Finfish Breeding and Hatchery Management

4.1.2. Indian major carps spawn production

Unit 4 - Different types of fish hatcheries

4.1.2. Indian major carps (indicative spawn production)

State	Number of hatcheries	Spawn production (lakhs p.a.)	Spawn to fry conversion rate	Type of hatchery	Spawning agent used
Andhra Pradesh	20	55,000	30%	Jar/circular (Chinese type)	Pituitary extract/ ovaprim
Arunachala Pradesh	1	n.a.		Circular	n.a.
Assam				Circular	Pituitary extract/ ovaprim
Bihar	4	3,300	<25%	Circular	Pituitary extract/ ovaprim
Gujarath	12	2,200	25%	Circular	Pituitary extract/ ovaprim
Haryana	21	5,150	25%	Hapa, circular, jar	Pituitary extract/ ovaprim
Karnataka	28	6,343	20%	Circular, jar, hapa	Pituitary extract, ovaprim, HCG, ovatide
Kerala	28	21,000	20%	Jar, circular,	Pituitary extract/ ovaprim
Madhya Pradesh	72	15,800	30%	Circular,bundhs	Ovaprim/ovatide
Maharastra	28	10,655	30%	Circular, hapa	Ovaprim/ovatide
Manipur	4	160	n.a.	Circular	Ovaprim, pituitary extract
Orissa	37	19,672	30%	Circular	Pituitary extract/ ovaprim,ovatide
Punjab	6	950	30%	Circular	Ovaprim,ovatide, pituitary extract
Rajasthan	19	6,550	n.a.	Circular	Ovaprim, ovatide, pituitary extract
Tamil Nadu	84	8,968	n.a.	Hapa, circular	Ovaprim, pituitary extract
Tripura	5	2,960			Ovaprim, pituitary extract
Uttar Prudish	45	11,970	Upto 50%	Circular	Ovaprim/pituitary extract, HCG
West Bengal	30	33,600	Over 30%	Circular	Ovaprim, ovatide, pituitary extract, HCG
Total	420	342,918

Table : Indian major carps (indicative spawn production)

n.a. : data not available; data of Assam State not included in the totals;

* There are/appears to be more carp hatcheries, particulars of which could not be obtained.

Magur, trout and mahseer hatchery details are given in Tables , respectively.

However, the seed of these fishes is not produced on a large scale, barring mahseers.