Dr.V.

Kripa
Principal Scientist,
Division Of Mariculture
Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute
 The project
Consortium Leader Dr.G.Syda Rao
Director, CMFRI

Consortium Principal Dr.V.Kripa , Principal Scientist,

Investigator CMFRI
Consortium Co Principal Dr.S.Girija, Director, NIFPHATT
Investigator
Consortium Partners National Institute of Post Harvest
Technology and Training
(NIFPHATT, Kochi)
Total Sanctioned Budget Rs 354 lakhs
Project duration February 2009 to June 2012
Consortium
Public Institutions Marine Products Export Development
Authority of India, Kochi(MPEDA)
BFFDA, Kochi, Kollam
MATSYAFED, Kerala
Dept of Fisheries, Kerala,Tamilnadu
Private partners Hyacinth Agro Products, Goa
Super Markets, Kochi
Seafood Exporters, Kochi
Production Location Kerala, Tamilnadu

Marketing locations Kerala, Karnataka, Goa, Maharashtra

 .Justification
for PCS
Present status
Farming popular in Central Kerala but value chain for
oysters does not exist

Annual production 2000 tonnes ……but can be

increased to more than 5,000 tonnes

Major problem of farmers is lack of seed ; this can be

solved by the oyster hatchery seed production
techniques developed by CMFRI

Oyster farmers sell farmed oysters as raw oyster meat

at a price of Rs 60 to Rs 80 per kg….. but there is
tremendous scope to develop and popularize value
added products from oyster meat
NAIP C-2 - Mariculture
production -CMFRI
 Sand lobster farming
Present status
Overexploitation of wild lobsters has lead
to decline in natural stock and export from
400 t to 131 t during the recent years
Success achieved in seed production
(experimental level) and if further refined
and scaled up can support development of
lobster hatcheries
Sea ranching of hatchery produced juvenile
lobster can also support revival of lobster
fisheries

NAIP C-2 - Mariculture

production -CMFRI
CONSORTIUM
Institute /Organisation Status Subject

1 Central Marine Fisheries Research Lead Institute Oyster farming and

Institute, Sand lobster farming
2 National Institute of Post Harvest Consortium partner VAP and by-product
Technology and Training (NIFPHATT, development and
Kochi) marketing
3 Marine Products Export Development Associate partner International Market
Authority of promotion
4 BFFDA, Kochi, Kollam Associate partner Remote setting
facilities
5 MATSYAFED, Kerala Associate partner Marketing of VAP

6 State Fisheries Department, TN Associate partner Sand Lobster

farming
7 Women SHG Linkage VAP and farming
(oyster)
8 Aasish super market, Varkeys chain Associate partner Marketing
of supermarkets , Hyacinth
Agroproducts, seafoods, Kochi
OBJECTIVES

1. Production:
(i)To enhance mariculture production through
refinement of seed production techniques and
commercialization of farming techniques of
the edible oyster, Crassostrea madrasensis and
the sand lobster, Thenus orientalis
OBJECTIVES

2. Processing:
To develop and standardize techniques
for production of value-added products
like ready- to- serve/cook products
from farmed oysters with special
emphasis of food safety and quality, and
popularization and promotion of
farmed marine products.
OBJECTIVES
 

3. By-product development: To develop model

processing systems for production of ‘chitin’
from sand lobster shell and ‘oyster flavour
extract’ from oysters.
 
4. Market: Expansion and strengthening of
marketing linkages between production units,
seafood industry and public caterers for
commercialization of farmed value added
products in domestic and global markets
Farmed oyster production -Asia
1,984 1,984 2003 2003
Country Production % con 2003 % con
1 China 249180 33 3669493 87
2 Neg
India 0 0 (800 t)* 0
3 Japan 257,126 34 260,644 6
4 Korea 203312 27 238326 6
5 Malaysia 0 0 256 0
6 Philippines 14617 2 14510 0
7 Taiwan 29012 4 23462 1
8 Thailand 4851 1 16000 0
TOTAL 758,098 100 4,222,691 100
 EXISTING VALUE CHAIN FOR EDIBLE OYSTER

Seed form Nature Oyster

farms in
Kerala
Settling
density No Production 2000
unpredictable market tonnes
chains

