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Marine Bivalves

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Title Marine Bivalves
 
Creator Kripa, V
Appukuttan, K K
 
Subject Molluscan Fisheries
 
Description The commercially important bivalves along the Indian coast are clams, mussels,
edible oysters and pearl oysters. Except pearl oysters, bivalves have been fished
either for their meat or shell since time immemorial. Till 1961, pearl oysters were
fished for the golden coloured pearls. When the pearl oyster beds became barren
these activities became uneconomic and were not repeated. On the other hand, edible
bivalves and ornamental shells became more popular and their fishery improved.
During 1995-99, the
average quantity of edible
bivalve products exported
per annum have been
estimated as 580 tonnes,
worth Rs.26 million and
567 t of oyster shell
powder valued at Rs.1.5
million. The status of
bivalve fishery ranges
from under exploitation in the northwest and northeast coast to overexploitation in the
southern maritime states.
 
Publisher CMFRI
 
Contributor Mohan Joseph, M
Jayaprakash, A A
 
Date 2003
 
Type Book Section
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/40/1/27.pdf
Kripa, V and Appukuttan, K K (2003) Marine Bivalves. In: Status of Exploited Marine Fishery Resources of India. CMFRI, Cochin, pp. 211-220. ISBN 81-901219-3-6