Cage Nursery Rearing of Shrimp and Prawn Fry in Bangladesh - BOBP/WP/92
The shrimp culture industry of Bangladesh depends on catches of the wild fry of tiger shrimp. Employment as fry-catchers has been generated for thousands of rural poor. But the marketing system is not well developed and high fry mortality occurs due to poor handling. The growing freshwater prawn farming sector, however, continues to demand increasing quantities of large juveniles. This report, based on field trials from 1990 to 1993, describes the results of cage nurseryculture trials with b oth tiger shrmip (Penaeus monodon) and giant freshwater prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii) fry. It was thought that fry-catchers would be able to increase their earnings through sales of nursed post-larvae and juveniles. The survival of nursed post-larvae in the distribution system would also be increased. However, it is unlikely that tiger shrimp fry nursing can be made profitable. On the other hand, cage culture of a combination of hatchery-reared post-larvae and wild-caught fry of the freshwat er prawn would be profitable. An NGO played an important role in the subproject by implementing technical trials and organizing and supporting participating fisherfolk groups.
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| Format: | Project biblioteca |
| Language: | English |
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1994
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| Online Access: | https://openknowledge.fao.org/handle/20.500.14283/AE471E http://www.fao.org/3/a-ae471e.pdf |
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