Edible oysters - basics of farming and its wealth in health benefits

Jenni, B and Mohamed, K S and Kripa, V and Alloycious, P S and Justin Joy, K M (2020) Edible oysters - basics of farming and its wealth in health benefits. In: Aquaculture Worker. ICAR- Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Kochi, pp. 123-130. ISBN 978-93-82263-32-6

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Abstract

Oysters, “Janitors” in the aquatic ecosystem is also a palatine food. This bivalve mollusc is protected by two calcareous shells,rich in calcium carbonate and strontium. The animal is attached to the hard substratum with the cementing material produced by the animal itself. Globally, China the lead producer of oysters (Crassostrea spp. 3948817 metric tonnes, FAO 2014).In India its popularity is so limited but in the beginning of 20thcentury the scenario has changed due to the implementation and commercialization of oyster farming in the country by Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) through a World Bank aided NAIP project. Its collateral efforts with State Fisheries make this farming a popular and profitable aquaculture practice along the coastal States of India especially in Kerala and Maharashtra. In India Crassostreamadrasensis, the major species contributing to the fisheries and its commercial production was started in Ashtamudi Lake in Kerala (1995). The initial production was 2 tonnes but now the production has reached 4045 tonnes (2016).

Item Type:	Book Section
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Edible oysters; farming
Subjects:	Aquaculture > Farming/Culture Molluscan Fisheries > Edible oyster
Divisions:	CMFRI-Kochi > Agricultural Technology Information Centre Subject Area > CMFRI > CMFRI-Kochi > Agricultural Technology Information Centre CMFRI-Kochi > Agricultural Technology Information Centre Subject Area > CMFRI-Kochi > Agricultural Technology Information Centre
Depositing User:	Arun Surendran
Date Deposited:	25 Nov 2022 03:50
Last Modified:	28 Nov 2022 06:01
URI:	http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/id/eprint/16416

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