2016•Indian Journal of FisheriesOpen access
SURVEY OF THE PEARL BANKS, GULF OF MANNAR, 1955
Sivasankari Sivalingam
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Abstract
The Pearl Banks of the Gulf of Mannar (Fig, 1) have been productive for centuries. They are noted, however, for the wide fluctuations in the amount of oysters they produce: many barren years occur between productive years. The biology of the pearl oyster {Pinctada vulgaris^) as well as the history and other features of the fishery were thoroughly investigated by Herdman and his associates