This year “PONSHRIMP’17, a programme with a theme of “Responsible Nursery Phase Adoption in Shrimp Farming Systems: Technology Testimonials and Policy Formulations” is scheduled to be held at Fisheries College and Research Institute (FCRI) Ponneri on May 20.
This programme would be co-organised by ICAR- Central Institute of Brackish Water Aquaculture (ICAR-CIBA), National Fisheries Development Board and Coastal Aquaculture Authority.
According to a statement from FCRI here on Sunday, Minister for Finance and Fisheries, D. Jayakumar will inaugurate the workshop. He is also expected to inaugurate a new block of students’ hostel and the mobile aquaculture quality testing lab.
This workshop is aimed at providing a platform to an in-depth discussion on various challenges in the inland shrimp farming and commercialising shrimp nurseries.
Major focal points of the workshop were providing inputs to the policy makers for framing guidelines for coastal and inland saline shrimp farmers and dissemination of technical knowledge on indoor and outdoor nursery technology and sensitizing the importance of nursery phase adoption in shrimp farming.
S. Felix, Vice-Chancellor, Tamil Nadu Fisheries University, would be the convener and Cheryl Antony, Dean (in-charge) FCRI, Ponneri, the the Co-convener of the workshop, would also participate. A total of 150 participants including farmers from other states had so far registered for this workshop, the statement added.
