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Integrated coastal mariculture, seafarming and stock proposal of a project concept for adoption in the Gulf of Mannar and the contiguous sea areas

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Title Integrated coastal mariculture, seafarming and
stock proposal of a project concept for
adoption in the Gulf
of Mannar and the contiguous sea areas
 
Creator Devaraj, M
 
Subject Mariculture
 
Description An integrated system of marine polyculture of shrimp with Gracilaria,
pearl oyster and sea cucumber is proposed here through this project concept
for adoption to help revive the shrimp farms suffering from the problems of
white spot disease and intense slushformation in the pond bottoms on account of
intensive monoculture practices. The project proposes introduction officiating,
mobile, motorized sea farm platforms made of four artisanal boats each, which
will function as a seafarming-cum-fish aggregating-cum-fishing device. Also
included in the project is the construction of artificial reef complexes made of
triangular concrete modules in order to create habitats for the colonisation of
commercialfish stocks. The seafarming cum- seaflshing platforms can function
dependent on or independently of the artificial reef complexes. Conversion of
the existing surplus boats in the Indian fishing fleets into such platforms seems
to be the only means of rehabilitating the idling, unproductive boats and the fishermen.
A multipurpose marine hatchery complex is included in the project to produce
seeds of all the target candidate species for sea ranching in the artificial
reef sites, for meeting the seed requirements of the project's onshore
polyculture farm and of the seaf arm, and supply for onfarm trials in the adopted
farms. The project facilities and infrastructure shouldfocus mainly on the
popularisation of ecofriendly marine polyculture practices, which alone could
make coastal aquculture and seafarming viable in the long run.
 
Publisher The Marine Biological Association of India
 
Contributor Menon, N G
Pillai, P P
 
Date 2001
 
Type Book Section
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/2385/1/Article_25.pdf
Devaraj, M (2001) Integrated coastal mariculture, seafarming and stock proposal of a project concept for adoption in the Gulf of Mannar and the contiguous sea areas. In: Perspectives in Mariculture. The Marine Biological Association of India, Cochin, pp. 273-292.