Prawn farming in the tidal flat of Kallar Estuary

Marichamy, R (1987) Prawn farming in the tidal flat of Kallar Estuary. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of India, 29 (1&2). pp. 63-68.

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Abstract

Prawn farming is gainirg importance in Southeast coast of India in recent years. Derelier area along the edge of Kallar River at Veppalodai has been developed into productive culture ponds. Potential grounds for the collection of euryhaline species of prawn have been identified in the tidal inlets along Gulf of Mannar. Culture is done in 2 seasons in a year. Juvenile prawn Penaeus indicus of model size 25-35 mm obtained from wild and stocked in August 1985 grew to marketable size of 138 mm in five months and those stocked in February 1986 are harvested from July onwards. A difference in the growth rate has been noticed in two different sets of experiments and the causes attributed mostly to the environmental features of the culture ground. Better survival and production are obtained in the summer crop. Supplementary feed was given in the form of pelletized feed ai d trash fishes. Production rate was 530-1200 kg/ha/crop although salinity ranged from 31-48 %o. The present results indicate the scope for further development of unutilized areas for culture practices by improving certain management practices.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Prawn farming; Kallar Estuary
Subjects:	Crustacean Fisheries > Prawn and Prawn fisheries
Divisions:	CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Capture > Crustacean Fisheries Division Subject Area > CMFRI > CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Capture > Crustacean Fisheries Division CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Capture > Crustacean Fisheries Division Subject Area > CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Capture > Crustacean Fisheries Division
Depositing User:	Mr. Arun Surendran
Date Deposited:	19 Jun 2010 10:58
Last Modified:	09 Sep 2015 15:10
URI:	http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/id/eprint/1152

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