Experimental clam culture at Mulki, Dakshina Kannada

The clams Meretrix casta var. ovum and M. meretrix were cultured in pens in fish farm at MuJki.M. c. var. ovum of the size range 16 - 28 mm stocked in February, 1979 showed a growth of 9 mm between February and June. The average weight of the clams increased from 5.3 gm to 12.6 gm in four months. M. meretrix 16-28 mm in size stocked in January showed a growth of 22 mm in four months at the end of which a maximum size of 43 mm was reached. In the four months period, the average weight of the clams increased from 5.3 gm to 17.6 gm. The scope for culturing clams of Meretrix spp.in the estuarine systems of Karnataka Coast has been pointed ou