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Abstract:
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This Thesis contains a detailed account of the results of
the investigations on the "Studies on sea cucumbers of Minicoy,
Lakshadweep" from the Arabian Sea, carried out from January
1990 to December 1991. The results are presented and
discussed in six chapters, preceded by an "lntroduction",
"Review of literature" and "Materials and Methods". A brief account on the importance of sea-cucumbers, its general morphology, present status of sea-cucumbers and their fishery in India and the major objectives of the present study are given in the "lntroduction" "Review of Literature" has covered and reviewed almost all available published reports and informations on sea-cucumbers on global basis, with special emphasis on Indian region and particularly in Minicoy Island.
The Minicoy Island topography particularly the lagoon and
reef flat area, discretion of sampling stations, survey on
sea-cucumbers in space and time, analysis of samples both
in the field and laboratory, statistical analysis of data,
etc. and the period of study are given under "Materials and
Methods. |