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 |
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| 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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