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dc.contributor.authorRivonker, C.U.
dc.contributor.authorAnsari, Z.A.
dc.contributor.authorParulekar, A.H.
dc.date.accessioned2009-05-06T10:22:05Z
dc.date.available2009-05-06T10:22:05Z
dc.date.issued1993
dc.identifier.citationAquaculture, Vol.112; 47-56p.
dc.identifier.urihttp://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/2753
dc.description.abstractTotal production of green mussels, Perna viridis, grown on a raft (16 m sup(2)) for 1 year was 2144.64 kg and biomass (meat weight) was 1040.00 kg. Annual production (P) and biomass (B) estimated were 33.51 and 16.25 kg m sup(-1) respectively. Consistently high growth rate was recorded for up to 164 days of culture (P = 21.32 kg m sup(-1); B = 10.87 kg m sup(-1)). Thereafter, the production increased, but the growth rate was low (P = 33.51 kg m sup(-1) year sup(-1); B = 21.32 kg m sup(-1) year sup(-1)). Following the half year peak in yield, there was a significant inverse relationship between shell and meat weight such that the contribution to production by biomass decreased while shell weight increased. For raft-grown P. viridis the optimal period for harvest is approximately 5-6 months when the mussels are 5-6 cm in length.
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.rightsCopyright [1993]. All efforts have been made to respect the copyright to the best of our knowledge. Inadvertent omissions, if brought to our notice, stand for correction and withdrawal of document from this repository.
dc.subjectmarine aquaculture
dc.subjectestuaries
dc.subjectraft culture
dc.subjectbiomass
dc.subjectbiological production
dc.subjectannual variations
dc.subjectgrowth
dc.subjectyield
dc.subjectharvesting
dc.subjectPerna viridis
dc.titleCultivation of green mussel, Perna viridis L., on a floating raft in an estuary along the west coast of India
dc.typeJournal Article


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