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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
The Gazette of India
CG-DL-E-02072025-264286
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 2836]
NEW DELHI, MONDAY, JUNE 30, 2025/ASHADHA 9, 1947
4288 GI/2025
MINISTRY OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
(Department of Fisheries)
Notification
New Delhi, the 26th June, 2025
S.O. 2903(E).— In pursuance of the section 3 of the Coastal Aquaculture Authority Act, 2005 (24
of 2005), read with clause (j) of rule 3 of the Coastal Aquaculture Authority Rules, 2024, the Central
Government hereby notifies the following guidelines for indigenous shrimp which includes both Penaeus
indicus, P. monodon, P. semisulcatus, P. mergueinsis, P. japonicus and any other indigenous species
permitted by the Central Government, namely:-
1. Short title and commencement.- (1) These guidelines may be called the Hatcheries and Farms for
Seed Production and Culture of Indigenous Shrimp in Marine and Brackishwater Guidelines, 2025.
(2) They shall come into force from the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
PART I
Safeguards and regulations for operation of hatcheries for indigenous shrimp
1. Application criteria for registration of hatchery for indigenous shrimp.- (1) Hatcheries engaged
or intending to be engaged in indigenous shrimp seed production having the required biosecurity
facilities and in-house quarantine facility as specified by the Coastal Aquaculture Authority shall be
eligible to apply for registration under the Coastal Aquaculture Authority Act, 2005 (24 of 2005)
(hereinafter refereed as the said Act) and the Coastal Aquaculture Authority Rules, 2024 (hereinafter
referred as the said rules) to procure indigenous shrimp broodstock or to acquire from indigenous
domesticated source and to produce and sell nauplii or post larvae of these shrimp.
(2) The hatchery operator shall submit an application in Form II of the said rules to the Authority
duly enclosing therewith the required documents as specified in the Schedule II of the said rules and
payment of registration fee of rupees ten thousand for registration of hatchery in accordance with the
procedure laid down in rule 9 of the said rules.
(3) Approval of the hatchery for rearing indigenous shrimp seed shall be given by the Authority after
due inspection of the hatchery facilities by a team constituted by the Authority for this purpose in
accordance with the procedure laid down in rule 11 of the said rules.
(4) The hatchery facilities shall have strict biosecurity control through physical separation or isolation
of the different production facilities or isolation through the construction of barriers and
implementation of process and product flow controls.
(5) The hatchery facility shall have a wall or fence around the periphery of the premises, with
adequate height to prevent the entry of animals and unauthorised persons to help reduce the risk of
pathogen introduction by this route, as well as improve overall security.
2. Sanitary requirement.- (1) Entry to the hatchery shall be restricted to the personnel assigned to
work exclusively in this area and a record of personnel entering the facility be maintained by the
security personnel.
(2) The entry of any person including staff shall be allowed compulsorily after taking shower and
wearing working clothes and boots before entering into facility and the same procedure shall be
followed at the end of the working shift.
(3) A provision shall be made for disinfection of vehicle tyres (tyre baths at the gate with > 100 ppm
of active ingredients Sodium/calcium hypochlorite solution), feet (foot baths containing 50 ppm of
Potassium permanganate/ 20 ppm of hypochlorite solution), and hands [bottles containing iodine-
PVP (20 ppm and /or 70% alcohol)] to be used upon entering and exiting the unit.
(4) All the cleaning chemicals, sanitary chemicals and other inputs materials shall be stored
separately with proper labelling outside the production area.
(5) Hatchery surrounding shall be maintained hygienically throughout the production cycle without
any accumulation of waste materials.
3. Water intake.- (1) Each functional unit of the hatchery shall have independent water treatment
facility isolated from all other water supply systems and separate recirculation systems may be used
for each functional unit of hatchery to reduce water usage and improve biosecurity, especially in
high-risk areas.
(2) Water for the hatchery shall be filtered and treated to prevent the entry of vectors and pathogens
that may be present in the source water by initial filtering through sub-sand well points, sand filters
(gravity or pressure), or mesh bag filters, into the first reservoir or settling tank.
(3) After primary disinfection by chlorination or ozonation and after settlement, the water shall be
filtered again with a finer filter and then disinfected using ultraviolet light or ozone.
(4) The water supply system shall include the use of activated carbon filters, ethylene diamine tetra
acetic acid and temperature and salinity regulation.
4. Water treatment and discharge of wastewater.- (1) The discharged water from the hatchery shall
be held temporarily and treated with hypochlorite solution (>20 ppm active chlorine for not less than
sixty minutes) or other effective disinfectant prior to discharge.
