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Prospect and scope of extensive shrimp farming in tsunami submerged areas

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Title Prospect and scope of extensive shrimp farming in tsunami
submerged areas
 
Creator Dam Roy, S
George, Grinson
 
Subject Farming/Culture
Prawn and Prawn fisheries
 
Description Fertile arable lands lying above the highest high tide level mark in Port Blair submerged in a
fortnight as the lands got sub-ducted to a depth of 1.25 m. The ingression of seawater was
high. The inundated areas were having unique features. There were sites, which remained
permanently inundated during the lowest low tide. In some sites, water started coming in
during high tide and moving out during low tide creating a steady flood and ebb. Some areas
dried up after the immediate ingression showing least influence on the tidal cycle. The South
West area of Port Blair was severely affected. Mangrove forests dried up with species like
Rhizopora alone withstanding continuous saline water logging phases. Outlet channels, which
served as pathways for flushing out freshwater from catchment areas, became inlet channels
for seawater gushing in during high tide. Vast areas of land, which supported the crops,
vegetables and paddy cultivation, became barren with the saline water ingression. Thousands
of people became jobless with mainstream agriculture activity coming to a stand still. Coastal
aquaculture is opening up as a viable option in the submerged areas. A feasibility study was
conducted in search of an alternate livelihood for the farmers affected by seduction of lands
due to the earthquake on 26 December 2004.
 
Date 2009
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/9234/1/15.pdf
Dam Roy, S and George, Grinson (2009) Prospect and scope of extensive shrimp farming in tsunami submerged areas. Journal of Indian Society Coastal Agricultural Research, 27 (2). pp. 54-57.