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Landings of Trapezium horse conch at Pamban

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Title Landings of Trapezium horse conch at Pamban
 
Creator CMFRI, Mandapam
 
Subject Gastropods
 
Description Fasciolaria trapezium a golden brown
shell, commonly known as trapezium
horse conch or fox conch, is a species of
marine gastropod in the family
Fasciolariidae. They are landed as bycatch
in the bottom set gill net, especially lobster
net (Shingi valai) in Pamban fishing
harbor. They are traditionally exploited
for the shell craft industry in Tamil Nadu. Most
of the shells are being brought from the
Gulf of Mannar. It is one of the banned
molluscs coming under schedule I of the
Wild Life Protection Act, 1972. Hence
shell craft industry is not using it. Some
fishermen leave the shells back into the sea.
 
Publisher ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute
 
Date 2010
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format text
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/16199/1/CMFRI_NL_2010_127_9.pdf
CMFRI, Mandapam (2010) Landings of Trapezium horse conch at Pamban. CMFRI Newsletter Cadalmin (127). p. 9.