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Crustacean Fisheries Division (CFD)
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Assessment of fishery resource characteristics of the Penaeid Shrimps of the West Coast of India |
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Assessment of fishery and resource characteristics of the Penaeid Shrimps of the East Coast of India. |
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Investigations on the Non-Penaeid Shrimp fishery of north West Coast of India |
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Investigations on exploitation management and conservation of the Lobster and Crab resources of India |
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Monitoring deep sea prawn fishery |
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Development of Artificial Reefs |
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Seed production, experimental farming and tagging of marine prawns |
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Broodstock development, seed production, farming and searanching of commercially important spiny and sand Lobsters |
| Major components of penaeid prawn fishery | |
 Parapenaeopsis stylifera |
 Penaeus semisulcatus |
 Metapenaeus dobsoni |
 Penaeus monodon |
 Penaeus indicus |
 Metapenaeus monoceros |
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Estimated penaeid prawn landings in India during 1961-'99
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| Deepsea prawns | |
 Aristeus alcocki |
 Metapenaeopsis andamanensis |
 Heterocarpus woodmasoni |
 Heterocarpus gibbosus |
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