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Conflicting interests in the use of Kerala's penaeid shrimp resources: A case question

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Title Conflicting interests in the use of Kerala's penaeid shrimp resources: A case question
 
Creator Stephen, D.
David, J.
Anand, P.E.V.
 
Subject shrimp fisheries
fishery resources
development projects
over exploitation
government policy
 
Description In the drive to increase foreign exchange on the shrimp resource base, the development strategy has been to bring additional backwater area under the open semi-intensive culture system. Apparently, the nature of the shrimp resource complex is such that any increased harvesting/trapping of postlarvae and juveniles in the backwaters (nursery grounds) will adversely affect the recruitment levels in the fishing grounds. The case in question is the Cochin Backwater System, along the adjacent sea in which, overfishing has contributed to reduced catches. Further, loss of nursery grounds due to large scale encloses for mariculture, will greatly reduce the natural ingress and survival of postlarvae in the backwaters. Hence, the government policy on the promotion of open semi-intensive culture system appears to be flawed
 
Date 2009-05-06T10:26:33Z
2009-05-06T10:26:33Z
1993
 
Type Journal Article
 
Identifier Journal of the Marine Biological Association of India, Vol.35; 29-38p.
http://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/2773
 
Language en
 
Rights Copyright [1993]. All efforts have been made to respect the copyright to the best of our knowledge. Inadvertent omissions, if brought to our notice, stand for correction and withdrawal of document from this repository.
 
Publisher Marine Biological Association of India