Latest Updates

FEBRUARY ISSUE OF AQUACULTURE SPECTRUM IN CIRCULATION JANUARY ISSUE OF JALA SEDHYAM IN CIRCULATION – TELUGU VERSION OF AQUACULTURE SPECTRUM READY! SUBSCRIBE AQUACULTURE SPECTRUM AND JALA SEDHYAM ONLINE

Current issue

Issue highlights

 

  • Reduced growth performance of black tiger shrimp infected with IHHNV
  •  
  • BRAQCON - Takes off in style
  •  
  • The Indian magur (Clarias magur) - A potential fish for profitable aquaculture
  •  
  • BMR Group sets up India’s first commercial L. vannamei BMC
  •  
  • COSFAD, 2019 evokes overwhelming response ​
  •  
  • AQUAEX-2019: International trade And technology fair on indian fisheries aquaculture
  •  
  • Best way to start a new season – get the best seeds Shrimp Farming Tips from Dr. Manoj M Sharma​
  •  
  •  Ornamental FISH- Monthly Feature Betta - V K DEY​
  •  
  •  Aqua Brahma Shrimp Prices
  •  

 

Lead articles of current issue


post-4 big-plus
arrow Read More
Aquaculture Spectrum
REDUCED GROWTH PERFORMANCE OF BLACK TIGER SHRIMP INFECTED WITH IHHNV

Infectious hypodermal and hematopoietic necrosis virus (IHHNV) was first identified in 1983 in the Americas as the cause of mass mortalities of farmed Pacific blue shrimp (Litopenaeus stylirostris). Soon thereafter it was also identified to cause shell deformities and stunted growth known as “runt deformity syndrome” in farmed Pacific white shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei). In Australia and elsewhere in the Indo-Pacific, IHHNV is commonly detected at high prevalence in wild and farmed black tiger shrimp (Penaeus monodon). While IHHNV infection has been considered to be relatively benign and of little consequence to the aquaculture of this species, acute infection was inferred to be the cause of severe shell deformities in a cohort of domesticated Generation 3 P. monodon reared in Indonesia in the early 1990s........... Read this story to know more……….

8 comment 13
post-4 big-plus
arrow Read More
Aquaculture Spectrum
FIGHTING FISH - BETTA

The fighting fish known by its popular name “Betta” has been a favourite popular household fish since the period when the sport of fish fighting became popular in Southeast Asia. The fish got its name “Bettah’ from a group of ancient, Asian warriors. Bettas were more renowned in Thailand in 1800s, that the former King of Siam had this fish, regulated and taxed!, (in Jan 2019), the thai Government has declared Betta the siamese fighting fish as the National fish Aquatic Animal. Read to know more about Bettas- the popular household pet. Read more …..……....... Read to know more…..

8 comment 13
post-4 big-plus
arrow Read More
Aquaculture Spectrum
Shrimp Aquaculture - Industry Review

After four years of robust growth, farming of Pacific white shrimp is likely to remain stagnant or register a slight decline in 2019. Price crisis and disease issue encountered in 2018 has deterred the farmers’ enthusiasm to stock normally this year. Stocking has taken a back seat with most farmers preferring to wait and watch, stock at low densities or have a crop break. However, an encouraging sign is that most farmers have begun to prepare their ponds well and taking care in selecting the seeds for their farms.. ……... Read More…....... Read to know more…..

8 comment 13

About us

Looking for a holistic Aquaculture Magazine? You have hit the right one! - The Aquaculture Spectrum. This India based magazine that is being launched from the aquaculture hub of the country provides you, the broadest outlook on the aquaculture sector in India as well as across the globe. The magazine gives you a spectrum of information related to the aquaculture industry as well as the commercially oriented aquaculture research.

 
Aquaculture Spectrum strives to publish disciplinary and interdisciplinary reports, popular and scientific articles on applied field oriented aquaculture, which is vital for the sustainability of the industry. The focus of the magazine is to create opportunities for the sector to harness the available research resources of the country for the benefit of the industry. It also aims to come up with harmonized strategies and concrete actions to address the issues that the sector encounters. 
 
The magazine intends to provide  free exchange of industry news,  back and forth between the sector to the ‘informed readers and generalists and offers an  up-to-date and comprehensive information through its attractive content features, such as  the Entrepreneur’s Talk, Health-watch, Research News, Freshwater fish farming, etc.
 
AQUACULTURE SPECTRUM FEATURES
 
  • • Industry News
  • • State-wise sector updates
  • • Entrepreneur’s talk
  • • Cover stories on new technologies and innovations
  • • Research contributions
  • • Farming scenario
  • • Disease watch
  • • Farm gate prices of various farmed species
  • • Aqua events
 
Aquaculture Spectrum and its editions in different languages offers a perfect media for information transfer on the current issues and trends that affect the industry. It intends to demonstrate the commitment towards sustainable responsible aquaculture through informatory and learning resources fetched from on-site and real field events. The magazine is the outcome of a maiden effort by a young team of experienced aquaculturists who have rich practical experience both from the industry and as well as from reputed Government aquaculture research organisations.
 
