Brackish Water Aquaculture Development In Tamil Nadu

WORKING PAPERS - BOBP/WP/18

Review Of Brackish Water Aquaculture Development In Tamil Nadu


by
Kasemsant Chalayondeja and Anant Saraya
Brackishwater Fisheries Division; Department of Fisheries, Thailand


Cooperating Agency: DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES, THAILAND

Supporting Agencies: FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS and
SWEDISH INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY

Development of Small-Scale Fisheries in the Bay of Bengal Madras, India, September 1982

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PREFACE

This working paper is the report of a three-member mission from the Directorate General of Fisheries, Indonesia, which visited Andhra Pradesh for six weeks early in 1981 at the request of the Government. The FAO/SIDA Bay of Bengal Programme (BOBP) acted as supporting agency for the mission in accordance with the Buenos Aires Action Plan of the United Nations to foster Technical Cooperation among Developing Countries (TCDC).

Several people in the state assisted the mission during the study; Mr. S. Banerjee, Director of Fisheries, and other fishery officers in Hyderabad and at district levels in Krishna, West Godavari, East Godavari, Srikakulam and Nellore provided information and made necessary arrangements for field visits and interviews; logistic support from district collectors and sub-collectors greatly facilitated the work of the mission.

Dr. M. Karim of the BOBP assisted the mission during the study and the report preparation. The costs of travel and of servicing the mission were met by BOBP, also the costs of publication of the report.


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PREFACE

1. THE MISSION

1.1 BACKGROUND
1.2 TERMS OF REFERENCE, COMPOSITION AND ITINERARY

2. CURRENT SITUATION

2.1 GEOGRAPHY
2.2 FISHERIES DEVELOPMENT

3. FINDINGS AND COMMENTS

3.1 ADYAR BRACKISHWATER FISH FARM
3.2 PULICAT
3.3 MARAKKANAM RESEARCH CENTRE
3.4 PORTO NOVO FISHERIES FARM
3.5 KILLAI
3.6 VANIYANCHAVADI DEMONSTRATION PRAWN FARM
3.7 PAZHANJORE COOPERATIVE SHRIMP FARM
3.8 ERIPURAKKARAI DEMONSTRATION PRAWN FARM
3.9 KATHUMAVADI DEMONSTRATION PRAWN FARM
3.10 MUTHUPET DEMONSTRATION PRAWN FARM
3.11 PUNNAKAYAL DEMONSTRATION PRAWN FARM
3.12 KEELAVAIPAR DEMONSTRATION FARM
3.13 VALINOKKAM: PROPOSED SHRIMP FARM
3.14 KARANGADU: PROPOSED COOPERATIVE FARM
3.15 ATHANGARAL: PROPOSED SHRIMP FARM
3.16 CENTRAL MARINE FISHERIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE
3.17 PRIVATE SECTOR SHRIMP FARMS

4. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

4.1 GENERAL RECOMMENDATIONS
4.2 FURTHER RECOMMENDATIONS

APPENDICES:

1. TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR THE THAI TCDC AQUACULTURE MISSION FOR TAMIL NADU
2. DIARY AND ITINERARY
3. LIST OF PERSONS MET
4. LITERATURE AND DOCUMENTS CONSULTED
5. MAP OF TAMIL NADU
6. OCCURRENCE OF PRAWN SEEDS AND FISH FRY IN THE MAJOR ESTUARIES
7. SUGGESTED STAFFING OF TAMIL NADU STATE BRACKISHWATER AQUACULTURE PROJECT
8. COSTS OF CONSTRUCTION OF CAGES AND PENS
9. LAYOUT OF ONE-HECTARE PEN
10. DESIGN OF FLOATING CAGE
11. LAYOUT OF HATCHERY SYSTEM
12. RECOMMENDED LAYOUT OF REARING PONDS SYSTEM
12B. LEVELS OF SHRIMP POND COMPLEX
12C. CROSS-SECTION OF SHRIMP POND

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