{"id":1119,"date":"2025-07-19T11:06:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-19T05:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mpeda.gov.in\/indianseafood\/?p=1119"},"modified":"2025-08-28T11:23:32","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T05:53:32","slug":"celebrating-16-years-of-excellence-aqf-the-silent-strength-behind-indias-shrimp-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mpeda.gov.in\/indianseafood\/?p=1119","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating 16 Years of Excellence: AQF \u2013 The Silent Strength Behind India\u2019s Shrimp Success"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The <strong>Aquatic Quarantine Facility (AQF)<\/strong>, established by the <strong>Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA)<\/strong> and operated by its research arm <strong>Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Aquaculture (RGCA)<\/strong>, proudly completes <strong>16 years of dedicated service<\/strong> to India\u2019s shrimp aquaculture sector. Since its inception on <strong>July 18, 2009<\/strong>, AQF has played a vital role in securing the health and quality of broodstock entering the country, ensuring a disease-free and productive shrimp farming ecosystem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>A Legacy of Impact<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Over the last 16 years, AQF has successfully quarantined:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>&nbsp;<strong>27.58 million P. vannamei<\/strong> brooders<\/li><li>&nbsp;<strong>36,212 P. monodon<\/strong> brooders<\/li><li>&nbsp;<strong>13.86 million P. vannamei<\/strong> parent postlarvae<\/li><li>&nbsp;<strong>257,603 P. monodon<\/strong> parent postlarvae<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>These figures reflect AQF\u2019s unwavering commitment to rigorous screening and high-end quarantine procedures. The facility operates <strong>round the clock<\/strong> with stringent biosecurity protocols, significantly contributing to India\u2019s rise as a global shrimp powerhouse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mpeda.gov.in\/indianseafood\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-08-01-at-3.05.48-PM-1-1024x461.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1125\" width=\"713\" height=\"321\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mpeda.gov.in\/indianseafood\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-08-01-at-3.05.48-PM-1-1024x461.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mpeda.gov.in\/indianseafood\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-08-01-at-3.05.48-PM-1-300x135.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.mpeda.gov.in\/indianseafood\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-08-01-at-3.05.48-PM-1-768x346.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.mpeda.gov.in\/indianseafood\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-08-01-at-3.05.48-PM-1.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 713px) 100vw, 713px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Driving India\u2019s Shrimp Success<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>AQF\u2019s silent yet critical role has supported India\u2019s phenomenal growth in shrimp production:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>&nbsp;<strong>1.1 million metric tons<\/strong> of shrimp production<\/li><li>&nbsp;<strong>2nd position globally<\/strong> among shrimp-producing nations<\/li><li>&nbsp;<strong>16 consecutive years<\/strong> of disease-free imported broodstock<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Even during the challenges posed by the <strong>COVID-19 pandemic<\/strong>, AQF maintained uninterrupted services, ensuring hatcheries across the country received timely and screened broodstock for continued operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mpeda.gov.in\/indianseafood\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-08-01-at-3.05.50-PM-1-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1124\" width=\"703\" height=\"527\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mpeda.gov.in\/indianseafood\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-08-01-at-3.05.50-PM-1-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mpeda.gov.in\/indianseafood\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-08-01-at-3.05.50-PM-1-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.mpeda.gov.in\/indianseafood\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-08-01-at-3.05.50-PM-1-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.mpeda.gov.in\/indianseafood\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-08-01-at-3.05.50-PM-1.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 703px) 100vw, 703px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Collective Support and Collaboration<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The sustained success of AQF is a result of collaborative efforts and stakeholder trust. MPEDA extends its heartfelt appreciation to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>The <strong>Chairman, MPEDA \/ President, RGCA<\/strong><\/li><li>The <strong>Director, MPEDA<\/strong><\/li><li>Officials from <strong>MPEDA<\/strong>, <strong>Department of Fisheries (GoI &amp; Tamil Nadu)<\/strong>, <strong>Coastal Aquaculture Authority (CAA)<\/strong>, <strong>National Fisheries Development Board (NFDB)<\/strong>, <strong>Animal Quarantine and Certification Services (AQCS)<\/strong>, and <strong>Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture (CIBA)<\/strong><\/li><li>Hatchery operators, BMC operators, and aquaculture stakeholders who continue to uphold strict biosecurity measures alongside AQF<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>A Future Committed to Biosecurity<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As AQF moves forward, the facility remains resolute in its mission to safeguard India\u2019s aquaculture sector by ensuring the continuous supply of healthy, pathogen-free seed. With deep gratitude to all partners and personnel, AQF reaffirms its commitment to the sector and looks forward to many more years of empowering India\u2019s shrimp success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>#MPEDA #RGCA #AQF #ShrimpSuccess #ShrimpQuarantine #Biosecurity #IndianAquaculture #SeafoodExports #SustainableAquaculture<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Aquatic Quarantine Facility (AQF), established by the Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA) and operated by its research arm Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Aquaculture (RGCA), proudly completes 16 years of dedicated service to India\u2019s shrimp aquaculture sector. Since its inception on July 18, 2009, AQF has played a vital role in securing the health &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mpeda.gov.in\/indianseafood\/?p=1119\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Celebrating 16 Years of Excellence: AQF \u2013 The Silent Strength Behind India\u2019s Shrimp Success<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1136,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mpeda.gov.in\/indianseafood\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1119"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mpeda.gov.in\/indianseafood\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mpeda.gov.in\/indianseafood\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mpeda.gov.in\/indianseafood\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mpeda.gov.in\/indianseafood\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1119"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.mpeda.gov.in\/indianseafood\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1119\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1137,"href":"https:\/\/www.mpeda.gov.in\/indianseafood\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1119\/revisions\/1137"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mpeda.gov.in\/indianseafood\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1136"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mpeda.gov.in\/indianseafood\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1119"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mpeda.gov.in\/indianseafood\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1119"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mpeda.gov.in\/indianseafood\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1119"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}