Observation on the culture of green mussel in Pillaimadam salt water lagoon, near Mandapam

Lipton, A P and Pillai, S Krishna and Thillairajan, P (1994) Observation on the culture of green mussel in Pillaimadam salt water lagoon, near Mandapam. Marine Fisheries Information Service, Technical and Extension Series, 127. pp. 8-11.

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Abstract

The Pillalmadam salt water lagoon (09°17'N and 79°06'E), located near Mandapam, in Ramnad district is bound by the Palk Bay on the north and the Rameswaram-Ramnad rail road on the south (Fig.l). It extends to a length of about 5^g km, covering an area of about 450 ha. The lagoon is connected to the Palk Bay by a bar mouth, through which it receives the tidal water. During the north-east monsoon (November and December) the lagoon gets rain water mainly through the Pillaimadam creek. Although the suitablity of the lagoon for finfish culture,

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Green Mussel; Salt Water Lagoon; Pillaimadam; Mandapam
Subjects:	Molluscan Fisheries > Mussel culture
Divisions:	CMFRI-Mandapam
Depositing User:	Users 133 not found.
Date Deposited:	29 Sep 2010 07:02
Last Modified:	29 Sep 2010 07:02
URI:	http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/id/eprint/3311

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