Shrimp farming is booming in Tamil Nadu – but it is causing water and soil pollution Villagers, activists have come together to protest high salt content in groundwater that renders it unusable, ...

On April 26, as farmers from 15 villages surrounding the Pichavaram forests in Tamil Nadu’s Cuddalore district gathered for a public meeting against polluting shrimp farms, M Kuttiandisamy sat ...

Shrimp farming is practised in 8,850 hectares in the State, and the yield is 43,650 tonnes. ... Tamil Nadu has about 65 shrimp hatcheries and 8 Naupliuus producing centres.

NAGAPATTINAM: It’s a transition that farmers think they can do without. With increased export revenue showering good luck on shrimp farmers in coastal Tamil Nadu, those who took up agricultural ...

To help shrimp farmers in Tamil Nadu improve their productivity and reduce the amount of feed needed for farms, the Tamil Nadu Fisheries University has successfully conducted a trial of a new ...

05/06/2024 May 6, 2024. In Tamil Nadu, shrimp farmers face ever rising costs. By replacing traditional fishmeal with insect feed, they now have healthier shrimps and greater profit margins.

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed state authorities to shut down aquaculture farms, particularly shrimp farms, located on East Coast Road within the prohibited zone and penalise their ...

A Tamil Nadu-based start-up, Aquaconnect, is assisting several fish and shrimp farmers from across India to increase productivity through their AI and satellite remote sensing technology. It has ...

There are over 1,36,000 hectares of shrimp land in India, of which only 1.1 percent is a part of the Aqua Connect network. “We want to grow the domestic production,” Raj says.