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Hope for local fish species on the brink of extinction

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Times of India

Publication Date
2012-08-02

India: Fish farms in the district have started breeding the indigenous mangur (clareous batracus) and singhi in ponds and other water bodies to save them from extinction. The farms run by the state fisheries department have succeeded in effecting induced breeding of the two varieties which were once very popular in market.

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http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ranchi/Hope-for-local-fish-species-on-the-brink-of-extinction/articleshow/15320826.cms