The current trend of the mussel fishery in the Kanyakumari district of Tamil Nadu

Joel, J J and Ebenezer, I P (1989) The current trend of the mussel fishery in the Kanyakumari district of Tamil Nadu. Marine Fisheries Information Service, 100. pp. 9-13.

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Abstract

In the Kanyakumari district there are massive formations of mussel beds in the coastal waters of this district and a fishery for the brown mussel Perna indica regularly operates during September-March at many centres where there are submerged or partially submerged rocks in the near-shore waters. Stray numbers of the green mussel Perna viridis are also found settled on them. Kanyakumari district has the scope to contribute raw material to an appreciable extent by gearing up production in the presently unexploited centres also. Naturally, when mussel fishing becomes more profitable than now, more fishermen will get engaged in this fishery.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	mussel beds; Perna indica; mussel landing; mussel fishery
Subjects:	Molluscan Fisheries Molluscan Fisheries > Mussel culture
Divisions:	CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Capture > Molluscan Fisheries Division Subject Area > CMFRI > CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Capture > Molluscan Fisheries Division CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Capture > Molluscan Fisheries Division Subject Area > CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Capture > Molluscan Fisheries Division
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Date Deposited:	16 Sep 2010 07:18
Last Modified:	09 Sep 2015 15:28
URI:	http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/id/eprint/4636

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