1. Shrimp and prawn hatchery

2. Infrastructure required
One hatchery shed (30 X 10m)
Ponds for brood stock maintenance (0.1ha)
Ponds for nursery rearing (4 Nos. – 0.04 ha each)
Larval rearing tanks (1000 l cap – 6 Nos)
Water (freshwater and sea water) storage tanks (1 each)
Bio-filter tanks (6 Nos)
Live feed production tanks (4 nos)

3. Freshwater prawn hatchery shed (lay- out)
LEGEND
AT – Artemia Tanks
BT - Brood stock Tanks
LRT – Larval Rearing Tanks
PLHT – Post Larvae
Holding Tanks
MWT – Mixed Water
Tank
BR – Blower Room
SR – Store Room
PR – Power Room
Lab – Laboratory for
analysis & feed
storage
NT – Nursery Tanks
(Drawing Not to scale) BR PR
EARTHEN PONDS AT AT BT 1 BT 2
BROODSTOCK PONDS AT AT
LRT
LRT
LRT
LRT NT 1 NT 2
LRT
LRT
PLHT- 1
MWT NT 3 NT 4
PLHT- 2
DOOR
LAB SR

4. Economic viability Seeds that can be produced - 10 Lakhs / yr.
Sale price of PL - Rs.0.50 / PL
Total revenue - Rs.5.0 Lakhs/yr.
Expected expenditure per yr - Rs.2.0 Lakhs/yr.
Net revenue - Rs. 3.0 Lakh/yr.

5. Shrimp hatchery

6. Infrastructure required:
Brood stock facility :
No. of broodstock tanks : 2 Nos. (30 m3)
Total capacity : m3
LRT Facilities :
No. of LRTS : 5 (45 m3)
Total capacity : 90 m3
Spawning Unit :
No. of FRP tanks : 6 Nos. (500 l each)
Artemia Section :
No. of hatchery tanks : 4 Nos. (40 l each)
Algal Production Section
Species : Chaetoceros spp Skeletonema spp.
(Cont’d)

7. Lab facilities for: Quarantine Facility :
Testing of water quality parameters
Testing of algal quality and quantity
Health monototing
Sampling
Feed preparation etc.
Quarantine Facility :
Facilities for testing brood stock (on arrival) and despatching of produced shrimp seeds (before packing)

8. Economic Viability Total no. of seeds to be produced - 5 million
Value to be realised (Rs.0.25 / PL) - Rs Lakhs
Annual expenditure Rs.5.0 Lakhs
Net return Rs. 7.5 lakhs / yr