Rajamahendravaam to host int'l aquaculture conference tomorrow

Over 100 aquaculture companies from country and abroad will participate in the four-day international conference beginning tomorrow at Bhimavaram in West Godavari district.
"The Profit on Aquaculture conference is fifth in series to be held at Bhimavaram," organiser and Anand Group chairman Udamraju Kasi Viswanath Raju told PTI.
The participating companies are from China, Taiwan, USA etc.
"The conference will be based on invited presentations and submitted abstracts," he said.
International experts will present key research and development topics on major fish and shrimp farming practices and will outline the immediate priorities for aquaculture development in India and elsewhere.
A major feature of the event is "China Day" wherein leading speakers from that country will speak about the success they have achieved in aquaculture and allied industries.

Andhra has a rich resource of water bodies, both inland and coastal that sustain a sizable fishery.
In 2014, the state was ranked first in total fish production in country with 2.02 million tonnes.
Andhra is the biggest producer of carps, Pangasius, and shrimp in India, second in quantity and value of freshwater fish production and fourth in marine fish production.