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Seasonal variations in meat yield and body indices of three estuarine clam species (Bivalvia: Veneridae)

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Title Seasonal variations in meat yield and body indices of three estuarine clam species (Bivalvia: Veneridae)
 
Creator Lagade, V M
Taware, S S
Muley, D V
 
Subject Meat yield
Body indices
Venerid clams
 
Description 1586-1593
In
the present study, meat yield (MY) and body indices like Body Condition Index
(BCI), Hepatopancreas Index (HI), Gonadal Index (GI) and shell Component Index
(SCI) were studied monthly in three commercially important venerid clams
species (M. meretrix, K. opima and P. laterisulca) from
Bhatye estuary. Results reveal that the highest meat yield in clams like M.
meretrix, K. opima and P. laterisulca was recorded during
July, August and September, 2010. Maximum BCI was observed in the months of
December, June and September from M. meretrix, K. opima and P.
laterisulca respectively. Maximum HI and GI were recorded during April and
August in M. meretrix, during July and August in K. opima and
during January and June in P. laterisulca. Highest value of SCI was
acquired in M. meretrix and P. laterisulca during April, while in
K. opima during February. In the present investigation, peak values of
meat yield and body condition index were determined as an indicative of
nutritive status of the clam species. Hence, greatest availability of nutrients
in clams during annual cycle is the most feasibly or ideal period for
harvesting commercially important clam species.
 
Date 2016-06-27T12:47:45Z
2016-06-27T12:47:45Z
2014-08
 
Type Article
 
Identifier 0975-1033 (Online); 0379-5136 (Print)
http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/34518
 
Language en_US
 
Rights CC Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.5 India
 
Publisher NISCAIR-CSIR, India
 
Source IJMS Vol.43(8) [August 2014]