Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Aquaculture (RGCA) Seabass hatchery had 3.2 million seed production

Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Aquaculture (RGCA) Seabass hatchery had 3.2 millon seed production

The Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Aquaculture, the Research & Development arm of MPEDA established its first large scale Sea bass (Lates calcarifer) seed production hatchery at Thoduvai, Mayiladuthurai District, Tamil Nadu during 1999.


The large seed production started during 2007 onwards for supporting farming community as diversified species for Shrimp aquaculture. During 2020-2021, the hatchery has produced more than 3.2 millions seeds and supplied to 639 farmers across the country.


The farmers, research institutes, private entrepreneurs, MPEDA- RGCA demonstration farms, State Fisheries Departments, NGOs and ICAR institutions have largely benefitted by the seeds.