On the distribution and abundance of fry and juveniles of a few cultivable fishes in relation to certain environmental parameters at Cochin.

The challenges of providing food for the evergrowing human population, continued exploitation of land, limited scope for cultivation of new areas on land and high investment required to realise marginal increase in fish production from the seas have led to global awareness in recent years to find out ways and means for augmenting the production of finfish and shellfish food through coastal aquaculture. The most important prerequisite to augment fish production is the availability of adequate quantities of seeds of the desired species a t the appropriate time