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Volume : II, Issue : VIII, September - 2012 Seasonal Availability Of Freshwater Prawn Macrobrachium SPP. In Thamiraparani River In Tamil Nadu, India S. Arumugam and P. Maria Charles DOI : 10.9780/22307850, Published By : Laxmi Book Publication Abstract : Freshwater prawns are important in the capture and culture fisheries scene and
are extensively distributed in freshwater and estuaries of the world mostly in tropical and
sub tropical belts. A report on the prawn fishery of the perennial river Thamiraparani.
The river Thamiraparani originates as Agastyamalai (Pothigai hills) on the eastern
slopes of the western ghats at an altitude of 2000 M and it confluences with the Bay of
Bengal at Gulf of Mannar after traversing a distance of 120 kms. Thamiraparani river
has been considered as the second perennial river of Tamil Nadu. This river basin has
been known to contain more potentials of freshwater prawns. Thamiraparani is the
chief river of the Tirunelveli district which has a large network of tributaries. The
seasonal availability of freshwater prawns were observed in four stations of
Thamiraparani river basin. Environmental factors is an important, one which controls
all the biological reactions of the aquatic organism. This basin rainfall is highly
benefitted by the North-east monsoon (October to December). The availability of
prawns is dependent only in and after monsoon periods. In this basin totally 8 species
are collected. The present paper deals with the seasonal availability of the freshwater
prawn is discussed. Keywords : Article : Cite This Article : S. Arumugam and P. Maria Charles, (2012). Seasonal Availability Of Freshwater Prawn Macrobrachium SPP. In Thamiraparani River In Tamil Nadu, India. Indian Streams Research Journal, Vol. II, Issue. VIII, DOI : 10.9780/22307850, http://oldisrj.lbp.world/UploadedData/1288.pdf References : - Anonymous, 2003. Report of the Export Committee on Development and Management of Water Resources of Tamil Nadu. Government of Tamil Nadu, Public Works Department, Water Resources Organisation, Institute for Water Studies, Taramani, Chennai-113. Vol.I & II, March 2003.
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