Studies on sulphur bacteria in the prawn culture ecosystem.

Aquaculture, in the warm waters of South-east Asia is acknowledged the world over to be several times more remunerative than agriculture. Prawn or shrimp culture and fin-fish culture in ponds, paddy fields, mangroves, salt pans, cages and pens, mussel culture on poles and ropes suspended from rafts and algal culture on ropes and nets are all being attempted now successfully in India on an experimental basis by the Central and State Government Fishery Organisations. There is a vast scope for extending these efforts into large commercial scales either by the government itself or by the private enterpreneurs thereby providing immense opportunities for rural employment