West Bengal has several advantages for the development of aquaculture in India. But the pace at which it is utilizing these resources seems to be slow. I have tried to capture these advantages and link them to possible aquaculture development in future. The presentation compares this province to Andhra province which is also a very progressive region as far as commercial aquaculture is concerned. Read the "Bengal Blessings" and feel free to ask me for any suggestions. At USSEC - the aquaculture team, self and Umakanth are working to develop other markets for popularizing the feed based system in India. In view of this- the West Bengal region has been examined very critically for aquaculture development.
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AP FEED USAGEBengal Blessing
Aquaculture
AP farmed
fish
production
11.20 L
Total feed
sale 4.5 L
MT = 3 L
MT fish on
feed
26% of AP fish
production on
feed
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WHAT IS WB’S FARMED
FISH PRODUCTION?
Bengal Blessing
Aquaculture
Percentage of
13.40 LT as
farmed ?
Farmed fish
assumption ?
(LT)
Feed @ 1.5 FCR
80 10.72
50 6.70
40 5.36
30 4.02
20 2.68 4.02 ?
Inland fish
production is
approx 13.40
LT
20. 20
Bengal Blessing
Aquaculture
Growth: 190 g 880 g in 78 days
PG: 9,150 kg/ha + 510 kg/ha SiC
Survival: 99%
FCR: 1.17
Pangasius Fingerling to Market
USSEC 32/6 Feed
INDIA
CHINA
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Bengal Blessing
Aquaculture
Pangasius Fingerling to Market
USSEC 32/6 Feed
China:190-880g in 78 days
Production:9150 kg/ha
Survival 99%, FCR 1.17
Daily growth=8.84g/day
India: 20-1600g in 139 days
Production:14,000 kg
Survival 99%, FCR 1.18
Daily growth=11.36g/day