SURVEY OF CLAM AND OYSTER RESOURCES OF SOME KARNATAKA ESTUARIES


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Authors

  • G Syda Rao Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute Centre, Mangalore 575001.
  • K Satyanarayana Rao Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute Centre, Mangalore 575001.

Abstract

Of an estimated standing stock of about 6700 tonnes of clams and oysters
in the estuaries on the southwest coast of India between Mangalore and Honavar
80% were clams and 20% were oysters. Among clams Meretrix casta was the
chief species, followed by Villorita cyprinoides, Paphia malabarica, Meretrix
meretrix and Katelysia opiina. The important oyster was Crassostrea madrasensis.
Mulky, Udyavara and Coondapur were the more productive estuaries, among
which Mulky topped with a production rate of 18 t/ha of clams and oysters.

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Author Biographies

  • G Syda Rao, Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute Centre, Mangalore 575001.
    Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute Centre, Mangalore 575001.
  • K Satyanarayana Rao, Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute Centre, Mangalore 575001.
    Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute Centre, Mangalore 575001.

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Vol. 32 No. 1 (1985)

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How to Cite

Rao, G. S., & Rao, K. S. (2011). SURVEY OF CLAM AND OYSTER RESOURCES OF SOME KARNATAKA ESTUARIES. Indian Journal of Fisheries, 32(1), 74-89. https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJF/article/view/11615