(a) the details of Prawn hatcheries set up at present
and proposed to be set up in the country, State-wise; and
location-wise; and
(b) the time by which new hatcheries are likely to be made
functional?
(a) the details of Prawn hatcheries set up at present
and proposed to be set up in the country, State-wise; and
location-wise; and
(b) the time by which new hatcheries are likely to be made
functional?
MINISTER OF THE STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE
(SHRI TASLIMUDDIN)
(a) : In order to produce and supply seeds of brackishwater
shrimp or freshwater prawn to farmers, hatcheries have been set up
in various maritime States of the country. The Sate-wise details of
the prawn/shrimp hatcheries set up in the private sector are
furnished below:-
S.No State Prawn Shrimp Total hatchery hatchery
1. Andhra Pradesh 43 148 191 2. Gujarat 0 2 2 3 Karnataka/Goa 0 14 14 4. Kerala 7 22 29 5. Maharashtra 2 6 8 6. Orissa 2 13 15 7 Tamil Nadu 8 73 81 8. West Bengal 9 2 11 Total 71 280 351