BASELINE SURVEY STUDY WITH Penaeus vannamei FARMERS OF SELECTED VILLAGES OF PONNERI TALUK, THIRUVALLUR DISTRICT, TAMILNADU

Surveillance study is one of the biomonitoring tool that is framed to furnish on-the-spot information which helps in improvising better management practices. In this case, the survey focused in the field of inland shrimp aquaculture which was accomplished using a questionnaire. In this case, a questionnaire is a useful tool for assessing the status of small-scale aquaculture of a study location. A one-to-one survey was done as a part of the scientific research performed in the year 2019. This research study was done to monitor the aquaculture practices of the Penaeus vannamei farms in selected villages of Thiruvallur district. However, the questionnaire was designed with ten basic target questions based on the necessity of information. Thus, this provided detailed information about the shrimp farms and their farmers, culturing practices, problems faced during the production phase