SOME OBSERVATIONS ON THE INDEX OF CONDITION OF THE CLAM MERETRJX CASTA (CHEMNITZ) IN RELATION TO MUD AND WATER QUALITIES


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  • V S Durve Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute; Regional Centre, Mandapam Camp
  • K V George Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute; Regional Centre, Mandapam Camp

Abstract

The physiological condition (Index of condition) of Meretrix casta were studied
in relation to pH, salinity, dissoloved oxygen, total and inorganic phosphates, silicates,
nitrites and calcium, and varying coarseness of mud of the experimental ponds and the
results ivere compared with similar observations on natural darn beds in the Athankarai
estuary - 15 Km west of Mandapam Camp. The ponds with sandy muddy bottom and
rich in nutrients do not seem to be suitable for the culture of this clam.

Author Biographies

  • V S Durve, Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute; Regional Centre, Mandapam Camp
    Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute; Regional Centre, Mandapam Camp
  • K V George, Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute; Regional Centre, Mandapam Camp
    Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute; Regional Centre, Mandapam Camp

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Vol. 20 No. 2 (1973)

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Durve, V. S., & George, K. V. (2011). SOME OBSERVATIONS ON THE INDEX OF CONDITION OF THE CLAM MERETRJX CASTA (CHEMNITZ) IN RELATION TO MUD AND WATER QUALITIES. Indian Journal of Fisheries, 20(2), 326-332. https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJF/article/view/12400