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dc.contributor.authorAchuthankutty, C.T.
dc.date.accessioned2009-01-11T11:51:26Z
dc.date.available2009-01-11T11:51:26Z
dc.date.issued1998
dc.identifier.citationProceedings of the Workshop on Environmental Impact Assessment of Aquaculture Enterprises, Chennai, December 10-12, 1997, Ganapathy, R.; Kandan, S. 32-38p.
dc.identifier.urihttp://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/1887
dc.description.abstractThe capture fishery resources have almost reached a sustainable yield and the production can only be supplemented through culture fishery practices. This is particularly true in case of marine shrimps. The annual foreign exchange earning from marine products export has touched Rs.4000 crores of which greater than 70% is accounted by shrimp and shrimp products. During the last decade, aquaculture of shrimps has been expanding in India, both in terms of area (85,000 ha) and yield (100,000 t). Most of the expansion has taken place around the estuarine area as it facilitates water exchange and waste disposal. In semi-intensive and extensive type of farming practices, use of different types of chemicals and antibiotics, artificial feeds, probiotics and immunostimulants, etc. have become inevitable. Besides, large quantities of organic waste are also being generated in the farms due to excess use of feeds. The cumulative effects had caused some environmental problems and outbreak of diseases in prawns in certain pockets along the east coast of India. It is in this background that the present paper examines the impact of shrimp farming that could possibly have some adverse effect on the estuarine and coastal ecosystems. The impacts have been broadly grouped into four major areas viz. excess land use, physical disturbances, nutrient and organic matter enrichment and chemical residues are discussed.
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherRajiv Gandhi Centre for Aquaculture, Subramaniyapuram (India)
dc.rightsCopyright [1998]. All efforts have been made to respect the copyright to the best of our knowledge. Inadvertent omissions, if brought to our notice, stand for correction and withdrawal of document from this repository.
dc.subjectshrimp culture
dc.subjectenvironmental conditions
dc.subjectbrackishwater environment
dc.subjectenvironmental effects
dc.titleShrimp farming in estuarine environment: Points to ponder
dc.typeBook Chapter


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