Study propagation methods of endemic shrimp species of Iran

Abstract

Primary researches on Persian Gulf Shrimp Propagation conducted at 1984 in Boushehr Research Center. Peneaus semisulcatus propagated for first time in Iran, in laboratory scale. In the later years, other endemic species such as P.merguiensis, Metapenaeus affinis and penaeus indicus candidated for aquaculture, and various researches on propagation and PL production conducted. Various research projects carried out in southern research centers have been considered in this report, and results of propagation for each species and methods of PL production have been involved. By the results, it is possible to propagate all above mentioned species in controlled condition, and by development of hatcheries, PL requirement for shrimp farms could be provided.