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A note on whelk [Babylonia spp.) fishery in Pondicherry

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Title A note on whelk [Babylonia spp.) fishery in Pondicherry
 
Creator Chidambaram, L
 
Subject Gastropods
 
Description Whelk meat is being exported from India to
Japan and Singapore since 1994. Due to Its
increasing demand, coastal fishermen of Pondicherry
and the districts of Villupuram and Cuddalore (South
Arcot) are now exploiting two species of Babylonia.
(B. spirata and B. zeylanica), locally known as
'Puramuttai' or 'Kozhichank' In good quantities since
December 1995. Presented in this note is a brief
account of the whelk fishery in Pondicherry.
 
Publisher CMFRI; Kochi
 
Date 1997
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/5056/1/Article_07.pdf
Chidambaram, L (1997) A note on whelk [Babylonia spp.) fishery in Pondicherry. Marine Fisheries Information Service, Technical and Extension Series, 147. p. 15.