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Review of marine finfish culture in India its problems and prospects

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Title Review of marine finfish culture in India its problems and prospects
 
Creator James, P S B R
 
Subject Mariculture
 
Description Details of various ecosystems utilized for finfish culture, the species of fishes used, mono-and polyculture systems adopted, the low cost technology developed for culture of various species of fishes in pens, cages and net impoundments and coastal fish farms development are given. The culture work in India mainly concerned with milkfish, mullets, Indian sand-whiting and prawns in mono-or polyculture systems in sea water ponds. These and other species like rabbit fishes and groupers are cultured in pens, cages and net impoundments. Details of development of coastal fish farms with simple methods of construction, lining of ponds by polythene film to prevent bund erosion and retention of water against seepage and turfing of bunds are dealt with. The paper also outlines the constraints experienced in culture of fin fishes _under various systems and the prospects of further development of finfish culture in India.
 
Date 1982
 
Type Conference or Workshop Item
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/2317/1/Article_04.pdf
James, P S B R (1982) Review of marine finfish culture in India its problems and prospects. In: Proceedings of the Symposium on Coastal Aquaculture, Part 3; MBAI, 12-18 January 1980, Cochin.