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4.1. Hatcheries
Unit 4 - Different types of fish hatcheries
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Presently, hatcheries account for the lion’s share of India’s fish seed production.
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The country’s fish seed production which was only 211 million fry in 1964-65, increased to 20,700 million fry in 2008.
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A quantum jump in fish seed production from the 1980s is attributed mainly to the introduction of the technology of the Chinese type of carp hatchery and refinement of the technology of induced breeding, coupled with usage of ready-to-use fish spawning agents like ovaprim. However, India still faces shortage of quality fish seed.
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West Bengal, where inland fish culture and fish seed production is an age-old practice, continues to be ranked first in fish seed production and supply, far ahead of the 2nd ranked State i.e. Assam, where there is a great demand for freshwater fish.
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