India; Penaeus vannamei Gets the Nod

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India

Penaeus vannamei Gets the Nod

 
In early October 2008, the government gave the nod to Penaeus vannamei farming in India, but farmers must wait a few months before stocking their ponds, while the regulatory procedures are sorted out.
 
The Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Sustainable Aquaculture in Chennai is likely to be authorized to import broodstock and keep it in quarantine until it’s distributed to hatcheries and farms, said Vishnu Bhat, director of the Marine Products Export Development Authority, the government trade body that has jurisdiction over the aquaculture center.
 
Source: LiveMint.com (The Wall Street Journal). White shrimp farming set to begin.  Ajayan.  October 13, 2008.