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- Title
ECO-FRIENDLY AND SUSTAINABLE ASIAN SEABASS CULTURE SYSTEM : AN ALTERNATE CANDIDATE SPECIES OTHER THAN SHRIMP FOR BRACKISHWATER AQUACULTURE.
- Authors
Shingare, P. E.; Pagarkar, A. U.; Chaudhari, K. J.; Dhaker, H. S.; Meshram, S. J.; Sawant, N. H.; Satam, S. B.; Shingare, S. P.; Sawant, B. T.; Sapkale, P. H.; Bondre, R. D.; Patil, S. D.; Sawardekar, S. V.; Narangalkar, A. N.
- Abstract
In Maharashtra, traditional culture of Asian seabass (Lates calcarifer) is carried out in khar land intertidal area of the Thane and Raigad district of Maharashtra. Nowadays, the system of improved monoculture and polyculturesystems are getting popular among farmers. The state is having 720 km long coastal line with of 80,000 hectares of total brackish water area adjusant to creeks with high potential for finfish and shrimp farming. As per the micro level survey, 10,000 ha area is available in five maritime districts for brackish water aquaculture. Due to frequent break out of viral diseases during culture period of shrimp farming, some farmers are opting eco-friendly and sustainable finfish culture systems. In this situation, the Asian seabass is most suitable candidate species to the farmers for monoculture and polycultureso as to have alternative cropping system to avoid such disease out brake. Asian seabass is euryhalinespecies having predatory carnivorous feeding habit and very popular in konkan region due to its delicate flavored flesh. Hence, it fetches very high demand and market price of Rs.600-800 per kg in local market. The faculty of Fisheries under Dr. B. S. Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth have conducted several trials of monoculture and polyculture of seabass on their research farms and trying to demonstrate and expand this improved culture activities on farmers ponds. However there are some challenges such as availability of uniform seed size, feed, financial support, technical know-how to rapidly expand these activities on large scale.
- Subjects
MAHARASHTRA (India); AQUACULTURE; WHITE spot syndrome virus; GIANT perch; BRACKISH waters; SHRIMPS; CROPPING systems; SEED size
- Publication
Journal of Experimental Zoology India, 2020, Vol 23, p983
- ISSN
0972-0030
- Publication type
Article