Community tanks for successful fish production

Timely stocking of fingerlings in community tanks for successful fish production was demonstrated. Raising of spawn to fry, and fry to fingerling stages in captive condition in a nursery pond prior to release in community tank was demonstrated in Sirsuwada village in Srikakulam district of Andhra Pradesh. Earlier, direct stocking of fish seed at fry stage was in practice which led to poor survival and inappropriate stocking ratio as farmers could not afford stocking of fingerlings of 6-8 cm which had better survival. Fishermen were trained in nursery raising of fish seed in small ponds which led to successful production of their own quality stock size fingerlings (25000 of 29 days old) of Indian Major Carp fish prior to their stocking in community tanks. This resilient technology enabled farmers to save Rs 10500 on cost of fish seed and this prompted other farmers to adopt captive fish seed rearing technology in the village.

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