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V- form double slotted otter board

Trawling is a highly energy intensive fishing method and in India about 165.2 million liters of diesel is consumed annually by the medium and large category of trawlers alone. CIFT has developed a few designs of low drag trawls like UHMWPE trawl, cut

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19.75m fuel efficient multipurpose fishing vessel

The FV SagarHarita, a 19.75m long fuel efficient multipurpose fishing vessel designed by Fishing Technology Division of CIFT and built by Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL). The vessel has met all the requirements of the Indian register of shipping (IRS) and

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Collapsible Fish Trap

Two different designs ofinnovative collapsible fish trap with dimensions of 1 m ×0.6 m ×0.6m &1.5 m x 0.8 m for fishing along the backwaters of Kerala was developed and tested in the field. HDPE webbing of 80mm mesh size rigged with iron bar as fra

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Chitosan

Chitosan is a linear polysaccharide composed of randomly distributed β-(1-4)-linked D-glucosamine (deacetylated unit) and N-acetyl-D-glucosamine (acetylated unit). It has a number of commercial and possible biomedical uses. Chitosan is produced

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Myctophid trawl (45m & 28.4m)

Two new myctophid trawls (45m and 28.4m) with four equal panels were designed and two prototype trawlswere fabricated, for experimental operations from FORV Sagar Sampda. The total weight of thefour equal panel 45 m myctophid trawl net, excluding buo

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Solar Fish Dryers

CIFT has developed different models and capacities of Solar Dryers for hygienic dying of fish. Designs of solar dryer vary from very simple direct dryers to more complex hybrid designs. The hybrid model Solar Dryers are having LPG, Biogas, Biomass o

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Nano Cerium oxide, Titanium oxide & Iron oxide coating for corrosion resistance in boat building steel.

BIS 2062 carbon steel is extensively used for fishing boat construction and is highly susceptible for corrosion in the hull, welding joints and coating failures under marine environments. This technology demonstrates the application of novel multifun

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CIFT Dryer SDL-250 - Commercial Model Hybrid Solar Fish Dryer with LPG Back-up having 250kg capacity

The technology introduces a hybrid solar drying system for commercial production of dry fish hygienically by using environment friendly abundantly and freely available renewable solar energy. LPG back up heating system attached to this dryer helps

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Solar dryer with Electrical back-up

This hybrid Solar Dryer is having a S.S. tray drying area of 6 sq. m with an alternate electrical back up heating system. Effective harnessing of solar energy using specially designed solar air heating panels and proper circulation of this hot air ac

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Fish De-scaling Machine

The Central Institute of Fisheries Technology (ICAR) has designed and developed a fishdescaling machine for removing the scales of fishes in batches. The operation of the machine can be extended for removal of scales from all types of marine as well

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Fish Meat bone Separator

Designed and developed a Fish Meat Bone Separator with variable frequency drive motor. The meat yield of the machine was about 60%. In existing imported models, only two speeds are possible which restricts the yield efficiency. It also limits easy sw

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Glucosamine hydrochloride

Glucosamine hydrochloride is a popular supplemental form of the joint nutrient glucosamine. Glucosamine is the most important building block of joint cartilage. CIFT has developed a method for preparation of glucosamine from the shells of shrimp

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Fish curry in retortable pouches

Value addition and diversification to satisfy the ever changing and diverse demands from the importing countries as well as urban consumers at home are some of the major challenges faced by Indian processing industry.

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Fish kure

Fish Kure is a fish based extruded food product and have application as snack food. Usually, extruded products are prepared using cereal flour, which have less protein content and are limited in some essential amino acid. By incorporating protein-ric

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Energy efficient low cost effluent treatment plant

This technology emphasizes to reduce or recover and reuse process water and solids from the plant. A conceptual design was proposed for the treatment and disposal of effluent generated with all operations from raw material to finished products.

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Battered and breaded products

Value added product is preferred by the consumer for its convenience and it’s ready to use nature. It also provides better return and increased profits to the entrepreneurs.

