Fishery, biology and population dynamics of the marine crabs, Portunus (Portunus) sanguinolentus (Herbst) and Portunus (Portunus) pelagicus (Linnaeus) along the Karnataka coast

Sukumaran, K K (1995) Fishery, biology and population dynamics of the marine crabs, Portunus (Portunus) sanguinolentus (Herbst) and Portunus (Portunus) pelagicus (Linnaeus) along the Karnataka coast. ["eprint_fieldopt_thesis_type_phd" not defined] thesis, Karnatak University.

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Abstract

The marine shellfishes of India is chiefly constituted by crustaceans and molluscs. Among crustaceans, penaeid prawns are most important in view of the quantum of landings, value and increasing demand for export trade. These are followed by crabs and lobsters. Although there are over 600 species of crabs recorded from Indian waters, only a few of them are being used for food purposes (Rao et al., 1973). The commonly utilised crab species for food in this country belongs to three families, viz., Calippidae, Portunidae and Grapsidae.

Item Type: Thesis (["eprint_fieldopt_thesis_type_phd" not defined])
Uncontrolled Keywords: Fishery; biology; population dynamics; marine crabs; Karnataka coast
Subjects: Theses
Marine Fisheries > Population Dynamics
Crustacean Fisheries > Crabs
Divisions: CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Capture > Crustacean Fisheries Division
Subject Area > CMFRI > CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Capture > Crustacean Fisheries Division
CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Capture > Crustacean Fisheries Division
Subject Area > CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Capture > Crustacean Fisheries Division

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Depositing User: Arun Surendran
Date Deposited: 24 Nov 2010 08:14
Last Modified: 09 Sep 2015 15:39
URI: http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/id/eprint/6730

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