Local Market
( within 50 km
radius of the
farm site)
Price Sold only No VAP No
as Fresh Depuration
Rs 60 to
80 per Kg Oysters
 INTERVENTION BY NAIP
Hatchery produced seed

CMFRI Productivity 50
to 60 oysters
per ren
Production
more than
5,000 t

CMFRI More Farms

BFDA
Popularization

VAP
NIFPHATT
SMOKED OYSTER
READY TO SERVE/ Price Rs 240 to Rs
COOK PRODUCTS 300 per kg of oyster
 POST NAIP SUSTAINABLE PCS VALUE CHAIN
KERALA

More
consumption
Demand
More of oysters
farms
Wider markets

National (National
/international
production
Increased
Productivity per More than 5,000 t
ren 60 oysters

More Value added products

Processing
plants (smoked /breaded & battered)
 VALUE CHAIN

MISSING LINKS INTERVENTIONS FUNCTION OUTPUT CONSORTIUM

No production of farmed Upgradation of seed Production More number of

production an& marine farms & CMFRI,
sand lobster and low methodology
fcommercialisation of increased production
production of oyster, No farming technique for sand ,BFFDA
Production & productivity
legal policy for mariculture lobstes an oysters /
approach (Others
Increased fishers/farmers/
oyster/lobster seed SHGs)
production . - Policy
No value added products Develop techniques guideline
farmed oysters and VAPFrom
canned and ready to oyster /lobster
lobsters cook /serve products NIFHATT
from farmed oyster Job opportunities
CMFRI
& product
availability
No by-products from Develop techniques for
Waste
production of chitin and (Others
oysters and lobsters utilization seafood
oyster flavor extract
processors
Development of /SHGs)
business in high
No production to Develop links between value farmed
consumption links for farmers & processors Linkages seafoods
oysters
NIFHATT

CMFRI

Lack of market Create database market Market expansion MPEDA

awareness on high intelligence on demand –
Marketing ( & seafood
value farmed products supply for ready to serve /
retailers,
cook oyster products exporters)
Researchable issues
 Field trials for oyster seed setting for
increasing survival
 Evaluation of seasonal growth and
production of oyster farming for multiple
crops
 Estimation of carrying capacity in open water
bodies for oyster farming
 Estimation of bio-deposition by oysters and
conduct of EIA
Researchable issues
Stocking density and farming protocols for sand
lobsters inland based systems
Disease investigations in oysters, sand lobster and
cage cultured fish; listing of OIE pathogens for
health of consumers
Researchable issues
 Nutritional requirements and feed
management for larvae, juvenile and farm
stock of sand lobster
 Assessment of Economic viability and
profit analysis of new farming systems
 Quality and shelf life of new VAP
products and by-products
List of the Innovations

Establishment of oyster seed production and

depuration units through self help groups for
the production of oyster seed and high quality
oysters.
Techniques for mass scale seed production and
farming of the sand lobster Thenus orientalis.
List of innovations…contd
Development of techniques for value addition of farmed
oysters(smoked oyster/ready to serve/cook products) and
sand lobsters

Techniques for production of Chitin as a by-product

from sand lobsters and oyster flavor extract from edible
oyster.

New Marketing linkages for value added products of the

target species to consumers through capacity building of
entrepreneurs and consumer awareness programs
EXPECTED OUTPUT

50% production increase per unit area in

commercial oyster farms through utilisation of
hatchery seed

Establishment of a village based oyster seed

production unit of one lakh spat per annum in
Kerala –operated by women SHGs

Establishment of more than 50 commercial

oyster farms and about 1000 trained villagers
Standardized techniques for preparing
frozen/canned/smoked oyster and ready-to
serve/cook products from farmed oysters and
lobsters will be available

New seafood market chains will be developed

mainly targeting the urban consumers

The scientific model for estimating carrying

capacity of water bodies will be developed
A legal policy document on water usage for
mariculture will be prepared
 Oyster
value Smoked
oyster
addition

Fresh oyster
meat

Breaded
Oysters

High quality NIFPHAT

purified T oyster
single oysters products

a
 Benefits of shellfish in the diet
Low in saturated fat
Contain omega-3 fatty acids

Why doctors recommend Especially good sources of

Oysters in health diet –High-quality protein
–Minerals: iron, zinc, copper
–Vitamin B12

