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Reviving the Macrobrachium rosenbergii (de Man) fishery in Vembanad Lake, India

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  • Kurup, B.M.
  • Harikrishnan, M.

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In Vembanad Lake and its confluent rivers (Kerala, India), the catches of Macrobrachium rosenbergii (de Man) were reported to have dwindled to a mere 39 t in the 1980s from average landings of 300 t during the 1960s. This decline is due to the impact of a number of human interventions affecting the ecosystem and, hence, the stocks of M. rosenbergii. Monitoring of landings in 1994-1995 and 1995-1996 indicates an improvement in catches. This paper discusses the reasons for the decline and revival in stocks and suggestions for their replenishment.

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  • Kurup, B.M. & Harikrishnan, M., 2000. "Reviving the Macrobrachium rosenbergii (de Man) fishery in Vembanad Lake, India," Naga, The WorldFish Center, vol. 23(2), pages 4-9.
  • Handle: RePEc:wfi:wfnaga:35809
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    Keywords

    Shrimp fisheries; Stocks; India; Vembanad L.; Macrobrachium rosenbergii;
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    • Q00 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - General - - - General

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