68 JUNE 2017 • WORLD AQUACULTURE • WWW.WAS.ORG Conclusion There is a great demand for low-cost animal protein in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands related to rapid urbanization and population growth. Suitable formulated feeds need to be developed to enhance the productivity of pond aquaculture under Island conditions. Systematic study is needed to select a few more islandbased feed ingredients to reduce feed costs further. Notes T. Sivaramakrishnan*, Baby Shalini, K. Saravanan, R. Kiruba Sankar, Benny Varghese and S. Dam Roy, ICAR-Central Island Agricultural Research Institute, Post Box No. 181, Port Blair - 744105, Andaman and Nicobar Islands * Corresponding author email: sivaraman.fish@gmail.com 1 Indian Horticulture Database, 2013. Acknowledgment The authors are grateful to Dr. K. Ambasankar, Principal Scientist and Mr. Stanline, Technical Officer, ICAR-Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture, Chennai, for their timely help in designing the aquafeed pelletizer. References Dam Roy, S., T. Sivaramakrishnan, R. Kiruba Sankar and K. Saravanan. 2015. Nutritional significance of small freshwater fishes of Andaman Islands. Journal of Andaman Science Association 20(2):194-198. Dam Roy, S., K. Lohith Kumar, T. Sivaramakrishnan and D. Suma. 2016. Status of marine fish production, processing and scope for development in Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Pages 27-32 in: Swain (Eds.) Souvenir of Strategies for the Development of Food Processing Sector in the Islands. ICAR-Central Island Agricultural Research Institute. Mohanraju, R. and P. Tanushree. 2012. Seaweed distribution in South and Little Andaman. Pages 149-158 in K. Venkataraman, C. Raghunathan and C. Sivaperuman, eds. Ecology of Faunal Communities on the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. SpringerVerlag, Berlin. FIGURE 4. Feeds developed by ICAR-CIARI: broodstock feed, freshwater prawn feed and carp grower feed. There is a great demand for low-cost animal protein in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands related to rapid urbanization and population growth. Suitable formulated feeds need to be developed to enhance the productivity of pond aquaculture under Island conditions. Systematic study is needed to select a few more island-based feed ingredients to reduce feed costs further.
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