Zinc ---Oyster _ 16.6 mg/100 g

Recommended daily intake: Females–12 mg Males–15 mg

Iron -- Oyster 5.1 mg/100 g

Recommended daily intake :Females–15 mg Males–10 mg
Copper ---Oyster 1.6 mg/100 g
Recommended daily intake: 1.5 – 3.0 milligrams

Vitamin B12 ---Oyster -- 16.0 mg/100 g

Recommended daily intake 2.4 micrograms
 ANTICIPATED OYSTER PRODUCTS AND MARKET LIKS

Farm
Farmed shell- Farmers site
on oyster

Local 1
Local seafood market
venders
Heat shucked
Oyster meat
Local Super
market 2
1----MATSYAFED
Venders with 2---Varkeys, Aasish,etc
Depurated freezing facility Specific whole
Oyster meat sale markets like 3---NIFPHATT
Defense 3
canteens etc 4—Hyacinth Agroproducts

5-ABAD seafoods, Capithans

Ready to cook
products
Supermarket (commercial advertisements
Seafood 4
in Goa will be telecast to create
exporters awareness on the health and
Ready to serve
products
quality of farmed oysters )
International
5
Canned/ market
smoked oyster
BUDGET
Institution Feb 2009-10 2010- 2011-12 Apr- Jun Total
-Mar 11 2012
2009
CMFRI 5.3922 207.2232 49.507 34.0654 4.9698 301.158
4
NIFPHATT 0.9849 38.4194 6.7368 6.2643 0.5565 52.9619
TOTAL 6.3771 245.6426 56.244 40.3297 5.5263 354.1199
2
EXPECTED OUTCOME
Two new technologies (seed production and farming) will
be ready for commercialization. SL seed produced can be
sea ranched in Tamilnadu for augmenting the natural
stocks (5000 stockable size lobster juveniles will be
produced by third year)
Employment for more than 150 women SHGs in oyster
hatchery/setting units and farming

Increase in oyster production from 2000 to 5,000 t in four

years. A well defined network between state
fisheries(providing financial assistance, organizing SHGs
etc) and oyster farmers
 EXPECTED OUTCOME (contd)

Two to three products of oysters (frozen/ ready

to serve) will become popular in the country.

 Wastage from oysters and lobsters during

processing will be efficiently utilized in the
production of oyster flavor extract and chitin
Economic benefits expected
Item Present Post NAIP (at the end of four
years)
Total farmed oyster 2000 t 10,000 t
production
Value of farmed oyster Rs.12 lakhs Rs 60 lakhs

Net profit per unit farm (25 Rs 5400 Rs. 8100

sqm)

Value per kg of oyster Rs. 60 Rs. 240 for canned oyster

Seafood trader (retail outlets) Nil Profit from new products

VAP of oysters and lobster
 team
1 Dr.T.S.Velayudhan,Principal Scientist, CMFRI, Kochi
2 Dr.K.S.Mohamed, Principal Scientist, CMFRI, Kochi
3 Dr.K.K.Vijayan, Principal Scientist, CMFRI, Kochi
4 Shri.N.K.Sanil, Scientist (SG), CMFRI, Kochi
Dr.D.Prema,Senior Scientist, CMFRI, Kochi
5
6 Dr. R.Narayanakumar, Senior Scientist, CMFRI, Kochi
7 Dr.P.Vijayagopal,Senior Scientist, CMFRI, Kochi
8 Dr.Kajol Chakraborthy, Scientist, CMFRI, Kochi
9 Dr.K.A.Unnithan,Senior Scientist, CMFRI, Kochi
10 Dr.I.Jagadis, Senior Scientist, Tuticorin RC , CMFRI
11 Dr.Joe Kizhakudan,Senior Scientist, Chennai Research Centre of
CMFRI
12 Dr.Margaret M, Scientist (SS), Chennai Research Centre of CMFRI,
13 Dr.M.K.Venu , Processing - Quality Assurance Supervisor, NIFPHATT
15 Shri.Varghese John , Marketing officer, NIFPHATT, Kochi
Consortium Advisory Committee
Dr. K. Devadasan, Former (Retd) Director, CIFT, Cochin Chairman

Dr. K. K. Appukuttan, Former (Retd) Head, Molluscan Member

Fisheries Division

Shri P. Radhakrishnan, Retd TO, CMFRI Member

Mrs. Seena Pushpan, President, Ushas Kudumbashree, Member

Muthakunnam