1. Alagarswami.K, (1987), PEALR CULTURE, Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Cochin.
2. Pillay.T.V.R., Thomas.P. (2003), BREEDING AND SEED PRODUCTION OF FINFISH & SHELL FISH, Daya Publishing House, Delhi. pp 258-263.
Stickney. R. Robert (edt). (2000). Encyclopedia of Aquaculture. John wiley & sons, inc. Newyork. 226-228 pp.
Joshua. K., Subba Rao., A.Sujatha., A.Satyanarayana., P.Somanadha Rao., B.Trinadha Babu., L.V. Ramana. Shrimp hatchery operation and management. MPEDA. Kochi. 60 pp.
Stephen Spotte. (1979) Fish and invertebrate culture. A wiley-interscience pub. Newyork. 62-73 pp.
Dr. N.K. Thakur, Miss Kiran Dube, Mr A.K. Reddy, 1998 “culture of live food organisms For aquahatcheries” p:5-9
Patrick Lavens, Patrick sorgeloos, 1996 “Manual on the production & use of live Food for aquaculture” p: 7-44
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For further reading & subject reference
1. Summer Inst. on breeding and rearing of marine prawns. CMFRI,Cochin.
2. Hatchery production of penaeid prawn seed, P. indicus. CMFRI Publn.
3. A hand-book on Indian Sea Cucumbers. CMFRI Publn.
4. The Brine shrimp Artemia – Biomass and cyst production. CIBA Publn
5. Culture of live food organisms for aqua hatcheries. CIFE Training Manual
6. Shrimp and prawn farming in the Western Hemisphere. Dowden Hutchinson & Ross Inc.(Ed. Joe. A.Hanson and Harold L.Goodwin)
7. Prevention and control of fish and prawn diseases. Narendra Publishing House (Author: K.P.Biswas)
8. A manual for operating a small Scale recirculation freshwater prawn hatchery. BOBP/ Mag/ 13 (Author: R.Chowdhury).
9. Clam Mariculture in North America. Elsevier Publication (Author: Mangi, J.J. and Castagna.C)
10. Report on the Seminar on the Mud crab culture and trade held at Surat Thani, Thailand, Nov. 5 – 8 1991 . (Ed: C.A. Angell) –BOBP Publn