Aquaculture Professionals

07 Jan 2021

Overcoming the Hardships in Shrimp Farming - Lessons from India & Elsewhere - Virtual Seminar

SAP is organising a 2-day webinar focused on shrimp farming. Renowned experts from major shrimp farming countries and India's successful shrimp farmers will be sharing their insights on methods to overcome hardships - whether they are due to disruptions in the supply chain or continuing chall

19 Oct 2020

SAP Participates in the CII’s Virtual Conference on Sustainable, Technology Led and Responsible Development of Fisheries Sector

As part of the Food and Agri Week 2020, a virtual conference on Sustainable, Technology Led and Responsible Development of the Fisheries Sector was organized by the Co

23 Sep 2020

Global Shrimp Markets: Looking Beyond the Pandemic

Historically, a host of epidemics affecting shrimp production used to change the demand - supply dynamics and set the trends in the global shrimp market. This year COVID-19 pandemic that is affecting human beings and their movements has impacted every segment in the chain of the shrimp business,

08 Sep 2020

Orientation to Funding Opportunities Under PMMSY & FIDF for Aquaculture Development

Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) and Fisheries & Aquaculture Development Fund (FIDF) are two schemes offered by the Government of India to stimulate investments in Fisheries and Aquaculture.

Aquaculture investors interested in knowing about these schemes are invited

19 Aug 2015

Investigations on EMS/AHPNS and their findings

Pathology of EMS / AHPNS was explicitly described by Dr. DV Lightner of University of Arizona, in both P. monodon and P. vannamei and he informed that the pathology appeared to be limited to the hepatopancreas (HP). He described EMS / AHPNS as idiopathic since no specific disease causing agent (i

02 Jul 2014

Summary and recommendations

For the purpose of detection and surveillance of EMS / AHPNS, the definition proposed by Prof Don Lightner, which relies mainly on histopathology of hepatopancreas may be employed along with the clinical signs. It is important that histological examination be carried out to confirm that suspected

29 Oct 2012

SAP meeting on EMS Shrimp Early Mortality Syndrome (EMS) /Acute Hepatopancreatic Necrosis Syndrome (AHPNS) SAP has organized an awareness programme on the Early Mortality Syndrome (EMS) at Chennai on 29th September. Dr.Alavandi gave a presentation. Excerpts

An emerging disease known as early mortality syndrome (EMS) or acute hepatopancreatic necrosis syndrome (AHPNS) has been recently causing significant losses in shrimp farms in China, Vietnam, Malaysia and Thailand since 2009. The disease affects both black tiger shrimp Penaeus monodon and Pacific

01 Apr 2012

History of EMS / AHPNS and its impact

During the two day expert consultation, representatives from Vietnam, China, Malaysia and Thailand shared their experience on EMS. In Vietnam, the disease was observed since 2010, but the most widespread devastation due to EMS was reported since March 2011 in the Mekong Delta (South Vietnam). EMS