date:Mar 06, 2014
Black tiger, a shrimp variety found in India that once dominated the Asian aquaculture market, is getting a new lease of life.
The Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Aquaculture (RGCA), an arm of the Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA), has set up a nucleus breeding centre for this species in the Andamans.
In the past, black tiger shrimps dominated the market because of their fast growth, large harvest size and attractive prices.
But in the 1990s, India was unable to sustain the aquacul