more-inThe Krishna district authorities have swung into action to ensure international standards in aquaculture ahead of the scheduled visit of European Union experts in Andhra Pradesh on November 23. “At least four illegal hatcheries have been ordered to close down, in Krishna district. Banned antibiotics were not found in the suspected feed samples collected from the aqua shops,” Krishna District Collector B. Lakshmikantam told The Hindu. The aquaculture in the 7,981 acres of land along the Krishna river bed will be stopped,” added Mr. Lakshminantam. In the 12 aqua zones, a total of 80143 acres of land is under the aquaculture including 21877 acres of brackishwater aquaculture.

Source: The Hindu November 09, 2017 19:39 UTC