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ICAR-CMFRI develops and transfers Mussel Hatchery Technology

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Title ICAR-CMFRI develops and transfers Mussel Hatchery Technology
 
Creator Anil, M K
Gomathi, P
Mary Rinju, R
Raju, B
Krishna Priya, P M
Shalini, O
Sharanya, M P
Anand, V
Laxmilatha, P
Gopalakrishnan, A
 
Subject Mussel culture
Hatchery
Molluscan Fisheries
 
Description CAR-CMFRI is set to establish the first mussel
hatchery for Perna viridis (Indian Peacock mussel)
in the world for the State Government of Kerala.
It will be the third mussel hatchery after New Zealand’s
(The SpatNZ hatchery Cawthorn, New Zealand forPerna canaliculus) and Chilean hatchery at Chincui
Bay-Puerto Montt (for the Chilean mussel (Mytilus
chilensis)). Mussel is a highly sought-after seafood
delicacy worldwide, especially in Europe, Australia,
America, Southeast Asia, and China. In India, it is a
preferred seafood item along the southwest coast
of India, especially in Kerala, Karnataka, and Goa. A
significant advantage of mussel farming is that they
come under non-fed aquaculture as they do not require
feed or fertiliser and feed directly on primary producers
(Phytoplankton). They also utilise dissolved and
suspended organic matter because of their filter-feeding
mode of nutrition. Being in the lowest rung in the food
chain makes them one of the most efficient producers
of the much-needed animal protein and they are also a
good source of essential fatty acids and minerals. They
can be farmed using several methods, including the
on-bottom method or other three-dimensional farming
methods like rack, raft and pole culture, utilising the
whole water column.
 
Publisher Aquaculture Outlook
 
Date 2022
 
Type Article
NonPeerReviewed
 
Format text
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/16658/1/Aquaculture%20Spectrum_2022_Anil%20M%20K.pdf
Anil, M K and Gomathi, P and Mary Rinju, R and Raju, B and Krishna Priya, P M and Shalini, O and Sharanya, M P and Anand, V and Laxmilatha, P and Gopalakrishnan, A (2022) ICAR-CMFRI develops and transfers Mussel Hatchery Technology. Aquaculture Spectrum, 5 (11). pp. 12-27. ISSN 2581-7892