Sea ranching of the green tiger shrimp Penaeus semisulcatus under the Central Sector Scheme component of Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana

A total of 2.1 million green tiger shrimp seeds (PL 25) were sea ranched at Maraikayarpattinam (Gulf of Mannar) on 4 th December, 2024 under the Project entitled "Sea ranching of Green tiger shrimp (Penaeus semisulcatus) Post Larvae (PL) in Palk Bay and Gulf of Mannar, Tamil Nadu" funded by the Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Govt. of India under the Central Sector Scheme component of the PMMSY. The shrimp seeds were released by Shri. C. Dharmadurai, Inspector of Fisheries, Department of Fisheries and Fisherman Welfare, Mandapam, in the presence of Dr. K. Vinod, Head & Dr. G. Tamilmani, Principal Investigator of the project, Scientists and staff of Mandapam Regional Centre of ICAR-CMFRI. A total of 105.64 million green tiger shrimp seeds were sea ranched in Palk Bay and Gulf of Mannar since the inception of the Project (February, 2022). The sea ranching programme was coordinated by Dr. B. Johnson, Senior Scientist of the Centre