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Molluscan resources

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Title Molluscan resources
 
Creator Appukuttan, K K
Chellam, A
Ramadoss, K
Victor, A C C
Meiyappan, M M
 
Subject Molluscan Fisheries
 
Description A critical review of literature on the fauna
of Lakshadweep reveals that there is only
scanty reports on the occurrence of molluscs
from various islands (Smith, 1906; Appukuttan
1973; Nair and Dharmaraj, 1983 and George
ef a/., 19S6). A survey on the fisheries potential
of Lakshadweep was undertaken by the scieniists
of Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute
to provide adequate informations on the molluscan
fisheries potential of the islands for future
planning and development. The present status of
fishery of potentially important molluscs, fishing
methods, occurrence and abundance are dealt
with in the present account. The island surveyed
for molluscan resources are Minicoy, Suheh
pear, Kalpeni, Kavaratti, Androth, Agathi,
Bangaram, Amini, Kadamat, Kiltan, Bitra and
Chetlat. To understand the distribution pattern,
population density and habitat, transect method
of sampling was adopted uniformly in ail the
'slands. The sampling areas were broadly
classified intointertidal area, lagoon, reef cres^
in the lagoon side and leward side and reef
slopes of both sides. Quadrat method of
sampling for few bivalves and gastropods were
done for quantitative estimates. By diving and
hand-picking, samples were collected from
various stations and relative abundance were
noted by visual estimates. The maps of islands
shows the distribution of commercially importtant
molluscs.
 
Publisher CMFRI
 
Contributor Suseelan, C
 
Date 1989
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/2641/1/Article_12.pdf
Appukuttan, K K and Chellam, A and Ramadoss, K and Victor, A C C and Meiyappan, M M (1989) Molluscan resources. CMFRI Bulletin, 43. pp. 77-92.