'Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Kochi'
Abstract
Andhra Pradesh is the leading producer of shrimp
through aquaculture in India where production was
279727 t in 2014-2015 (MPEDA). The bulk of it
(276077 t) came from the Pacific white shrimp,
Litopenaeus vannamei production. This species is a
relative new comer to the aquaculture scenario of
Andhra Pradesh with official recorded production
starting from 2009 onwards
