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Edible oyster resources of Ennore estuary and Muttukadu backwater, Madras

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Title Edible oyster resources of Ennore estuary and Muttukadu backwater, Madras
 
Creator Sarvesan, R
Thangavelu, R
Sreenivasan, P V
Sundaram, K S
Poovannan, P
 
Subject Edible oyster
Molluscan Fisheries
 
Description Survey conducted of the standing crop of edible oyster Crassostrea madrasensis papulation in
Ennore Estuary and Muttukadu Backwater Indicated the existence of beds in both areas- At Ennore, the
oyster beds are located over a distance of 2 km extending to 1 km on either side of the railway bridge. An
oyster bed present below the Ennore railway bridge is the largest with an area of 40 ha and the population
of oysters is dense In its eastern portion. The other beds are small.
At Muttukadu, the oyster beds are present from the mouth of the backwater to the road bridge near
Fisherman's Cove Hotel A bed on the western side of bridge is the biggest one In the backwater and Is 2.6
ha In area. Environmental factors play significant role in limiting the distribution of oysters in both areas.
Exploitation of oyster beds in Ennore Estuary and Muttukadu backwater is limited. Shells are utilized for
lime preparation and meat for local consumption.
 
Publisher CMFRI
 
Date 1988
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/2535/1/Article_22.pdf
Sarvesan, R and Thangavelu, R and Sreenivasan, P V and Sundaram, K S and Poovannan, P (1988) Edible oyster resources of Ennore estuary and Muttukadu backwater, Madras. CMFRI Bulletin, 42(1). pp. 50-57.