Coastal Aquaculture and Mariculture

Unit 6- Crustaceans

6.2.4. Utilization and management
Utilization
They are consumed fresh in Maharashtra; used for fishmeal production in Gujarat. Sundried Acetes are consumed by poor people. A fermented product of Acetes spp., called Blachan is in the market in Southeast Asian countries and China. N. tenupies has market acceptance in fresh and in dried form. Peeled meat of larger species like E. ensirostris, though insipid in taste, is salted and dried or consumed fresh.
Management
Non-penaeid shrimps are the bycatches of dol nets and trawlers along Maharashtra and Gujarat coast. Hence, further exploitation of the resource is not advisable along these coasts. Though they are of low commercial value, they find prominent place in the marine food chain of important food fishes of the region. Therefore, large-scale exploitation of the resources of non-penaeid shrimps will not be economically feasible.