Featured in simple and lucid language, Aquaculture spectrum and its Telugu version, Jala Sedhyam helps the reader to hone his knowledge on aquaculture and be successful in aquaculture entrepreneurship. The magazine welcomes contributions relevant to the aquaculture sector and participants from the industry and research are especially encouraged to contribute.
 
Aquaculture Spectrum is a product of the aquaculture firm, the “Aquaculture Outlook”, based at Chennai having its registered office at Injambakkam. Apart from publishing, this partnership firm envisages to provide a suite of services to the aquaculture sector that includes aquaculture consultancy services, training packages, placement assistance etc.
 

 

THE TEAM

 

The firm is headed by Jaideep Kumar, a post graduate in Mariculture from the Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Cochin. Prior to initiating this venture, he had served in the Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Aquaculture, the R & D arm of the Marine Products Export Development Authority for over 7 years initially as a coordinator for all RGCA programmes and subsequently as the Dy. Project Director and Project Director In-charge. He has also served in the Aquaculture sector in India in various capacities and had been a leading Aquaculture production consultant in Andhra Pradesh for close to a decade. He has authored (co-authored) several scientific publications, popular articles, edited books and publications. He had also been the editor of the popular RGCA Newsletter during his stint with RGCA.

 
 
P.E. Cheran, another spearhead of this Group is a Doctor in Philosophy from the Central Institute of Fisheries Education, Mumbai. For close to three decades, Dr. Cheran has served in various capacities in the Aquaculture sector in India and is presently a consultant to a few corporate companies where he is involved in product testing, training technical manpower, conducting farmer meetings etc., for them. He has also presented guest lectures and conducted special sessions on Shrimp Aquaculture for KUFOS, Cochin, Coimbatore Agriculture University; MANAGE, Hyderabad; CIBA, Chennai; and CIFE, Mumbai. He has won the Best Technical Service Provider Award 2015 honoured by the Aqua International Magazine, Hyderabad and the Bharat Gaurav Award 2016 by International Business Council, New Delhi for his services to the shrimp farmers.
 
 
Edwin Joseph, another key member of this group is a former Officer-in-Charge of Library and Documentation Centre, Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Kochi. He was responsible for the development of a modern State-of-the-Art Library and an Open Access Institutional Repository, eprints@cmfri for the publications of CMFRI, which has now become the model that several other libraries in the country have replicated. Awarded the first J.V.H. Dixitulu National Award for outstanding work on Fisheries communication during 2011, nominated by FAO as a resource person for the training workshop for online journal system conducted at Bangkok, during 2013, and invited by UNESCO as a resource person for the seminar on Open Access for scientific information at New Delhi during 2011, Mr. Edwin was the Editor for CMFRI newsletter from 2010-2014, Sub – Editor of Indian Journal of Fisheries from 2007-2013, the Sub – Editor of Marine Fisheries Information Service from 2007-2013 and Associate Editor of Seaweed Research and Utilization Journal from 1995 till date.
 
 
 
H. Dinesh Kumar, is a highly versatile Aquaculturist with over 30 years’ experience in the field of Fisheries and Aquaculture. Since 1993, he had been associated initially with commercial shrimp hatchery operations at The Andhra Pradesh Shrimp Seed Production & Research Centre (TASPARC), of The Marine Products Export Development Authority and subsequently at RGCA in the Research & Development programmes on SPF Shrimp Broodstock (Both P. monodon & L. vannamei). At RGCA, after his stint at the Domestication of Tiger Shrimp Project, Mr. Dinesh has been spearheading the L. vannamei Broodstock Multiplication Centre, Visakhapatnam, a pioneering state-of-the-art Project in SPF L. vannamei Broodstock Production, implemented in collaboration with M/s. Oceanic Institute of Hawaii-Pacific University, Hawaii, USA.
 
 
 
 
Ms. Supraba V., a Mariculturist by profession, passed out from CMFRI (Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute) in 1991. After a brief stint at Aquastride and MPEDA   (Marine Products Export Development Authority), she served in TASPARC (The Andhra Pradesh Shrimp Seed Production and Research Centre) for a span of 13 years and   was mainly attached to Algal division. Ms. Supraba subsequently worked as a Research Associate in the Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Mangalore in projects on National Innovations in Climate Resilient Agriculture and for a project of the Mangalore Refineries. She has currently submitted her doctoral thesis and is awaiting awarding of her PhD degree. At Aquaculture Outlook, Ms. Supraba holds charge for the collection and compilation of Articles for the magazine Aquaculture Spectrum.
 
