'Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Kochi'
Abstract
The western bank of the shallow Tuticorin Bay is
deeply indented in two places one at Karapad and
the other at Uppar. The Karapad Creek is situated 2
km south of Thoothukudi having an area of 0.29
km2. The shore is sandy and silty in nature and
harbours variety of molluscan groups apart from
other interstitial fauna. The bay area is devoid of
any macro algal vegetation
