Larval and juvenile rearing of the sand lobster Thenus orientalis Lund, 1793- Winter School on Recent Advances in Breeding and Larviculture of Marine Finfish and Shellfish

Over the last fifty years, global aquaculture production has undergone remarkable changes, with production scaling up from less than a million tonnes in the early 1950s to 48.1 million tonnes in 2005. China contributed to 67.3% of the production, followed by India with 5.9%. Aquaculture now accounts for nearly 45% of the world’s food fish supply, and this share is expected to reach 50% in 2015 (FAO, 2007). Mariculture is a relatively virgin field with continuous scope for diversification and its ultimate aim is always to enhance high value sea food production through ecofriendly, cost-effective technologies. The present annual mariculture production in India is about 7000t, which is estimated to reach about 1 lakh tonnes in 2020