induced breeding and nursery management of carps; bcomposite fish culture; aquatic weed control; air-breathing fish culture; integrated fish farming; sewage fed fish culture; fisheries management of small reservoirs; brackish water fish farming and farming of edible snails. CIFRI apart from research activities, also conducts short term courses for training Manpower.