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1.1.6 Status of shellfish seed production in India
Indian shellfish seed production dates back to 1960s as earlier works indicate that the seed collection had been a serious occupation for the coastal folk in many states. Presently, India has about 400 registered hatcheries in which about 120 were for freshwater prawn seed production. The major emphasis is on Tiger shrimp (Penaeus monodon) while a few have concentrated on Indian white shrimp (P. indicus) too. After 2005, the thrust is slowly shifting towards P. vannamei while in the freshwater prawn sector, it was only for Macrobrachium rosenbergii. Due to biological complexity, lobster hatcheries are not operated by entrepreneurs in India. A few experimental hatcheries are present. A private entrepreneur has his crab hatchery in Chennai that has been supplying juvenile crabs for farming. Molluscan hatcheries do not have much appeal for commercial start-up and therefore, only government run oyster, clam and holothurian hatcheries are present in India. It is worth to note that there are many hatcheries in coastal Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh working on shrimp, prawn and fishes all in one facility. This type of multi functional hatcheries are known for their year round operation and business. |
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