Brackishwater prawn farming in the Ashtamudi lake area(S.W.Coast of India)- Its prospects and problems

Abstract

In the Ashtarnudi Lake area (Quilon Dist., Kerala) where scientific aquaculture practices of any kind were not in existence, CMFRI initiated a demonstration project for the culture of marine prawns in 1978. Fourteen ponds having a total extent of 2.06 ha, owned by M/s,Blackstone industries at Neendakara were selected for the above purpose