'Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Kochi'
Abstract
Bivalves are sedentary organisms that require substrate for spat settlement and subsequent growth
during which lime they filter feed on phytoplankton, detritus, protozoans and bacteria. It is well
known that large scale aquaculture can pose complex ecological socio-economic and management
problems. As commented by Hastings and Helnte in the introduction to the dedicated issue on “Effects of Aquaculture in the Estuarine Environment
