Mariculture of mussels in India

Velayudhan, T S and Kripa, V and Ranade, Anil and Soundararajan, R and Mohamed, K S and Appukuttan, K K and Laxmilatha, P and Asokan, P K and Ramachandran, N and Sasikumar, Geetha and Sreenivasan, P V and Sarvesan, R and Thomas, Sujitha and Dhakad, H and Rattan, P and Sawant, Nithin H (2007) Mariculture of mussels in India. Manual. Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Kochi.

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Abstract

Worldwide, bivalves are recognised as a source of inexpensive protein of high nutritional value. In India bivalve resources are still exploited at a subsis tence level. The growth performance, natural abundance, adaptability to new environment, simple and inexpensive culture techniques have made mussel a candidate species for culture operations. The bivalve mussels of the genus Perna are ex tensively cultured in Thailand, Philippines and New Zealand.

Item Type: Monograph (Manual)
Uncontrolled Keywords: Mariculture; mussels; India
Subjects: Aquaculture > Mariculture
Molluscan Fisheries > Mussel culture
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

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 11:25
Last Modified: 09 Sep 2015 15:46
URI: http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/id/eprint/7819

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