In view of expansion of brackish water shrimp farming in salt affected areas of Punjab, College of Fisheries, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (GADVASU), organised a one-day training programme on Best Management Practices for Shrimp Farming. The objective was to sensitise the farmers to adopt scientific management practices for long-term sustainability. As many as 11 enthusiastic farmers, including fish farmers from salt affected districts of Shri Muktsar Sahib, Faridkot and Fazilka, attended the training. These farmers were interested to take up shrimp farming in their salt affectedunderproductive/unproductive lands. The course coordinator, Dr Prabjeet Singh, Assistant Professor, Department of Fisheries Resource Management, revealed that complete technical details of shrimp farming was provided to the participants. The farmers were apprised of the need to adopt and adhere to the Best Management Practices (BMPs) in the shrimp farming for reaping higher yields and income. Technical co-ordinators Dr Shanthana Gouda and Dr Sachin O Khairnar executed the technical session on construction and designing shrimp ponds and BMPs with respect to water quality, feeding and health management. Dr Meera D Ansal, Head Aquaculture, informed the gathering that vannamei shrimp is a highly priced export commodity, which holds immense potential of farming in inland saline areas of south-west districts of the state, with a net earning of Rs 3 lakh-Rs4 lakh/acre in just four months. She further advised the farmers to adopt cluster shrimp farming, to procure good quality seed from registered hatcheries and sell their produce to big buyers at national level. Dr HK Verma, Director of Extension GADVASU, said regular trainings on dairy farming, goat farming, pig farming and fish farming are conducted by directorate to educate and train the farmers to take up different livestock farming systems for livelihood and diversification. While addressing the participants, Dr Asha Dhawan, Dean College of Fisheries, advocated that only the farmers with fish farming experience should take up vannamei shrimp farming, as it involves highly intensive farming practices and needs technical expertise throughout the culture, from procurement of seed to harvesting and marketing of the produce. She also advised the trainees to follow the scientific recommendations strictly to prevent any financial loss due to management flaws, with special reference to disease outbreak. Technical literature was distributed to the trainees and it was proposed to organise off-campus meet of shrimp farmers shortly for technical support and guidance.