For the first time in India, the Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) has developed a viable scientific method to cultivate Indian Pompano fish in ponds.
Pompanos are marine fishes.
The Indian government began the scientific study on Pompano in 2014.
The funding was provided by the National Fisheries Development Board (NFDB).
The scientists also said that growing Pompano along with shrimp will increase the survival rate of the shrimp as the Pompanos breaks the life cycle of viruses that attack shrimps.
The government is currently planning to implement inter-cropping of Shrimp and Pompanos.