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Milkfish Culture: Alternative Revenue for Mandapam Fisherfolk, Palk Bay, Southeast Coast of India


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1 Aquaculture Foundation of India, No.4/40. Kabaleswarer Nagar, Neelankarai, Chennai, 600 115, India
2 Institute for Ocean Management, Anna University, Chennai, 600 025, India
3 Centre of Advanced Study in Marine Biology, Faculty of Marine Sciences, Annamalai University, Parangipettai, 608 502, India
4 Department of Zoology, Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati-517 502, India
     

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Milkfish (Chanos chanos) is one of the most important brackishwater finfish species being cultured in Southeast Asia. Natural milkfish fry occur along the southeast coast of India in fairly large numbers during the months of March-June and October-November. Present study emphasizes the seasonal variation and distribution of milkfish along the southeast coast of India. Milkfish culture has to be economically competitive compared to shrimp and other fish culture which do not contribute to local food supply. Annual total production from the Philippines, Indonesia, and Taiwan has been exceeding 0.5million tons since 2009. The industry has relied on wild-caught milkfish fry, which is unpredictable, until hatchery fry became available in 1987. This paper compares the collection of wild seed near mandapam area as well as production costs in cage. Milkfish eggs (1.1-1.2 mm in diameter) and larvae (3.5 mm at hatching) are pelagic and stay in the plankton for up to 2-3 weeks. This would be a good source of income to coastal fisherfolk in Mandapam.

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Chanos Chanos, Fry, Chinnapalem, Economics
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Authors

M. Jaikumar
Aquaculture Foundation of India, No.4/40. Kabaleswarer Nagar, Neelankarai, Chennai, 600 115, India
C. Suresh Kumar
Institute for Ocean Management, Anna University, Chennai, 600 025, India
R. S. Robin
Centre of Advanced Study in Marine Biology, Faculty of Marine Sciences, Annamalai University, Parangipettai, 608 502, India
P. Karthikeyan
Department of Zoology, Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati-517 502, India

Abstract


Milkfish (Chanos chanos) is one of the most important brackishwater finfish species being cultured in Southeast Asia. Natural milkfish fry occur along the southeast coast of India in fairly large numbers during the months of March-June and October-November. Present study emphasizes the seasonal variation and distribution of milkfish along the southeast coast of India. Milkfish culture has to be economically competitive compared to shrimp and other fish culture which do not contribute to local food supply. Annual total production from the Philippines, Indonesia, and Taiwan has been exceeding 0.5million tons since 2009. The industry has relied on wild-caught milkfish fry, which is unpredictable, until hatchery fry became available in 1987. This paper compares the collection of wild seed near mandapam area as well as production costs in cage. Milkfish eggs (1.1-1.2 mm in diameter) and larvae (3.5 mm at hatching) are pelagic and stay in the plankton for up to 2-3 weeks. This would be a good source of income to coastal fisherfolk in Mandapam.

Keywords


Chanos Chanos, Fry, Chinnapalem, Economics

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