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Commercial harvesting and economy of edible clam species in Bhatye estuary, Ratnagiri (MS), India

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Title Commercial harvesting and economy of edible clam species in Bhatye estuary, Ratnagiri (MS), India
 
Creator Lagade, V. M.
Taware, S. S.
Muley, D.V.
 
Subject Edible clam species
Fishers
Harvesting and economy
 
Description 665-669
Present study
consists the annual harvesting and economics of commercially important edible
clam species from Bhatye estuary, Ratnagiri (M.S.). Data collected by field and
household survey and results were interpreted in two periods viz. July-Dec,
2008 and Jan-June, 2009. In Bhatye estuary,
K. opima, M. meretrix, M. casta, P. laterisulca and P. textile are 05 edible
clam species dominantly occurred while these species are commercially harvested
on large scale by fishers of Bhatye village. Out of 350 families in village;
15.14% (53) families with 63 individuals engaged in clam fishing. Among this male
individual’s contribution was maximum than females. Annually 60.354 tones of
catch were harvested by fishers. Maximum catch was harvested during Jan-June rather
than Aug-Dec. In species wise catch, the Meretrix
sps. were highly exploited than Paphia
and Katelysia sp. respectively.
Higher income was received from the above during Jan-June period. Meretrix clam received maximum income
respect to other species.
 
Date 2013-12-13T12:13:03Z
2013-12-13T12:13:03Z
2013-09
 
Type Article
 
Identifier 0975-1033 (Online); 0379-5136 (Print)
http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/24779
 
Language en_US
 
Rights CC Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.5 India
 
Publisher NISCAIR-CSIR, India
 
Source IJMS Vol.42(5) [September 2013]