Current Scenario and Culture Techniques of Silver Pampano Fish, Trachinotus blochii

Abstract

India with an annual production is 13.7 million tonnes of fishes per year. In this half of the production is contributed by Aquaculture. Total global production of all species of pompano is in excess of 1,10,000 tonnes and appears to be growing. Aquaculture of silver pompano (Trachinotus blochii) is being successfully under taken in many Asia pacific countries like Taiwan and Indonesia. Recently cultured of silver pompano becomes families in Indian coastal states due to supply of seed from hatcheries. CMFRI supplies silver pompano seeds to farmers. Compare to marine fish farming there is a well development in freshwater fish farming and brackish water shrimp farming. Hence, it is emerging requirement to increase the production of marine fish like silver pompano.