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Grow-out Culture of High Value Finfishes in Cost-Effective Cages

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Relation http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/10675/
 
Title Grow-out Culture of High Value Finfishes in
Cost-Effective Cages
 
Creator Philipose, K K
 
Subject Cage culture
Mariculture
 
Description Capture fisheries is undergoing tremendous changes either due to increased fishing pressure or due to
decrease in the production of certain groups due to fishery dependent or fishery independent factors. In spite of
increasing effort the catch of almost all commercially important fin fishes and shell fishes is on the decline and
results in severe resource depletion and unemployment. Fishermen community solely depending on fishing for
their livelihood is facing an uncertain future. Decline in marine capture fishery also affects the availability of cheap
protein for the masses and also affects the GDP growth of the country. It is estimated that the demand for fish
will increase by 4% in developed countries and by 57% in developing countries. It is in this context cage farming
of fin fishes and shell fishes assume importance as a means to increase fish production. Since cage farming is done
in open waters were wave action and current takes care of the day to day maintenance of the cultured fishes.
Unlike pond cultured fishes the carbon foot print in cage culture is relatively low and therefore more eco friendly.
 
Publisher Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute
 
Date 2015
 
Type Teaching Resource
NonPeerReviewed
 
Format text
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/10675/1/15.%20Philipose.pdf
Philipose, K K (2015) Grow-out Culture of High Value Finfishes in Cost-Effective Cages. [Teaching Resource]