Impact of open sea cage culture activities on the water and sediment quality off Sippikulam coast, South-East coast of India

Sippikulam is a coastal village, located in Tuticorin district. Owing, to the declining of fish catch, the fisheres of this village are actively engaged in open sea cage culutre under the technical guidance of CMFRI, As an alternative livelihood source. Since no information is available on the impact of these cage culture activities on the water and sediment quality of this area, the present work was conducted