Fish seed production and hatchery management at Bhimpur National Seed Farm, Banswara, Rajasthan

Abstract

Fish production in India occurs successfully and contributes GDP in fish farming agriculture. Fish seed is the most important for farmer’s profit and sustainable development. Fish seed quantities, quality and supply chain is basic and foremost for sustainable aquaculture. For fish seed culture optimum stocking density of fingerlings shall be required every year. In intensive fish culture hatchery management is essential. in effective hatchery management we need to know basic elements about hatchery construction, fish farming, fish rearing and their breeding process e.g., hormone in fish spawning, hypophysation and compounds used for induced breeding. This paper give detail about fish farm in southern Rajasthan demand, resources and maintenance. Fish farm management, seed quality, induced breeding and fish agriculture helped to meet the demands of the fish seed in Tribal region.