Hatchery production of Black-lip pearl oyster spat in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands: a success story

Mohamed, K S and Kripa, V and Libini, C L and Shanmugam, K and Rao, K Prakash and Velayudhan, T S (2010) Hatchery production of Black-lip pearl oyster spat in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands: a success story. Fishing Chimes, 30 (2). pp. 40-41.

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    Abstract

    The lustrous black pearls produced by the black-lip pearl oysler Pinctada margaritifera in the inner surface its two shells have become one of the most valuable pearls on earth with prices ranging from a minimum of 100 US$ and to a maximum of 10,000 US$ per pearl, in the case of those at exceptional and rare quality. Through the production of black pearls from Pinctada margaritifera, the island country of Tahili became the global leader in this business controlling 28.8% of the world market.

    Item Type: Article
    Uncontrolled Keywords: Hatchery production; Black-lip; pearl oyster pearl oyster spat; Andaman and Nicobar Islands
    Subjects: Aquaculture > Hatchery
    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: Arun Surendran
    Date Deposited: 27 Jan 2011 09:22
    Last Modified: 09 Sep 2015 15:42
    URI: http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/id/eprint/7097

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