Ancy, Sebastian; Dr.Ramachandran,A(Cochin University of Science & Technology, January , 2009)
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Shrimp Aquaculture has provided tremendous opportunity for the
economic and social upliftment of rural communities in the coastal areas of our
country Over a hundred thousand farmers, of whom about 90% belong to the
small and marginal category, are engaged in shrimp farming. Penaeus monodon is
the most predominant cultured species in India which is mainly exported to highly
sophisticated, quality and safety conscious world markets. Food safety has been of
concem to humankind since the dawn of history and the concern about food safety
resulted in the evolution of a cost effective, food safety assurance method, the
Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP). Considering the major
contribution of cultured Penaeus monodon to the total shrimp production and the
economic losses encountered due to disease outbreak and also because traditional
methods of quality control and end point inspection cannot guarantee the safety of
our cultured seafood products, it is essential that science based preventive
approaches like HACCP and Pre requisite Programmes (PRP) be implemented in
our shrimp farming operations. PRP is considered as a support system which
provides a solid foundation for HACCP. The safety of postlarvae (PL) supplied
for brackish water shrimp farming has also become an issue of concern over the
past few years. The quality and safety of hatchery produced seeds have been
deteriorating and disease outbreaks have become very common in hatcheries. It is
in this context that the necessity for following strict quarantine measures with
standards and code of practices becomes significant. Though there were a lot of
hue and cry on the need for extending the focus of seafood safety assurance from
processing and exporting to the pre-harvest and hatchery rearing phases, an
experimental move in this direction has been rare or nil. An integrated
management system only can assure the effective control of the quality, hygiene
and safety related issues. This study therefore aims at designing a safety and
quality management system model for implementation in shrimp farming and
hatchery operations by linking the concepts of HACCP and PRP.
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School Of Industrial
Fisheries, Cochin University of Science and Technology
Daisy C Kappen; Thomson,K T(School of industrial fisheries, 2005)
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Aquaculture is one of the prime catalysts for the socio-economic development of Indian economy contributing to the nations food and nutritional security, export earnings, income and employment generation. In this study an evaluation of extension activities in the development of aquaculture in Kerala. This study was conducted with a view to examine how the Kerala fisheries department offered extension services to the aquaculture farmers in the freshwater and brackish water sectors of the state through various agencies like Fish Farmers Development Agency(FFDA), Brackish water Fish Farmers Development Agency (BFFDA). In this study there are 3 category of respondent’s fresh water beneficiary farmers, brackish water beneficiary farmers and fisheries extension officers. The main motive of the thesis is to make an attempt to explore the responses of local producers to the extension programs of the state with special reference to the aquaculture sector of Kerala, India.
The most important technical constraint faced by the fresh water farmers was lack of knowledge followed by non-availability of quality seeds. In the case of brackish water farming, it was infection of disease followed by lack of knowledge. The overall activities of the department of fisheries were ‘fairly good’. It indicate the need for improvements in the delivery of extension services to various target groups. The state fisheries department has already moving towards evolving these modes of extension activities by community participation.
Devapiriyan, R; Dr.Parameswaran Pillai, P(Cochin University of Science and Technology, November , 1989)
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Existing method of culture were largely based on
empirical knowledge. Lacking a scientific basis as such methods
did, they were often wasteful and suffered severe limitation. Modern methods of fish and prawn culture based on scientific research, have revolutioned the industry in recent years and not only extended its scope to cover the whole country but led to increased fish and prawn production. An understanding of the biological capability of the water in the perennial and seasonal culture ponds, and the nature and extent of the influence of the abiotic factors on the production of organisms in the primary level of food chain would contribute to effectively implement management measures in the stocking strategies and in the evaluation of economics of production of prawns. It is against this background that the present topic of investigation "Studies on the ecology and production of algae in prawn culture systems” was selected.