Global practices in artificial reefs

Kizhakudan, Joe K and Kizhakudan, Shoba Joe (2023) Global practices in artificial reefs. In: Course Manual on Fundamentals of Artificial Reefs for Improving Marine Fisheries in India. CMFRI Training Manual Series (32). ICAR- Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Kochi, pp. 21-24.

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Abstract

Historically, it was well understood by the coastal communities and fisher’s world over that the rock patches, sunken ships and vessels and submerged coastal dwellings and reefs supported more life in the coastal waters, and they supported good fisheries. The floating tree trunks, leaves, floating islands in flash floods carried huge sheltering populations of fishes and fauna. The traditional fishers of Kerala and Tamil Nadu in India deployed huge palm trees and thick bushy trees with foliage as anchors in the sea bottom with boulders and sandbags which harboured larger predatory fishes and thus improving catch rates and returns.

Item Type:	Book Section
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Artificial reefs;
Subjects:	Marine Ecosystems > Artificial reef
Divisions:	CMFRI-Madras (Chennai)
Depositing User:	Arun Surendran
Date Deposited:	30 Mar 2023 12:03
Last Modified:	30 Mar 2023 12:03
URI:	http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/id/eprint/16900

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