The Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture (CIBA-Chennai) scientists on Tuesday advocated crop holiday and micro-level focus on water parameters to bring down the mortality rate of shrimp due to ‘White Spot Syndrome (WSS)’. Major hubThe nearly 100 kilometres aqua zone in the nine mandals is said to be one of the country’s major hubs for shrimp cultivation. Kaikaluru MLA D. Nageswara Rao has released the study report on the WSS and distributed it to the farmers. Mr. Muralidhar spoke on the aqua zones while another scientist P. Ezhil Praveena delivered a lecture on the WSS and clarified doubts of the farmers on the shrimp cultivation. Fisheries Department Krishna District Joint Director Yakub Basha and Kaikaluru Assistant Director of Fisheries D.S.

Source: The Hindu July 02, 2019 20:06 UTC