Illegal Pond Hatcheries Blamed for Rampant White Spot Disease in Andhra Pradesh Vannamei
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [The Hindu] By T. Appala Naidu - May 26, 2015 -
MACHILIPATNAM,ANDHRA PRADESH, Aqua farmers engaged in Vannamei shrimp farming are a worried lot due to high incidence of ‘white spot disease’.
Sources told The Hindu that at least 300 to 400 illegal pond-cum-hatcheries are involved in supplying the Vannamei seed along the coastline between Visakhapatnam and Nellore.
Farmers alleged that Coastal Aquaculture Authority has done nothing to check illegal hatcheries, which do not guarantee survival percentage of the seed...
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