Abstract

Indian shrimp farming has been witnessing the rise and fall in production over the past three decades, be it Penaeus monodon or Litopenaeus vannamei. Nevertheless, India stands high as one of the top shrimp producers in the world. It is very vital to understand the nature and its carrying capacity, which nowadays the entire industry as well as farmers are getting a clear view and are moving towards revival of the black tiger in India via introduction of specific pathogen free (SPF) P. monodon broodstock.

However, just bringing success in the black tiger production is not going to bring a concrete solution for the farmers or for the Indian shrimp industry. It is equally important to understand the supply and demand alongside its production. More importantly, it is to  understand the pros and cons of culture and choosing wisely the best species for culture.

This presentation will focus on understanding the world market for black tiger, its  supply and demand, the importance of indigenous domestication of SPF P. monodon broodstock via broodstock multiplication centres (BMC) which can bring down production cost and culturing the shrimp in areas where creek-based vannamei farming is failing or failure of vannamei farming due to other reasons. Ultimately, the resurgence of black tiger farming will be of no use if we fail to understand the market well. The new mantra for shrimp farming across the entire world including India should be “find stability over success”.