Aquaculture contributed 12.97 percent of total food-fish for human consumption in 2017 and is expected to grow further to meet the future fish demand of the country. National output of food-fish has grown tremendously over the past 12 years, from 1.34 MT in 2007 to around 223.62 mt in 2018. The 2018 production is valued […]
On this auspicious day, National Research & Development Centre for Aquaculture, Gelephu family joins the nation in offering our heartfelt felicitations and prayers for His Royal Highness the Gyalsey’s long life, Good health and perpetual happiness. May the blessing of wisdom and compassion shower upon our Gyalsey for ever. Long Live the Kings. Long live […]
Major renovation of fishpond and irrigation channel at National Research & Development Centre for Aquaculture was started from November 26,2019 has been successfully completed on January 18, 2020 within the expected timeline. To renovate 20 number varying sizes of fish pond, sum of Nu. 289845.78 ( Ngultrum Two lakhs Eighty nine thousand Eight hundred forty […]
While Bhutan is rich in cold water streams, rivers and lakes, the fish distribution in them is poorly known, fish exploitation minimal, and aquaculture of cold water fish species does not exist yet. Apart from indigenous fish with fisheries potential, such as asla and mahseer, the exotic brown trout is also present in some rivers […]
