Appukuttan, K K and Nair, T Prabhakaran (1980) Fishery and biology of the brown mussel, Perna indica Kuriakose & Nair. CMFRI Bulletin, 29. pp. 5-9.
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Abstract
On the culture ropes in the Vizhinjam Bay brown mussel show an average growth rate of 35 mm per year. In the open sea, mussels on ropes grow to 25 mm in 5 months. The weight increase is 9.29 g/annum in the bay and 9.72 g for 5 months in open sea. The condition index is maximum in August (i.e. before spawning). The spawning lasts from May to September, with a peak in - August.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Brown mussel; Perna indica |
| Subjects: | Aquaculture > Mariculture Molluscan Fisheries > Mussel culture |
| Divisions: | CMFRI-Kochi > Mariculture Division Subject Area > CMFRI > CMFRI-Kochi > Mariculture Division CMFRI-Kochi > Mariculture Division Subject Area > CMFRI-Kochi > Mariculture Division |
| Depositing User: | Users 5 not found. |
| Date Deposited: | 26 May 2010 11:51 |
| Last Modified: | 09 Sep 2015 15:08 |
| URI: | http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/id/eprint/683 |
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