Farming experiments and transfer of technology of bivalve culture along the southwest coast of India

Appukuttan, K.K. and Velayudhan, T.S. and Kuraikose, P.S. and Laxmilatha, P. and Kripa, V. and Narasimham, K.A. (1998) Farming experiments and transfer of technology of bivalve culture along the southwest coast of India. Naga, the ICLARM Quarterly, 21(3), pp. 23-26.

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Abstract

The Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) in India developed bivalve farming technologies in the 1970s, but these were not widely adopted at the time. In 1993, CMFRI undertook an action research program to encourage farming of edible oysters (Crassostrea madrasensis), mussels (Perna viridis and Perna indica), clams (Paphia malabarica) and pearls (Pinctada fucata) along the southwest coast of India. Successful demonstration of the viability of bivalve farming led to the initiation of commercial farming of mussels and generated interest among farmers and entrepreneurs in developing production of pearls and farming of edible oysters. Given the high potential for the mollusc aquaculture, both for the local and export market, issues such as demarcation and issuance of lease right on aquaculture zones in public waterbodies by the government, organization of marketing systems and provisions for technical and financial support to farmers need to be addressed.

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