Growth and biometric relationships of the silver or gold-lip pearl oyster, Pinctada maxima (Jameson, 1901) under land-based culture system

Rao, G Syda and Pattnaik, Phalguni and Dash, Biswajit (2009) Growth and biometric relationships of the silver or gold-lip pearl oyster, Pinctada maxima (Jameson, 1901) under land-based culture system. Indian Journal of Fisheries, 56 (4). pp. 249-255.

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    Abstract

    The spat of silver or gold-lip pearl oyster, Pinctada maxima (Jameson, 1901), collected from the hulls of mechanized fishing trawlers operating from Visakhapatnam were grown under land-based culture system. The pearl oysters were continuously fed with a mixed diet of micro-algae through a specially designed drip system. The growth in terms of dorsoventral measurement (DVM), weight and thickness as well as the biometric relationships are presented. A maximum DVM of 141 mm and a maximum weight of 292 g were obtained in two years. The land-based culture technology originally developed and patented in India for Pinctada fucata, is also discussed with respect to suitability for culture of P. maxima.

    Item Type: Article
    Uncontrolled Keywords: Biometric relationship; Growth; Land-based culture system; Pinctada maxima; Silver or gold-lip pearl oyster
    Subjects: Molluscan Fisheries > Pearl oyster
    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
    Depositing User: Dr. V Mohan
    Date Deposited: 11 Aug 2010 05:51
    Last Modified: 09 Sep 2015 15:16
    URI: http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/id/eprint/2302

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