Progress of research on sea ranching at the CMFRI

Abstract

Natural populations of marine animals may decline in their productivity over a period of time due to continuous and heavy exploitation of the resources or due to natural causes or a combination of both.The productivity of such marine animals can be maintained and increased to some extent through the process of sea ranching. Sea ranching involves controlled breeding of marine animals, large scale production of their seed and release into the coastal waters,lagoons and brackishwater areas depending on the type of animals under question.