WORKING PAPERS - BOBP/WP/35
Pen Culture Of Shrimp In The Brackishwaters Of Killai, Tamil Nadu
by
M. Karim
Aquaculturist, BOBP
S. Victor Chandra Bose
Assistant Director of Fisheries, Tamil Nadu
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WORKING PAPERS - BOBP/WP/35 Pen Culture Of Shrimp In The Brackishwaters Of Killai, Tamil Naduby |
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Executing Agency: FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS Funding Agency: SWEDISH INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY Development of Small-Scale Fisheries in the Bay of Bengal, Madras, India, May 1985 |
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This paper describes the results of a 21 -month experiment on pen culture of shrimp and finfish in the backwaters of Killai in South Arcot district, Tamil Nadu, India. It concludes that shrimp pen culture is technically feasible and that Penaeus indicus is the most promising of culture species. The experiment was carried out in collaboration with the Department of Fisheries, Tamil Nadu. The authors of the paper thank Mr. A. D. Isaac Rajendran, Joint Director of Fisheries, and other officials for their cooperation and assistance. The paper and the experiment on which it is based are activities of the small-scale fisheries project of the Bay of Bengal Programme (BOBP). Funded by SIDA (Swedish International Development Authority) and executed by the FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations), the project seeks to develop, demonstrate and promote technologies and methodologies to improve the conditions of small-scale fisherfolk and the supply of fish from the small-scale sector of the Bay of Bengal region. The project covers five countries in the region - Bangladesh, India, Malaysia, Sri Lanka and Thailand. |
PREFACE
1. INTRODUCTION
2. FARM COMPLEX
3. FARM PRODUCTION
4. PEN MATERIALS AND CONSTRUCTION
5. SEED
6. NURSERY REARING
7. FEED
8. PESTS
9. PROJECT ENVIRONMENT
10. HARVESTING AND DISPOSAL
11. STUDY TOURS AND TRAINING
12. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS
KILLAI PEN CULTURE PROJECT IN PICTURES
1. Approximate location of project site
2. Farm layout complex (a, b, c)
3. Summary of production results (July 1982-December 1983)
4. Details of the first four culture trials
5. Details of the fifth culture trial
6. Pen wall and its construction
7. Pen installation procedures(a) Pen installation in soft, muddy bottom
(b) Pen installation in firm bottom8. Seed collection and fry transportation equipment
9. Result of nursery rearing of P. indicus in cages
10. Results of nursery rearing of P. indicus in pen
11. Tidaldata
12. Monthly water temperature
13. Rainfallandwatersalinitydata
14. Water areas suitable for pen culture
15. Background papers for pen culture training course
16. Design of pen wall
17. Different pen layouts requiring different lengths of material
18. Feed covers
19. Fencing of feeding area