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Observations on the fishing of polychaete worm in the intertidal region of Tuticorin Bay

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Title Observations on the fishing of polychaete worm in the intertidal region of
Tuticorin Bay
 
Creator Asha, P S
Diwakar, K
 
Subject Marine Fishing
Polychaetes
Marine Fisheries
 
Description As an alternative livelihood sources fishers from
Thoothukudi, Puducherry and Chidambaram are
regularly harvesting the polychaete worms found
Tuticorin Bay. The polychaete worms collected were
identified as Marphysa spp (Fig. 1). While the fishers
from Puducherry are collecting the worms for the
live bait industry, the groups from Chidambaram
are collecting it for shrimp hatcheries to be used as
a live feed for shrimp brooders. Groups of fishermen
are harvesting the worms during the low tide time
from the intertidal region especially in the early
morning hours. The process includes the spotting
of the worm burrows followed by excavating the
soil with a spade.
 
Publisher ICAR - Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute
 
Date 2018
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format text
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/13431/1/3_MFIS_235.pdf
Asha, P S and Diwakar, K (2018) Observations on the fishing of polychaete worm in the intertidal region of Tuticorin Bay. Marine Fisheries Information Service; Technical and Extension Series (235). pp. 14-15. ISSN 0254-380 X