For perhaps the first time in the world, the Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI), Visakhapatnam Regional Centre, claims to have successfully bred in its lab the high value marine tropical finfish, Indian Pompano (Trachinotus mookalee). With this, the fish, which is considered quite a delicacy, can now be scaled up for commercial production.
The Indian Pompano, which belongs to the fast-growing Carangid family, has a great demand in the state, especially due to its good meat quality and nutritious value. Incidentally, this fish is rarely caught in fishermen’s nets because its sea population is quite low. The fish, which is priced at Rs 250-Rs 300 per kg, was successfully bred in sea cages in hatcheries by CMFRI.
