ISSUE FOCUS 36 FEED & ADDITIVE MAGAZINE September 2022 3. Gayathri Bio Marine (Aqualma) (New entry in 2022) On September 30, 2021, CAA issued an official advisory to coastal aquafarmers to purchase SPF monodon seeds from Vaishnavi and Unibio. The Authority updated the list in 2022, when the third company received permission to produce and sell seeds in the country. Currently, these hatcheries are the only option for farmers to acquire SPF black tiger PL. According to CAA, these hatcheries imported 6316, 912 and 1190 SPF P. monodon broodstock, respectively from January to May 2022 which clearly indicates the farmers desire for raising black tiger shrimp. Recently on 09th August 2022, the first BMC for SPF P. monodon by Vaishnavi Aquatech was inaugurated by Hon'ble Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Shri Parshottam Rupala in Gujarat. Production challenges at higher stocking densities and fluctuating prices for small sizes of white leg shrimp have prompted the farming of black tiger shrimp in India. Farmers' growing demand for SPF black tiger PL spurred hatchery operators to import more broodstock. Furthermore, the success updates of monodon farming in Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat is enticing L. vannamei hatchery operators and farmers to return back to black. References 1. Coastal Aquaculture Authority. (2022). http:// caa.gov.in/ (Accessed on June 30, 2022) 2. Marine Products Export Development Authority. (2022). https://mpeda.gov.in/ (Accessed on June 30, 2022) 3. Moana Marine Biotech. (2022). http://www. moananinhthuan.com/en/ (Accessed on July 25, 2022) 4. Pijl, W.V.D. (2021). https://shrimpinsights.com/ blog/india-black-really-going-be-back. 5. Topgen Aquaculture. (2022). http://www.topgenaquaculture.com/index.php About R. Dinesh Dinesh has been an Assistant Professor in the Department of Aquaculture at the Mandapam Centre for Sustainable Aquaculture (MCeSA) of Tamil Nadu Dr. J. Jayalalithaa Fisheries University (TNJFU), India since 2021. He undertakes strategic and applied research in the field of Mariculture, offering extension services to farmers as well. Dinesh completed his Master’s degree in Fisheries Science with a special focus on Aquaculture at the Central Institute of Fisheries Education (CIFE) and his undergraduate studies at TNJFU. His research interests lie in Aquaculture and Aquaculture Nutrition. Before joining academics, he was directly involved with the shrimp production industry for five years as a technical officer and aqua feed formulator, working with different corporates. He has won prestigious awards and has authored several books and peer-reviewed articles. Dinesh serves as a reviewer for high-impact journals, and he’s a member of various professional and academic societies. Happy Farmer of Vaishnavi (Dr. Manoj M. Sharma, Founder, Mayank Aqua Products)
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