Aquaculture generally means the cultivation of aquatic animals and plants, especially fish, shellfish, and seaweed, either in natural or controlled marine or freshwater environments. Shellfish include molluscs such as clams, mussels, oysters, scallops and winkles; and crustaceans such as crabs, lobsters, crayfish, prawns and shrimps. Aquaculture can be called underwater agriculture when using plants; and underwater animal husbandry, while using fish, shellfish, or other aquatic animals. It is usually practiced to breed, rear and harvest fish, shellfish, algae and other organisms, not only to produce food and commercial products but also to restore and create healthier habitats and rebuild populations of threatened or endangered species.. ................. Read this story to know more……….. To read full article Subscribe too

Shrimp Aquaculture sector in the country plunged into yet another crisis following the COVID-19 outbreak assuming pandemic proportions. The pandemic which is said to have originated from the seafood market in Wuhan, China, is now having a major impact on seafood markets across the globe. In India, while the Govt. announced a complete lockdown across the country, it exempted fisheries, aquaculture and supporting activities which included hatchery seed production, farm operations, feed production, harvesting, processing, packaging, cold chain, sale and marketing; transport of fish/ shrimp and fish products, fish seed/ feed and workers for all these activities. Despite these steps, the sector faced massive losses and continues to do so as shortage of manpower and other commodities essential for the functioning of these units continued to cripple the sector. In addition to these, restrictions placed by local villages, panchayats and towns on the movement of people to their work places have jeopardized the livelihood of lakhs of families involved in shrimp aquaculture and related activities..…....... Read to know more…... To read full article Subscribe too

African cichlids have their origin from lakes in the Great Rift Valley system in South eastern Africa. The rift valley lakes include some of the deepest lakes in the world. Among these, is the Lake Tanganyika, which is the world’s second oldest freshwater lake and second largest by volume. The Cichlids from Lake Tanganyika are popular among aquarists for their bold temperaments and flashy colors. The water chemistry of this lake is also known to be very unique as it is particularly having a very high pH (hard water). However, the lake provides home to over 200 species of cichlids in addition to variety of fish and crustacean fauna. Lake Tanganyika cichlids vary in size from the tiniest Neolamprologus multifasciatus which is about 3cm/1.2” in length to the 90cm/35” giant or the world’s largest cichlid, the Boulengerochromis microlepis. Read to Know More………. To read full article Subscribe too