Seaweed resources off Tamil Nadu coast - Kattapadu- Tiruchendure

Abstract: 

The southern coast of Tamil Nadu from Mandapam to Kanyakumari supports luxuriant growth of economically important seaweeds and the total standing crop was estimated at 22,000 tonnes (wet). All the seaweed based industries in India mostly depend on the raw material available from this area. The seaweeds exploited from this region, particularly the agarophytes Gelidiella acerosa and Gracilaria edulis are insuiBcient to meet the raw material requirement of the industries.

Author(s): 
Chennubhotla, V S Krishnamurthy
Kaliaperumal, N
Kalimuthu, S
Ramalingam, J R
Pillai, S Krishna
Subrahmanyan, M
Rao, K Rama
Rao, P V Subba
Keywords: 
Seaweed resources
Tamil nadu coast
Kattapadu
Tiruchendure
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Article Source: 
Chennubhotla, V S Krishnamurthy and Kaliaperumal, N and Kalimuthu, S and Ramalingam, J R and Pillai, S Krishna and Subrahmanyan, M and Rao, K Rama and Rao, P V Subba (1989) Seaweed resources off Tamil Nadu coast: Kattapadu- Tiruchendure. Marine Fisheries Information Service, Technical and Extension Series, 96 . pp. 10-11.
Category: 
Economics
Geography
Uses of Seaweeds: Miscellaneous