Prawn seed exploitation along Kakinada coast :a preliminary appraisal with a note on thebrooder exploitation of Penaeus monodon

In recent times there is a steep increase in the exploitation of prawn seed in order to cater to the needs of prawn fanners along the Andhra Pradesh coast. There is demand mostly for seed P. monodon by the prawn farmers of this state. There are no official or reliable estimates of the total extent of prawn farms in Andhra Pradesh.