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Generally for tiger shrimp two crops are practiced in scientific farms viz .the dominant summer crop followed by a monsoon crop. In traditional farms stocking is done when salinity picks up after monsoon. In vannamei sector, the trend is now for year round culture with no distinct crop season
Sl.No. | State | Species | Crop | Stocking Period | Harvesting Period |
1 | Kerala | P monodon | 1st | January - March | April -June |
P monodon | 2nd | October-Dec. | March-April | ||
L vannamei | - | Jan – Dec. | Jan – Dec. | ||
2 | Karanataka | P monodon | 1st | January-Feb | May-June |
P monodon | 2nd | August-Sept | Nov-Dec. | ||
L vannamei | - | Jan - Dec | Jan - Dec | ||
3 | Maharashtra | P monodon | Feb-March | June/July-Aug | |
P monodon | 2nd | Aug-Sept. | January-Feb. | ||
L vannamei | 1st | Jan – Dec. | Jan - Dec | ||
4 | Gujarat | P monodon | - | Feb-March | June-Aug |
L vannamei | - | Jan – Dec. | Jan – Dec. | ||
5 | West Bengal | P monodon | 1st | Jan – July (Traditional) | April- Nov |
P.monodon | 1st | Feb-April | May-July | ||
P.monodon | 2nd | June-Aug | Sept-Nov | ||
L vannamei | - | April - July | July - Oct | ||
6 | Odisha | P monodon | 1st | Feb – April | July – Sept |
P monodon | 2nd | July – Aug | Oct – Nov | ||
L vannamei | - | April - July | July - Oct | ||
7 | Andhra Pradesh | P monodon | 1st | Jan – March | May – June |
P monodon | 2nd | July – August | Sept – Nov | ||
L vannamei | - | Jan – Dec. | Jan – Dec. | ||
8 | Tamil Nadu | P monodon | 1st | March-April | June – July |
P monodon | 2nd | July-Aug | Oct-Nov | ||
L vannamei | - | Jan – Dec. | Jan – Dec. |