Asian-Pacific Aquaculture 2019

June 19 - 21, 2019

Chennai Tamil Nadu - India

A MODELING FRAMEWORK ON GROWTH PATTERN OF INDIAN MAJOR CARPS

N. Manimehalai*1, Mohammad Tanveer2, M. Sivakumar3, R. Regupathi4 and R. Sawmiya5
*1Associate Professor, Department of Fish Process Engineering, College of Fisheries
Engineering, Tamil Nadu Dr J. Jayalalithaa Fisheries University, Nagapattinam- 611002,
India
2Assistant Professor & Head, Department of Aquacultural Engineering, College of Fisheries
Engineering, Tamil Nadu Dr J. Jayalalithaa Fisheries University, Nagapattinam- 611002,
India
3Assistant Professor & Head Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Fisheries
Engineering, Tamil Nadu Dr J. Jayalalithaa Fisheries University, Nagapattinam- 611002,
India
4Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, College of Fisheries
Engineering, Tamil Nadu Dr J. Jayalalithaa Fisheries University, Nagapattinam- 611002,
India
5B.Tech (Fisheries Engineering) student, College of Fisheries
Engineering, Tamil Nadu Dr J. Jayalalithaa Fisheries University, Nagapattinam- 611002,
India
 

Indian major carp are grown extensively in Nagapattinam region of Tamil Nadu State, India. Farmers are following the cultivation practices in a traditional and non techlogically driven manner based on their own experiences without knowing the effect of water quality parameters on the growth of Indian Major Carps. Cultivation of IMC in an economically feasible and technologically viable manner will certainly strengthen the livelihood standard of fisherfolks. Therefore, a framework on growth model of IMCs considering; weight, length and thickness which depends on major water quality parameters such as Dissolved Oxygen, Total Ammonia Nitrogen and Suspended Solids has been presented. Data for the growth model will be collected from the tank system where the water quality parameters were scientifically modified to study the growth characteristics of IMCs. The collected data will be used to develop a prediction equation for computing the weight, length and thickness of IMCs over their culture period. The models will be validated by experimentally growing the fish in the tank system.