The characteristics and present status of brackishwater finfish and shrimp polyculture in West Bengal, India, are described. In this so-called 'bheri fishery', tidal water is retained inside large low-lying embanked areas which are mainly suitable for simultaneous farming of brackishwater finfish...

This article describes the traditional fishing practices, gear and livelihoods associated with capture and grow out of shrimp (Metapenaeus monoceros and Metapenaeus brevicornis) and prawn (Macrobrachium sp.) seed in West Bengal, India.

In West Bengal, the two most tradable species of mud crab (Scylla sp.) are available due to high market demand in local as well as foreign markets. Scylla sp. is an important (ecological, nutritional, and economical) bioresource in India including West Bengal. Juveniles and adult mud crabs are...

This paper attempts a social cost-benefit analysis of intensive versus traditional shrimp farming in West Bengal, India. Using primary data, the paper shows that although intensive shrimp farming yields high returns as compared to traditional shrimp farming, when the opportunity costs and...

Farms in West Bengal buy juvenile and sub-adult orange-clawed mud crabs (Scylla olivacea) that have been taken in the wild in order to grow them out, fatten them up, and produce soft-shell crab for export. This article details the management procedures used at National Aqua Farm to raise soft-shell ...

The management and economic aspects of Scylla serrata culture in West Bengal, India, are described.

Aquaculture of Scylla sp. (Mudcrab) at present is an emerging, demanding and alternative fishery farming with respect to socio-economic evaluation in India due to high nutritional value (large size, high quantity meat content and good source of protein and calcium ions) and export value, (local as...

Mud crab is a cheap source of protein and also palatable food which are liked by the consumers of internal and foreign markets. The mud crab fishery in India has in recent years emerged as an export-oriented trade with prime potential. Due to lack of marketing system, information and expertise,...

Diseases in brackishwater aquaculture systems are the major hindrance to the growth of shrimp industry in India, with white spot viral disease being the most devastating one causing crop failure leading to heavy economic losses. In this study, wild crab species viz., Uca spp. and Sesarma spp.,...

Brackishwater shrimp (Penaeus monodon) farming expanded rapidly after the technical viability of this culture system was established and farmers discovered that the high profits derived from shrimp production could easily offset increased costs associated with this culture. These factors facilitate ...