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Under the project titled ‘Sea Ranching of Green Tiger Shrimp Post-Larvae (PL) in the Palk Bay and the Gulf of Mannar, Tamil Nadu.’
1.38 million green tiger shrimp seeds released in Gulf of Mannar
INDIA
Friday, December 09, 2022, 01:00 (GMT + 9)
As part of the ongoing sea-ranching programme to replenish the natural stock of shrimps, the Indian Council of Agricultural Research — Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI), Mandapam Regional Centre, has released seeds of ‘Penaeus semisulcatus’ (green tiger shrimp) species in the Gulf of Mannar.
 A total of 3.8 million 20-day-old post-larvae seeds of green tiger shrimp, locally known as ‘thaalai iral,’ were released in the Gulf of Mannar on Wednesday, said a press statement.
The Gulf of Mannar is a large shallow bay forming part of the Laccadive Sea in the Indian Ocean with an average depth of 5.8 m (19 ft). It lies between the southeastern tip of India and the west coast of Sri Lanka, in the Coromandel Coast region -->
The officials of the CMFRI released the shrimp seeds in the presence of G. Tamilmani, head-in-charge and Principal Investigator of the project, staff of Tamil Nadu Dr. J. Jayalalithaa Fisheries University and fishermen representatives. The programme was coordinated by CMFRI scientist B. Johnson.
 The activity was carried out under the project titled ‘Sea Ranching of Green Tiger Shrimp (Penaeus semisulcatus) Post-Larvae (PL) in the Palk Bay and the Gulf of Mannar, Tamil Nadu.’
<--Release of post larvae seeds of Green Tiger Prawn (Penaeus semisulcatus, De Haan, 1844)
A total of 33.44 million green tiger shrimp seeds had been released in the Palk Bay and the Gulf of Mannar since the start of the project in February, added the statement.
The project is aimed at releasing 200 million green tiger shrimp (post-larvae) seeds within four years.
It has been undertaken under the Central Sector Scheme, a component of Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY), and is funded by Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries Department.
Source: The Hindu
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