fish seed

Fish Seed Selection and Procurement

Quality of the fish seed is very important for determining the production and profits of a fish farm and therefore it is a pre- requisite for a successful culture. Most farmers are not sure about the quality of the fish seed and consequently have to deal with various issues throughout the culture period.
Our team has identified and selected some hatcheries which are capable of supplying top quality seeds to your farm. We will help you in procuring good quality of seed and guide you during stocking and care of the fish seed as well.

Purchase of quality fish seed is very critical for the farmer at the time of introducing it in pond. Secondly during the rearing of the fish in pond real time assessment of number of fish in the pond would help better management and production.

Fishery is an important sector in India. It provides employment to millions of people and contributes to food security of the country. With a vast coastline and extensive freshwater resources, fisheries play a vital role in our country’s food supply. The increasing economic significance of aquaculture over the last few decades in India is reflected in the growing interest of private, government and non-government organizations (NGOs) in the sector.

Understanding the current status of fish seed quality and supply requirement an analysis of the changing relationships between these major stakeholder groups Government takes effort to promote aquaculture by establishing hatcheries. Hence there is dire need to track the fish seed and check quality of fish seed being introduced in fish ponds and real time estimation of number of fish in pond for better production management during the growth stage of the in the fish ponds. Quality of fish seed is the one of the important factor that affects production and returns in pond culture. Quality does not just refer to the genetic make-up of the fish. It also refers to the general health, relative size and other physical and physiological characteristics of the fish. However, currently there is no effective, low cost mechanism that allows a fisheries owner to know the number of fish in a water body. 

Consequently , the ability to plan for proper nutrition, feed management and pond capacity management is ad-hoc and without much scientific basis

Procurement:

Fish seed is the most important component for fish culture. The freshwater resources of our country for fish culture are estimated to be 2.85 million hectares of pond and tanks. In addition to this, another 2.05 million hectares of water area is available in the form of reservoirs or lakes. 

It has been estimated that nearly 14250 million fry would be required for stocking even the present available cultivable resources of 2.85 million hectares on a conservative stocking rate of 5000 fry/ha. The present production is 15007 million fry. Apart from this, at least an additional quantity of 4100 million fry are required for stocking the available area of lakes and reservoirs with an average stocking rate of 2000 fry/ha. This indicates that there is a necessity to raise the fry to stock the available water resources.

The fish seed is obtained from 3 sources – riverine, hatcheries and bundhs. The collection of seed from riverine source was an age old practice. This method is strenuous and we get the mixture of wanted and unwanted fish seed. Hatcheries are the best way of getting fish seed. Apart from these, the bundh breeding is also a good method to collect the fish seed by creating a natural habitat.

nd abundance of their fish fauna. This is mainly due to their individual ecological conditions, such as gradient, terrain, flow, depth, temperature, substrata, etc. The northern rivers are perennial and support rich commercial fisheries. Except for the deltaic regions, the fishery of the peninsular rivers is poor both in the upper and middle reaches.