UOK 58: Conservation management and restoration of shellfish habitats in Sri Lanka.

Title: UOK 58: Conservation management and restoration of shellfish habitats in Sri ...
Abstract: Sri Lanka being a tropical island (62705 km2) located few kilometers off south eastern coast of India in the Indian Ocean at 790 39׳-810 53׳ E and 50 54׳-90 52׳ N has a continental shelf area of around 30,000 km2 and a brackish water area of around 1580 km2 used for the exploitation of shell fish resources. The shell fish including crustaceans and molluscs contribute for about 18% of the total annual fish production of 300,000 mt. The shell fish habitats in the coastal environments in Sri ...
Publication Date: June 12, 2018, 4:03 a.m.
Category: Coastal and Marine Sensitive Habitats; flora and/or fauna in natural environment. Examples: wildlife, vegetation, biological sciences, ecology, wilderness, sealife, wetlands, habitat
Regions: Sri Lanka
Owner: prds1

Language: English
Supplemental Information: Wijeyaratne, M.J.S. (2006). Conservation management and restoration of shellfish habitats in Sri Lanka. Keynote Address. 9th International Conference on Shel...

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