(2) The seawater to be used in the facility shall be delivered into a storage tank where it shall be
treated with hypochlorite solution (20 ppm active ingredient for not less than thirty minutes) followed
by sodium thiosulphate (1 ppm for every ppm of residual chlorine) or ozonation and strong aeration.
(3) No wastewater will be released out of the hatcheries without chlorination and dechlorination, so
as to prevent the escape of the pathogens or parasites into the natural waters and Effluent Treatment
System shall be designed as specified by the Authority.
5. Disinfection of implements.- (1) Used containers and hoses shall be washed and disinfected with
hypochlorite solution (> 50 ppm) before further use.
(2) Each broodstock and larval rearing tanks shall have a separate set of implements which shall be
clearly marked and placed near the tanks and disinfection of all the implements shall be done at the
end of each day’s use.
6. Broodstock collection.- (1) The collection and transportation shall be stress free and the fishing
ground shall be as far as from the coast.
(2) The matured male and female broodstock shall be procured.
(3) All brooders shall be packed individually to avoid cross contamination and may be transported in
insulated vehicles with a facility for suitable aeration connection.
(4) Upon arrival at the hatchery, the broodstock shall be treated with 100 ppm KMnO4 or liquid
povidone for one minute before being stocked in the tanks.
(5) The broodstock shall be free from pathogens, injuries or deformities, may be transported to the
facility with individually packed in broodstock bags in oxygenated water.
(6) Record on the traceability of the source of these stocks shall be maintained to avoid in breeding.
7. Quarantine.- (1) the hatchery operator shall establish a proper and fully bio-secured facility.
(2) Broodstock collected shall be quarantined in this in-house facility before entry in to hatchery.
(3) In case of domesticated broodstock, periodic disease surveillance shall be carried out.
(4) Quarantine discharge water shall be treated separately before releasing into effluent treatment
system.
(5) Screening for World Organisation for Animal Health listed pathogens and pathogens of concern
to India shall be done.
(6) During quarantine period, samples may be collected using non-lethal methods (pleopod or faecal
matter) from individual brooders for screening.
(7) The sample shall be referred to Aquatic Quarantine Facility laboratory at Neelankarai or Indian
Council of Agricultural Research- Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture laboratory or any
other accredited laboratory for testing of relevant pathogens.
(8) Based on the test report of the sample, the quarantined shrimp shall be shifted to broodstock
holding tanks after the quarantine period, if no pathogen is detected.
(9) In the event of detection of any relevant pathogen, the sample shall be sent to Indian Council of
Agricultural Research- Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture as referral lab for
validation/confirmation.
(10) In case of confirmation, the unit operator shall destruct the infected stock duly following the
appropriate method and report to the Authority.
8. Broodstock Maintenance.- (1) The broodstock shall be preferably reared in tanks having adequate
space for its movement.
(2) Salinity, temperature, pH, dissolved oxygen, total ammonia, and nitrite shall be maintained as per
water quality parameters as specified in the para 4 of the Guidelines for regulating coastal aquaculture
and have to be monitored regularly.
(3) Broodstock shall be fed with specific pathogen free Polychaete, frozen squid and formulated
maturation feed.
(4) A flow through system or water recirculatory system may be maintained for better water quality.
(5) Maturation section shall be isolated with dark and noise free environment to simulate natural
conditions for successful spawning.
9. Seed production and sale.- (1) Prohibited Pharmacologically active substances and antimicrobial
agents as specified under clause (c) of sub-rule (1) of rule 18 of the said rules shall not be used in the
seed production.
(2) Nauplii shall be sold only to the hatcheries permitted by the Authority to rear the seed of
indigenous shrimp following biosecurity protocols as specified in para 2 of these guidelines.
(3) Hatcheries rearing nauplii to the post-larvae stage for sale shall maintain record of the number of
nauplii received and the post-larvae produced and sold and submit in their quarterly compliance
reports in Form J-1 to the Authority on a regular basis, failing which the hatcheries shall be
derecognised to receive nauplii in future.
(4) Post-larvae shall be sold only to the farmers who have registered with the Authority specifically
for the culture of indigenous species.
(5) A copy of the certificate of registration issued by the Authority shall be retained by the hatchery
operator for inspection.
(6) The detailed record of the seed production as well as sale including the name and address of the
buyer or farmer shall he maintained.
10. Disease reporting and record maintenance.- (1) Any disease outbreak in the hatchery shall be
reported immediately to the Authority.
