Studies on socioeconomic, communication media usage, occupational, and sociopsychological attributes of farmers are prerequisite for planning, designing, and successful implementation of sustainable management strategies of a sector which is true for Penaeus vannamei shrimp farming also. The state ...

Reovirus is one of the most virulent pathogen found in mud crab Scylla serrata. The current study is the first reported incidence of a major outbreak of Mud crab Reovirus (MCRV) in the culture of S. serrata in Tamilnadu, South-east coast of India. The outbreak in the culture resulted in 100%...

Feeding experiments were conducted in juveniles of Panulirus homarus (Linnaeus) to test the effect of four natural animal food sources (three commercially available natural animal food items+clam as a reference live food cum control) on growth performance. Two way ANOVA of the data collected...

A study was undertaken to evaluate some factors that are important for better management of the white spot syndrome virus (WSSV). We examined the likelihood of that the mud crab (Scylla serrata) is a potential carrier of WSSV in shrimp farms and then compared susceptibility of three shrimp species ...

A review on the current culture systems and species used for aquaculture in India is presented, highlighting the challenges and prospects for finfish mariculture in terms of hatchery production, feed availability, target markets and sustainability.

Shrimp aquaculture has gained significant attention to meet the animal protein need of the growing world population and is widely cultured in semi-intensive methods around the world including India. Here, we examined the growth performance and enterprise budget of shrimp farming using field-level...

Brackishwater shrimp farming is essentially a coastal farming activity, making use of the marginal land and water resources resulting in economic benefits, providing livelihood option for the coastal poor and contributing to the national GDP. Getting successful crop by the farmers is indeed a...

Shrimp aquaculture in India has made significant strides especially after the introduction of Pacific white shrimp in the year 2009. However, intensification of culture practice has exacerbated several disease issues. Apart from infectious diseases, the Indian shrimp aquaculture has been witnessing ...

Shrimp farming in India has grown considerably and has emerged as a major commercial enterprise owing to the introduction of specific pathogen free (SPF) stocks of Penaeus vannamei. The complexity and limited transparency of the shrimp value chain, make it difficult for buyers to take action on...

Diseases caused by infectious pathogens are common in grow-out shrimp culture. The emergence of two shrimp diseases viz. infectious myonecrosis virus (IMNV) and hepatopancreatic microsporidiosis which is caused by Enterocytozoon hepatopenaei (EHP), has resulted in substantial economic losses to ...