Farmed marine products shrimps, in particular, are increasingly turning out to be the money-spinner in the seafood export basket even as sea catch shows a decline. As the demand for cultured shrimps has increased, the center of seafood activity has shifted to the eastern coast like Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu, where aquaculture farms are concentrated.
Earlier, Kerala used to be the focus of attention as shrimps caught from the sea ruled the roost. But now, the share of farmed shrimps,