Sustainable trade of marine ornamental fishes

Gopakumar, G (2006) Sustainable trade of marine ornamental fishes. In: Proceedings of the International symposium on "Improved sustainability of fish production systems and appropriate technologies for utilization", 16-18 March, 2005, Cochin.

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Abstract

About RS.3 crores worth of ornamental fishes are traded annually in India of which 85 % are from North Eastern Region. Recent studies have revealed that Kerala has a rich biodiversity of freshwater ornamental fish fauna represented by 125 species. The domestic freshwater market is also very promising and shows a good growth rate in recent years. More than 200 species of freshwater ornamental fishes are bred in India for domestic market.

Item Type: Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Uncontrolled Keywords: Sustainable trade; marine ornamental fishes
Subjects: Aquaculture > Ornamental Fishes
Divisions: CMFRI-Kochi > Mariculture Division
Subject Area > CMFRI > CMFRI-Kochi > Mariculture Division
CMFRI-Kochi > Mariculture Division
Subject Area > CMFRI-Kochi > Mariculture Division
Depositing User: Arun Surendran
Date Deposited: 25 Feb 2011 11:31
Last Modified: 09 Sep 2015 15:45
URI: http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/id/eprint/7783

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