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Bivalve Mariculture in India - Progress in Research and Development

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Title Bivalve Mariculture in India - Progress in
Research and Development
 
Creator Mohamed, K S
 
Subject Bivalves
Aquaculture
 
Description We are all aware that with an average growth rate of 6.9% per annum, aquaculture is the fastest growing
food production sector in the world (FAO, 2009) and now accounts for nearly half of the global fish production.
Given the projected population growth over the next two decades, it is estimated that at least an additional 40
million tonnes of aquatic food will be required by 2030 to maintain the current per capita consumption. Among
the Asian countries, India ranks second in aquaculture and third in capture fisheries production and is one of the
leading nations in marine products export. In mariculture, India has been a late starter in developing and
commercializing technologies. I recall that in the nineteen eighties, as Director of CMFRI, I gave impetus to
research programmes on culture of a number of marine species, such as, mussels, oysters, pearl oysters, sea
cucumbers, seaweeds and the like which has now led to a fledging small-scale industry. Until then, mariculture
was confined to traditional shrimp culture practices. During the nineteen eighties and nineties several
comprehensive technologies, including hatchery techniques for production of seeds were developed for farming
in coastal water bodies.
 
Publisher Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute
 
Date 2015
 
Type Teaching Resource
NonPeerReviewed
 
Format text
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/10664/1/5.%20Mohamed.pdf
Mohamed, K S (2015) Bivalve Mariculture in India - Progress in Research and Development. [Teaching Resource]