WWW.WAS.ORG • WORLD AQUACULTURE • SEPTEMBER 2014 45 FIGURE 2. Algal stock-culture facility and mass-scale production for larval rearing. FIGURE 3. Technology transfer for hatchery production of clownfish for island communities and demonstration hatchery setup for trainees. scale homestead hatchery may be started in a lagoon area for easy pumping and discharging of seawater. The units also provide guidelines to create homestead hatcheries, installation of hatchery equipment and accessories. The goal of rural development in the coastal villages and islands of India is to utilize the natural resources, conserve wildlife and create self-employment. One way to do this is to produce marine ornamental fish juveniles, thereby fulfilling market demand. This technology can be extended to Lakshadweep islanders to create job opportunities and can be adopted by other coastal residents to utilize natural resources and supplement income by producing marine ornamental fish juveniles. Notes Sherine Sonia Cubelio, Field Research Station of Centre for Marine Living Resources and Ecology, Ministry of Earth Sciences, Agatti Island, Lakshadweep U.T., India * Corresponding author: sherine@cmlre.gov.in; sherinecubelio@ yahoo.co.in 1 Systronics India, Ahmedabad-382415, Gujarat, India Acknowledgments The authors are grateful to authorities of Centre for Marine Living Resources and Ecology (CMLRE), Ministry of Earth Sciences, Government of India for providing facilities for work. References Ajith Kumar, T.T., M. Gopi, K. V. Dhaneesh, R. Vinoth, Swagat Ghosh, T. Balasubramaniam and T. Shunmugaraj. 2012. Hatchery production of the clownfish Amphiprion nigripes at Agatti Island, Lakshadweep, India. Journal of Environmental Biology 33:623-628. Gopi, M., T.T. Ajith Kumar, R. Balagurunathan, R. Vinoth, K.V. Dhaneesh, R. Rajasekaran and T. Balasubramanian. 2012. Phylogenetic study of sponge associated bacteria from the Lakshadweep archipelago and the antimicrobial activities of their secondary metabolites. World Journal Microbiology and Biotechnology 28:761-766. Wabnitz, C., M. Taylor, E. Green and T. Razak. 2003. From Ocean to Aquarium. Cambridge, UK: United Nations Environment Programme-World Conservation Monitoring Centre.
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