Aquaculture has been the fastest growing segment of the food production sector for more than 15 years and is projected to remain that way for the foreseeable future. This rapid growth rate is driven by several factors including: (1) Capture fisheries have reached their sustainable yield (2) Food safety concerns of consumers, and (3) Consumer demand for high quality, safe aquatic products that are low in fat and high in protein Although the future of aquaculture is bright in India, there also are risks. Regulation of water supplies (both quantity and quality), waste discharges, and health regulations are becoming more and more onerous and costly to the industry. Competition for coastal sites, the public’s concerns about environmental factors ranging from pollution to concerns about the visual “pollution” of aquaculture facilities on the shore, and the recreational use of waters that are also suitable for aquaculture are only a few of the clouds on the aquaculture horizon. These and other concerns are encouraging the aquaculture industry to move from open pond and cage culture systems to the more closely controlled recirculating systems............................ Read this story to know more.. To read full article Subscribe too

The Indian coastline is bestowed with large stretches of arable land and communities of traditional fisherfolk, who are interested in seaweed cultivation. In spite of all these advantages, commercial cultivation has not been taking place as in South-East Asian countries. Seaweed raw materials for seaweed based phycocolloid industries are mainly harnessed from wild stocks. In India, Gelidiella acerosa and Gracilaria edulis are being commercially harvested for agar production and Sargassum, and Turbinaria are harvested for alginate production since the early 1950s. These algae are harvested from 20 islands and the mainland coast of Gulf of Mannar and Palk Bay, Southeast coast of India India has vast resources of seaweeds and excellent potential for culturing the same Total seaweed production in India through wild collection and mariculture in 2019 was estimated at about 18400 tonnes. Maximum Sustainable Yield of seaweeds exploited from Indian Coast was estimated as 17775 tonnes wet weight per year. During 2016, 4316 tonnes of dry seaweeds were harvested from the Tamil Nadu coast. In 2017, two alginophytes, Sargassum wightii and Turbinaria ornate and three agarophytes G. acerosa, G. edulis and G. salicornia were harvested from Gulf of Mannar and Palk Bay region of Tamil Nadu coast. The total quantity harvested was estimated as 4,120 t (dry weight), which shows a decline of 4.5% from the previous year............................ Read this story to know more...... To read full article Subscribe too

Murrels, commonly called as Snakeheads are a group of predatory fish belonging to the family Channidae. They are widely distributed in the tropical regions of Asia and are well known for their hardiness and adaptability to different culture conditions. Possessing supra branchial accessory respiratory organs, Snakeheads can survive in waters with low dissolved oxygen levels. These fish are highly preferred by consumers all over the Asian subcontinent due to its unique taste, firm texture of meat, very few intramuscular spines and in some cases for their medicinal value. In India, it is considered as a high valued fish, selling at a minimum price of around Rs. 350 - 400/Kg in most markets of Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, West Bengal, Assam, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana.............. Read on to know more...... . To read full article Subscribe too