 
 
The other core members of this group are Mr. P.P. Sutheendran, Mr. L. Sivaramakrishna, Mr. J. Singaravelan, Mr. P. S. Krishna, and Mr. R. Kamal Raj, all associated with the Aquaculture sector for several years.
 
 
 
The Advisory Committee for the magazine comprises of legends and stalwarts of the Aquaculture Industry in the country. Dr. E.G. Silas, former Director CMFRI and former Vice Chancellor, Kerala Agriculture University heads the committee that includes Dr. T. C. Santiago (Retd. Principal Scientist CIBA), Dr. Y.C. Thampi Sam Raj (former Project Director, RGCA), Dr. V.K. Dey (Senior consultant, Bay Harvest International), Dr. V.S. Chandrashekaran (Retd. Principal Scientist CIBA), Dr. R. Kirubagaran (Group Head, Marine Biotechnology Division, NIOT), Dr. P.E. Vijay Anand (Director, India – Feed/Meal Program, USSEC), Dr. Haribabu (Principal, College of Fisheries Science, Muthukur), Mr. D. Ramraj (MD, Padmanabha Labs and Hibreeds Aquatics), Mr. Madhusudhan Reddy (Director, Bay Fry Aquatics), Mr. Ravikumar Yellanki (Managing Director, Vaisakhi Bio-Marine (P) Ltd., Vaisakhi Bio-resources (P) Ltd.,), Mr. Apuchand Eluri (Leading Aquaculture consultant) and Mr. C. M. Muralidheeran (Fisheries project consultant to FAO and other development agencies).
 
 
OUR CORE VALUES
 
  • • Showcasing the country’s progress in the aquaculture sector and projecting it to the world

  • • Providing actual/right information on happenings in the sector

  • • Familiarizing the farming sector with schemes and procedures of Govt. Financial institutions for effective utilization 

  • • Linking the industry with the scientific community and facilitating collaborative effort to sustain it

  • • Striving to be the forum for free exchange of ideas and meet the information needs of each and every reader 

 

WHY SHOULD YOU READ AQUACULTURE SPECTRUM?
 
  • • To keep abreast the latest developments, trends and current issues in the sector, in the comfort of your home or work place and escalate your knowledge and business to further heights

  • • The crew behind the magazine, being delved in the industry and seasoned with experience understands the information needs of the sector and would present it every month in an impartial and professional manner.
 
TO WHOM IS THIS MAGAZINE INTENDED FOR?
 
  • • Farmers
  • • Entrepreneurs
  • • Research Institutions
  • • Corporates
  • • Students
  • • State and Central organizations
  • • Banking institutions
  • • Disease Diagnostic Aquaculture Labs
  •  
 
 
adds
adds
adds

Subscribe

Aquaculture Spectrum is currently available English and Telugu. Please Click on the package you wish to subscribe.
(Tamil and Hindi versions would be released in shortly)

Subscription Plan

# Version 1 Year (12 issues) 2 Years (24 issues) 3 Years (36 issues)
1 English 1800 3500 5000
2 Telugu 1800 3500 5000
3 Both 3500 6800 9700

Package Includes


Institutional Subscription :  3000/- Per Language Per Year.

Corportate Subscription :   Please Contact - aquacultureoutlook@gmail.com (or) subscriptionaquaspec@gmail.com

Subscription Plan for Overseas Users

# Version 1 Year (12 issues)
1 English US 100
The above rate is approximate and subject to vary based on current exchange rates.

Package Includes

Advertise with us

Aquaculture Spectrum is being released in two languages – English and Telugu (Tamil and Hindi versions would be released in due course). We propose to circulate around 5000 copies of the Inaugural issue among the stakeholders of the industry. With this widespread reach among stakeholders of the aquaculture industry, Aquaculture Outlook is an excellent option for potential advertisers to promote their products and services.

Advertisement Tariff ()


S.no Page Description For a Month (English/Telugu) For a Year (English/Telugu) For a Month (English&Telugu) For a Year (English&Telugu)
1Inner Front Cover 9000 99000 12000 132000
2Inner Back Cover 9000 99000 12000 132000
3Back Cover 10000 110000 14000 154000
4Inside Full page 7000 77000 10000 110000
5Inside Half Page 3500 38500 5000 55000

Advertisement Tariff (US)


S.no Page Description For a Month (English/Telugu) For a Year (English/Telugu) For a Month (English&Telugu) For a Year (English&Telugu)
1Inner Front CoverUS 160US 1760US 190US 2090
2Inner Back CoverUS 160US 1760US 190US 2090
3Back CoverUS 180US 1980US 210US 2310
4Inside Full pageUS 120US 1320US 140US 1540
5Inside Half PageUS 60US 660US 70US 770

To advertise, please contact - aquacultureoutlook@gmail.com, edpaquacultureoutlook@gmail.com