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Experimental clam culture at Mulki, Dakshina Kannada

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Title Experimental clam culture at Mulki, Dakshina Kannada
 
Creator Rao, K Satyanarayana
Rao, G Syda
 
Subject Aquaculture
Clam
 
Description The clams Meretrix casta var. ovum and M. meretrix were cultured in pens in fish farm at MuJki.M. c. var. ovum of the size range 16 - 28 mm stocked in February, 1979 showed a growth of 9 mm between February and June. The average weight of the clams increased from 5.3 gm to 12.6 gm in four months. M. meretrix 16-28 mm in size stocked in January showed a growth of 22 mm in four months
at the end of which a maximum size of 43 mm was reached. In the four months period, the average weight of the clams increased from 5.3 gm to 17.6 gm. The scope for culturing clams of Meretrix spp.in the estuarine systems of Karnataka Coast has been pointed out
 
Date 1982
 
Type Conference or Workshop Item
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/2296/1/Article_26.pdf
Rao, K Satyanarayana and Rao, G Syda (1982) Experimental clam culture at Mulki, Dakshina Kannada. In: Proceedings of the Symposium on Coastal Aquaculture, Part 2, MBAI, 12-18 January 1980, Cochin.