(2) The hatcheries shall maintain a record of the procurement of broodstock with details of source,
quantity procured, the number of mortality, eggs produced, nauplii produced, post-larvae produced,
post-larvae sold, name and address of the farmer to whom sold, date and number of the registration
and permission certificate issued by the Authority and quarterly compliance report shall be submitted
to the Authority in Form J-1 of these guidelines.
11. Inspection.- A person authorised by the Authority shall periodically visit and check the status of
the broodstock, the seed production and sale.
12. Bank guarantee.- The approved hatcheries shall pay rupees fifty thousand towards monitoring fee
and deposit a bank guarantee for two lakh rupees in favour of the Coastal Aquaculture Authority in
accordance with the said rules, to ensure compliance with these guidelines and in the event of any
violation, the bank guarantee shall be invoked.
PART II
Norms and Regulations for Approval and Operation of Farms
1. Eligibility criteria for farms.- (1) Aquaculture farmers shall submit an application in Form I of the
said rules to the Sub Divisional Level Committee or District Level Committee concerned duly
enclosing therewith the required documents as specified in the Schedule II of the said rules and
payment of registration fee as specified in the Schedule I of the said rules for registration of farms of
indigenous shrimp in accordance with the procedure laid down in rule 9 of the said rules.
(2) The inspection team authorised by the Authority shall inspect the farm as per the procedure laid
down in rule 10 of the said rules and based on its recommendation regarding the suitability of the
facility for farming of indigenous shrimp, applications shall be processed by the Secretary of the
Authority, for consideration of the Authority for registering the farms for farming of indigenous
shrimp.
(3) Farms shall establish the biosecurity measures such as fencing, reservoir ponds for water
treatment, bird-scare, separate implements for each of the ponds etc., and be managed by personnel
who are trained or experienced in the management of biosecurity measures.
2. Water discharge protocols.- (1) In case of any outbreak of disease, distress harvesting shall only be
done through netting and the water shall be chlorinated and dechlorinated before release into drainage
system.
(2) Wastewater shall be retained in the Effluent Treatment System for a minimum period of two days
and in any case of any outbreak of disease, disinfection protocols shall be followed in the Effluent
Treatment System before discharging into the drainage system.
(3) Farms which follow Zero Water Exchange system of farming may also take up shrimp farming
with indigenous species.
3. Biosecurity considerations.- (1) Farms approved for culture of indigenous shrimp shall not be
permitted for simultaneous farming of Specific Pathogen Free species in the same farm.
(2) For shifting culture from one species to another, dry out period shall be maintained during pond
preparation in accordance with the norms issued by the Authority for this purpose from time to time.
4. Norms for culture of indigenous shrimp.- The following norms shall be applied for culture of
indigenous shrimp, namely:-
(1) Tested and certified seed shall be procured only from hatcheries authorised for production of
indigenous shrimp.
(2) Stocking densities shall not exceed 60 no. / m2 incase of P. indicus and 30 no/m2 for all
other indigenous species for conventional earthen pond systems.
(3) Strict compliance with the wastewater standards shall be mandatory requirement and
inspection team authorised by the Authority in each case shall monitor the quality of wastewater
as per the procedure laid down in the Coastal Aquaculture Authority Regulations, 2008.
(4) Prohibited pharmacologically active substances and antimicrobial agents as specified in
clause (c) of sub-rule (1) of rules 18 of the said rules shall not be used.
5. Record maintenance at farms.- (1) The farmers shall maintain a detailed record of the name and
address of the hatchery from where they procured the seed, including quantity procured, number and
date of the valid registration of the hatchery.
(2) The farmers shall record the quantity of shrimp produced, sold, and the name and address of the
processor or representative or agent to whom sold.
(3) The farm record shall be made available to the inspection team authorised by the Authority during
inspection.
6. Penalty for violation shall be in accordance with the said Act and rules made thereunder.
Form J-1
[See Part-I, paragraph 9 (3) and 10 (2)]
Format for quarterly compliance report from hatcheries
The report shall contain the following information, namely:-
1. Name and Address of the hatchery
2. Date and number of certificate of registration
3. Number of broodstock procured, males and females
4. Source of the broodstock
5. Transport mortality
6. Quarantine mortality
7. Total number of spawning's
8. Total number of eggs produced
9. Total number of nauplii produced
10. Total number of post larvae produced
11. Report on general aquatic health monitoring and any unusual mortality
12. Total number of post larvae sold to the farmers
13. Details of the farmers to whom sold (shall include information on the name, address, registration
number) and copy of the registration certificate for culturing of indigenous shrimp issued by Coastal
Aquaculture Authority.
[F. No. j-1903336/2/2024-DOF (E-23648)]
NEETU KUMARI PRASAD, Jt.Secy.
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