This document discusses different types of prawn culture practiced in India. It outlines that marine water prawn culture involves rearing species like Penaeus indicus and Penaeus monodon. Freshwater prawn culture involves species like Macrobrachium malcomsonii and Macrobrachium rosenbergii. Some common methods of prawn culture mentioned are seed collection and hatchery, paddy cum prawn culture, and Pokkali culture practiced in Kerala using low lying paddy fields. The conclusion states that prawn farming plays an important economic role in India, and its potential can be further exploited through improvements to production technology, hatcheries, seed and feed production.

1. P. KAVISHREE
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2. INTRODUCTION
• In India, Aqua culture has evolved from just a backyard
activity to an activity driven by technology and a commercial
business. Currently, India stands second in world aquaculture
production next to China.
• Great demand in local and international market.

3. What are prawns ?
Prawn is a common name for small aquatic
crustaceans with an exoskeleton and ten
legs

7. TYPES OF PRAWN CULTURE
MARINE WATER PRAWN CULTURE
The rearing of marine penaied
prawn is called marine prawn culture or shrimp
culture.
Penaeus indicus
Penaeus monodon are culture in marine water.

8. PENAEUS MONODON- TIGER PRAWN

9. PENAEUS INDICUS- INDIAN WHITE
PRAWN

10. FRESH WATER PRAWN CULTURE
Rearing of fresh water prawn is called
freshwater prawn culture.
Macrobrachium malcomsonii
Macrobrachium rosenbergii
are culture in fresh water

12. Macrobrachium rosenbergii
• Giant fresh water prawn

13. Methods of prawn culture
• Seed collection and hatchery method
• Paddy cum prawn culture method

19. Paddy cum fresh water culture – Pokkali culture
Oldest and traditional method of prawn culture
practiced on Kerala.

20. Paddy cum fresh water culture
• Low lying paddy
Fields along the coastal
Areas are suitable for
prawn culture.

21. CONCLUSION
• Prawn farming plays an important role in the economy of
India.
• The future for prawn farming is bright but requires
dynamism to exploit fully.
• The realization of its potential must be aided by
improvements in production technology and hatchery
operation.
• In addition, research in areas such as seed and feed
production may need to be given particular attention,
considering existing technology, the transfer, adaption
and development of new technology.