NDLI: Toward Improved Environmental and Social Management of Indian Shrimp Farming*

Content Provider	Springer Nature Link
Author	HEIN, LARS
Copyright Year	2002
Abstract	In the last decade, Indian shrimp aquaculture production tripled from 30,000 tons (1990) to 102,000 tons (1999). This fast development, combined with a lack of adequate planning and regulation, caused a number of environmental problems and social conflicts, including conversion of mangroves, water pollution, and salinization of drinking water wells. Because of the significant investments made in shrimp culture and the size of the environmental and social impacts, the formulation of a regulatory framework for shrimp aquaculture has been subject to an intensive debate between the aquaculture and the environmental lobbies. Following an order from the Supreme Court (1996), the Aquaculture Authority was established and a regulatory and institutional framework for the shrimp aquaculture sector has been set up. However, implementation of the system is still defective, and there is an urgent need for improvement. Farmers are increasingly able to prevent the devastating white spot disease in shrimps, and in the absence of proper planning and regulation, further expansion of shrimp production could result in significant additional environmental and social costs. The environmental and social management of Indian shrimp farming can be improved through a mix of policy measures, including strengthening of the license system, more effective enforcement of regulations, the use of economic incentives, and increased monitoring of environmental and social impacts.
Starting Page	349
Ending Page	359
Page Count	11
File Format	PDF
ISSN	0364152X
Journal	Environmental Management
Volume Number	29
Issue Number	3
e-ISSN	14321009
Language	English
Publisher	Springer-Verlag
Publisher Date	2002-03-01
Publisher Place	Berlin, Heidelberg
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Ecology Pollution Global and Planetary Change

Sl.	Authority	Responsibilities	Communication Details
1	Ministry of Education (GoI), Department of Higher Education	Sanctioning Authority	https://www.education.gov.in/ict-initiatives
2	Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	Host Institute of the Project: The host institute of the project is responsible for providing infrastructure support and hosting the project	https://www.iitkgp.ac.in
3	National Digital Library of India Office, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	The administrative and infrastructural headquarters of the project	Dr. B. Sutradhar bsutra@ndl.gov.in
4	Project PI / Joint PI	Principal Investigator and Joint Principal Investigators of the project	Dr. B. Sutradhar bsutra@ndl.gov.in Prof. Saswat Chakrabarti will be added soon
5	Website/Portal (Helpdesk)	Queries regarding NDLI and its services	support@ndl.gov.in
6	Contents and Copyright Issues	Queries related to content curation and copyright issues	content@ndl.gov.in
7	National Digital Library of India Club (NDLI Club)	Queries related to NDLI Club formation, support, user awareness program, seminar/symposium, collaboration, social media, promotion, and outreach	clubsupport@ndl.gov.in
8	Digital Preservation Centre (DPC)	Assistance with digitizing and archiving copyright-free printed books	dpc@ndl.gov.in
9	IDR Setup or Support	Queries related to establishment and support of Institutional Digital Repository (IDR) and IDR workshops	idr@ndl.gov.in

Environmental Management

The Environmental Impact of Shrimp Aquaculture: Causes, Effects, and Mitigating Alternatives

Urban Environmental Management in Botswana: Toward a Theoretical Explanation ofPublic Policy Failure

Environmental Issues in Brackish Water Shrimp Aquaculture in Sri Lanka

Environmental Management

Environmental Testing, Official Methods, and Attitudes Toward Noncompliance

Rethinking Social Barriers to Effective Adaptive Management.

Environmental Indices In Irrigation Management

Does Decentralization Matter in Environmental Management?

Toward Improved Environmental and Social Management of Indian Shrimp Farming*

Similar Documents

Environmental Management

The Environmental Impact of Shrimp Aquaculture: Causes, Effects, and Mitigating Alternatives

Urban Environmental Management in Botswana: Toward a Theoretical Explanation ofPublic Policy Failure

Environmental Issues in Brackish Water Shrimp Aquaculture in Sri Lanka

Environmental Management

Environmental Testing, Official Methods, and Attitudes Toward Noncompliance

Rethinking Social Barriers to Effective Adaptive Management.

Environmental Indices In Irrigation Management

Does Decentralization Matter in Environmental Management?

Toward Improved Environmental and Social Management of Indian Shrimp Farming*