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Trade of live brooders of the black tiger shrimp, Penaeus (Penaeus) monodon Fabricius 1798 at Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh

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Title Trade of live brooders of the black tiger shrimp,
Penaeus (Penaeus) monodon Fabricius 1798 at
Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
 
Creator Sreeram, Miriam Paul
Maheswarudu, G
Varma, J B
 
Subject Prawn and Prawn fisheries
 
Description The demand for brooders of Penaeus monodon by the hatcheries, whi~h
are solely dependant on wild brooders for their seed production, has resulted
in a vigorous fishery and trade for this species, especially along the
Visakhapatnam coast. More than three hundred brooders are brought in per
day for trading during the peak landing season from December to March
every year. The price of gravid brooders has been declining over the years
but on an average is about Rs. 30,000 per brooder. The total length of male
brooders ranged from 190 to 246 mm during the three years under study and
for females it varied between 210 and 330 mm. A specialized methodology for
transportation, storage and trade of P. monodon brooders has been evolved
over the years at Visakhapatnam Fishing Harbour. Concentrated exploitation
of brooders from the wild and presence of pathogens in them makes a strong
case for development of specific pathogen free brooders and conservation of
wild stock.
 
Publisher Indian Fisheries Association, CIFE, Mumbai
 
Date 2004
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/2571/1/journal_of_the_IFP_visakhapatnam.pdf
Sreeram, Miriam Paul and Maheswarudu, G and Varma, J B (2004) Trade of live brooders of the black tiger shrimp, Penaeus (Penaeus) monodon Fabricius 1798 at Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. Journal of Indian Fisheries Association, 31. pp. 37-46.