A note on spat settlement and growth of the pearl oyster Pinctada chemnitzii (Philippi) in Kakinada bay

Pearl oyster Pinctada chemnitzii, belonging to the family Pteriidae has been reported from Kakinada Bay. They are found in the coarse sandy-mud bottom at 0.3 to 3.0 m depth range towards eastern side of the Bay near Hope Island, attached to dead wlndowpane oyster shells. The population biomass the s...

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Main Authors: Abdussamad, E M, Achayya, P, Somayajulu, K R
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: CMFRI, Kochi 1998
Subjects:
Pearl oyster
Hope Island
Hope island
Online Access:http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/4548/
http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/4548/1/Article_06.pdf
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spelling ftcmfri:oai:eprints.cmfri.org.in:4548 2023-05-15T16:34:50+02:00 A note on spat settlement and growth of the pearl oyster Pinctada chemnitzii (Philippi) in Kakinada bay Abdussamad, E M Achayya, P Somayajulu, K R 1998 application/pdf http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/4548/ http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/4548/1/Article_06.pdf en eng CMFRI, Kochi http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/4548/1/Article_06.pdf Abdussamad, E M and Achayya, P and Somayajulu, K R (1998) A note on spat settlement and growth of the pearl oyster Pinctada chemnitzii (Philippi) in Kakinada bay. Marine Fisheries Information Service, Technical and Extension Series. pp. 8-9. Pearl oyster Article PeerReviewed 1998 ftcmfri 2021-01-24T16:20:42Z Pearl oyster Pinctada chemnitzii, belonging to the family Pteriidae has been reported from Kakinada Bay. They are found in the coarse sandy-mud bottom at 0.3 to 3.0 m depth range towards eastern side of the Bay near Hope Island, attached to dead wlndowpane oyster shells. The population biomass the species in the Bay has been estimated to be 314 tonnes. Detailed study on the biology including spat settlement of the species is lacking. In the present study the spat settlement and growth of P. chemnitzii in Kakinada Bay is dealt with. Article in Journal/Newspaper Hope island Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Kochi, India: Eprints@CMFRI Hope Island ENVELOPE(-56.849,-56.849,-63.033,-63.033)
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Abdussamad, E M
Achayya, P
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A note on spat settlement and growth of the pearl oyster Pinctada chemnitzii (Philippi) in Kakinada bay
topic_facet Pearl oyster
description Pearl oyster Pinctada chemnitzii, belonging to the family Pteriidae has been reported from Kakinada Bay. They are found in the coarse sandy-mud bottom at 0.3 to 3.0 m depth range towards eastern side of the Bay near Hope Island, attached to dead wlndowpane oyster shells. The population biomass the species in the Bay has been estimated to be 314 tonnes. Detailed study on the biology including spat settlement of the species is lacking. In the present study the spat settlement and growth of P. chemnitzii in Kakinada Bay is dealt with.
format Article in Journal/Newspaper
author Abdussamad, E M
Achayya, P
Somayajulu, K R
author_facet Abdussamad, E M
Achayya, P
Somayajulu, K R
author_sort Abdussamad, E M
title A note on spat settlement and growth of the pearl oyster Pinctada chemnitzii (Philippi) in Kakinada bay
title_short A note on spat settlement and growth of the pearl oyster Pinctada chemnitzii (Philippi) in Kakinada bay
title_full A note on spat settlement and growth of the pearl oyster Pinctada chemnitzii (Philippi) in Kakinada bay
title_fullStr A note on spat settlement and growth of the pearl oyster Pinctada chemnitzii (Philippi) in Kakinada bay
title_full_unstemmed A note on spat settlement and growth of the pearl oyster Pinctada chemnitzii (Philippi) in Kakinada bay
title_sort note on spat settlement and growth of the pearl oyster pinctada chemnitzii (philippi) in kakinada bay
publisher CMFRI, Kochi
publishDate 1998
url http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/4548/
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Abdussamad, E M and Achayya, P and Somayajulu, K R (1998) A note on spat settlement and growth of the pearl oyster Pinctada chemnitzii (Philippi) in Kakinada bay. Marine Fisheries Information Service, Technical and Extension Series. pp. 8-9.
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