Restoration and natural revival of clam populations at Tuticorin Bay, Tamil Nadu after a mass mortality incident

Kripa, V and Chinnadurai, S and Padmanathan, J and Athipandian, R and Sathakathullah, S M and Mohan, Raj (2012) Restoration and natural revival of clam populations at Tuticorin Bay, Tamil Nadu after a mass mortality incident. Marine Fisheries Information Service; Technical and Extension Series (211). pp. 3-4.

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    Abstract

    Bivalves play key role in ecosystem stabilisation due to inherent filter feeding capability and clams are important components of soft bottom benthic communities. In the Tuticorin Bay, mass mortality of fishes and shellfishes was observed in Februay 2008. The probable cause for the large scale mortality has been indicated as increased levels of ammonia (Asha et al., 2009). A rapid survey was conducted in the bay to assess the impact on the bivalve fauna.

    Item Type: Article
    Uncontrolled Keywords: Restoration; natural revival; clam populations; Tuticorin Bay; Tamil Nadu; mass mortality incident
    Subjects: Marine Fisheries > Conservation
    Molluscan Fisheries > Clam
    Divisions: CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Capture > Fishery Resources Assessment Division
    Subject Area > CMFRI > CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Capture > Fishery Resources Assessment Division
    CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Capture > Fishery Resources Assessment Division
    Subject Area > CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Capture > Fishery Resources Assessment Division
    Depositing User: Arun Surendran
    Date Deposited: 16 Jul 2013 09:55
    Last Modified: 09 Sep 2015 15:54
    URI: http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/id/eprint/9279

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