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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. |