Spiny or rock lobsters are low volume and
high value fisheries which support some of the
most valuable marine resource worldwide. India,
earns an approximate US $ 15 million each year
through export of lobsters, mostly to Southeast
Asian countries and Japan, although less than,
3,000 tonnes is landed annually. The potential for
increasing the yield from the wild fisheries is
limited, as the stock is subjected to extreme fishing
pressure and is nearing their long term equilibrium
yield. Hence, the most imaginative management
strategy seems to be increasing the production
through population enhancement and aquaculture.
Recent success in rearing the phyllosoma larvae,
has significantly improved the chances of captive
breeding and seed production in spiny lobsters