Growth and survival of the Indian Pearl oyster (Pinctada fucata) in Kakinada Bay

Not Available Kakinada Bay which has a total spread of 146 sq.km. area has diverse moUuscan resources, especially bivalves and gastropods. Several workers have studied in detail, the molluscan resources of the Bay and their fishery characteristics. The Bay also harbuors a population of resident pear...

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Main Authors: Abdussamad,E M, Somayajulu,K R, Achayya,P
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: CMFRI, Kochi 1998
Subjects:
Pearl oyster
Pinctada fucata
Kakinada
Hope Island
Indian
Hope island
Online Access:http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/59187
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Summary:Not Available Kakinada Bay which has a total spread of 146 sq.km. area has diverse moUuscan resources, especially bivalves and gastropods. Several workers have studied in detail, the molluscan resources of the Bay and their fishery characteristics. The Bay also harbuors a population of resident pearl oyster, Pinctada chemnitzii towards its eastern side near Hope Island. But Pinctada fucata is an exogenous species as far as Kakinada Bay is concerned. Not Available

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