Technology of oyster farming in India

Abstract

Molluscan species such as oysters, mussels and clams are well suited for the development of new technologies of culture as a result of their high nutritional and commercial value. Besides, effecting substantial increase in the economy of the fishermen it can also meet the acute protein deficiency of a country like India. India has a long coastal belt studded with numerous river mouths, estuaries, lagoons, creeks and bays, and offers ideal environmental conditions for the growth of commercially important molluscs.