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Baby clam (Katelysia opima) fishery in Ashtamudi Backwaters
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http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/1206/
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Baby clam (Katelysia opima) fishery in Ashtamudi Backwaters
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| Creator |
Appukuttan, K K
Thomas, K T Joseph, Mathew Nair, T Prabhakaran |
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| Subject |
Molluscan Fisheries
Clam |
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| Description |
Katelysia opima known as baby clam is exploited from Ashtamudi Backwaters in large quantities. A study during 1982-83 showed that the annual landing is S436.S tonnes of this clam with a size range of 20-60 mm. 95 % of the catch is utilized for export as frozen clam meat. A brief account on Ashing method, fishery and utilization is given. |
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MBAI
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| Date |
1985
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Article
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application/pdf
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| Language |
en
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| Identifier |
http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/1206/1/Appu_15-20.pdf
Appukuttan, K K and Thomas, K T and Joseph, Mathew and Nair, T Prabhakaran (1985) Baby clam (Katelysia opima) fishery in Ashtamudi Backwaters. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of India, 27 (1&2). pp. 15-20. |
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