date:May 13, 2014
red live and fresh to our customers.
Apart from the seafood, a variety of fresh water ornamental fish is also produced on the farm.
The imported shrimp, although labelled live, are one or two days old, according to Dr Gopakumar. The fish are treated with preservatives like meta bisulphate [a bleaching agent whose overuse can cause stomach problems] to increase their shelf life.
Most of the shrimp is imported from neighbouring Gulf countries such as Saudi Arabia and Oman, and also from India,