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Restoration and natural revival of clam populations at Tuticorin Bay, Tamil Nadu after a mass mortality incident

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Title Restoration and natural revival of clam populations at Tuticorin Bay,
Tamil Nadu after a mass mortality incident
 
Creator Kripa, V
Chinnadurai, S
Padmanathan, J
Athipandian, R
Sathakathullah, S M
Mohan, Raj
 
Subject Conservation
Clam
 
Description Bivalves play key role in ecosystem stabilisation
due to inherent filter feeding capability and clams
are important components of soft bottom benthic
communities. In the Tuticorin Bay, mass mortality
of fishes and shellfishes was observed in Februay
2008. The probable cause for the large scale mortality
has been indicated as increased levels of ammonia
(Asha et al., 2009). A rapid survey was conducted in
the bay to assess the impact on the bivalve fauna.
 
Publisher Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute
 
Date 2012
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/9279/1/60.pdf
Kripa, V and Chinnadurai, S and Padmanathan, J and Athipandian, R and Sathakathullah, S M and Mohan, Raj (2012) Restoration and natural revival of clam populations at Tuticorin Bay, Tamil Nadu after a mass mortality incident. Marine Fisheries Information Service; Technical and Extension Series (211). pp. 3-4.