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Molluscs and biotechnology In: Winter School on Vistas in Marine Biotechnology 5th to 26th October 2010

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Title Molluscs and biotechnology In: Winter School on Vistas in Marine Biotechnology 5th to 26th October 2010
 
Creator Mohamed, K S
 
Subject Fish Biotechnology
Molluscan Fisheries
 
Description Animals of the phylum Mollusca occupy every trophic level in the marine environment. Three
classes of Mollusca are of fisheries interest, namely, Gastropoda, Bivalvia and Cephalopoda. The
exploitation of these shelled animals in India, range from the very old and historic records of
exploitation of pearl oysters and chanks to the very modern trawling for cephalopods. Available
production statistics reveals that annually more than 1,00,000 tonnes of cephalopods are harvested
from the Indian seas, besides another 1,00,000 tonnes of gastropods and bivalves. The economic
importance of cephalopods to the country is considerable as they earn more than Rs. 1400 crores
(more than 16% in terms of quantity and more than 15% in terms of value of total marine products
exports) every year through exports. In fact, every second cephalopod consumed by Europeans
originates from India.
 
Publisher ICAR- Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute
 
Date 2010
 
Type Teaching Resource
NonPeerReviewed
 
Format text
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/16689/1/Vistas%20in%20Marine%20Biotechnology_2010_Chp%203.pdf
Mohamed, K S (2010) Molluscs and biotechnology In: Winter School on Vistas in Marine Biotechnology 5th to 26th October 2010. [Teaching Resource]