Nagaland’s aquaculture potential highlighted at international summit

Dimapur, June 24 (MExN): Dr. Nchumbeni Humtsoe from Fisheries Department, Nagaland attended the 6th Global Summit on Aquaculture and Fisheries held from May 25-26 in Osaka, Japan under the theme ‘To Create and Disseminate the Knowledge of Aquatic Resources.’ She was one of the main speakers among the scientists who participated from across the globe, informed a press release.  

Dr. Humtsoe delivered a keynote address presenting the ‘Status of Fisheries Development in Nagaland’ with emphasis on the huge potential of freshwater aquaculture. It was well received and recognized by the international community present in the summit, she maintained.  

She also delivered a talk on ‘Fish Nutrition and Physiology’ based on her Ph.D. thesis and gave testimonial about the conference which is uploaded on the conference website.  

Various topics presented in the summit covered latest technologies to be applied in different fields, aquaculture nutrition, various economic resources, environmental management etc.  

According to the release, Dr. Humtsoe opined that this type of gathering is very much essential to learn, share and brainstorm on aquatic resources with eminent scientists coming from all over the world and great opportunity to make known to the world about the potentials of fisheries and challenges being faced by the people of Nagaland for possible research and development in future.  

On the concluding day, the senior most scientist Dr. W.M.T.B Wanninayake in his speech mentioned that Nagaland people are very much hard working, multi-talented and sincere, the release added.