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CIFT Turtle Excluder Device (TED)

Turtle Excluder Devices (TEDs) are recognized internationally as a convenient and effective measure for protecting sea turtles from trawling-related mortality. An indigenous design of TED was developed at CIFT.

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CIFT Semi-Pelagic Trawl System

Trawler fishermen in India cannot depend on shrimp and associated species alone for viable commercial operations any more, and there is need to adopt responsible alternate trawl systems for harvesting large demersal and semi-pelagic species. CIFT se

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Large Mesh Purse Seine

Purse seining is one of the most efficient and advanced commercial fishing methods. It is aimed mainly at catching dense, mobile school of pelagic fish and includes all elements of searching, hunting and capture. Purse seine nets was using mesh sizes

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Treated Rubber Wood Canoe

Central Institute of Fisheries Technology has evolved a simple technology for development of traditional fishing canoe from the rubber wood, which comes as a waste from rubber plantations. Though rubber wood is comparable to many structural timbers i

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FRP-Coated Rubber Wood Canoe

Central Institute of Fisheries Technology has evolved a simple technology for development of traditional fishing canoe from the rubber wood, which comes as a waste from rubber plantations. Though rubber wood is comparable to many structural timbers i

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Collagen Chitosan Membrane for Plastic surgery and Dentistry

Collagen chitosan membrane derived from collagen of fish air bladder and chitosan from prawn shell is intended to be used as an artificial space making barrier over periodontal bony defects- specifically in infrabony 2-3 walled defects and grade II f

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Smoked Masmin Flakes

An innovative value added product has been developed using a new processing method by smoking and drying skip jack tuna meat which is similar to the commercially available masmin flakes.

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Fish pickle

Like vegetable pickles, fish pickle has also gained popularity in the recent past. Fish/Prawn pickle, when carefully prepared under most hygienic conditions with addition of required quantity of salt, preservatives and spices will have generally an a

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Isolation of squalene from shark liver oil

Liver oils of some deep sea sharks mainly Centrophorus sp. found under a depth of 300 – 1000m in Pacific, North Atlantic and Indian Ocean contain 85% – 90% unsaponifiable matter which contains the hydrocarbon squalene.

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Sagarkripa: A milestone in fishing vessel design and development

Profitability is the major issue in fishing, particularly in the small-scale sector. Fuel accounts for about 70% of the operational cost of fishing vessels. Design of the vessel and about 50% of the fuel being used in the shipping industry in the cou

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Ready to serve fish curry

The proof of the pudding is in its eating. All fishing efforts ultimately aims at the fish consumer with a variety of choices and needs. Today, the busy homemaker throughout the world wants products which can be served off the shelf. The ready-to-ser

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Isinglass

Isinglass is prepared from fish maws (dried air bladder). Fish maws is soaked in water for 24 hours, washed and extruded, dried at 450 c and then powdered. It is mainly used for the clarification of wines.

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Coated Fish Products

Coated product is one, which is coated with another foodstuff. Two types of coatings are in common use. They are batter and breadcrumbs. Seafood specialties, fish portions (raw and precooked), shrimp, fish fingers, scallops, fish balls, fillets etc a

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Specialty Products

Shrimp is washed in chilled water containing 5ppm chlorine, beheaded, deveined and again washed in chilled water. Bamboo stick is then pierced between the shell and the meat from head portion to tail and then cooked in 1% brine for two minutes at 100

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By Products

Shark fin rays Shark fin ray is a valuable byproduct from the shark. The shark fins are dried, soaked overnight in 10% acetic acid solution. The skin and the softened muscle are scraped off and the rays are separated individually. They are then wash

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Thermal Processed Products

Canned fish products Mackerel, tuna, sardine, crab, shrimps etc can be packed in oil, brine, curry & sauce and heat processed in aluminium tin cans. These have a shelf life of more than one year at ambient temperatures. Fish curry in retort pou

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