Horse Mussel Modiolus modiolus as a Biological Indicator

Aquaculture is also an important instrument for promotion of economic growth in developing countries and rural areas because it creates jobs, business and income.Aquaculture development within the Palk strait environment is currently hindered by a lack of information and knowledge relating to the impacts of large scale culture on open-coast locations, and also by general paucity of data relating to the Palk Strait region. This work endeavour to address these issues by overcoming the present uncertainities. Previous research indicates that the benthic environment is vulnerable to aquaculture development The overall goal of this study is to determine the impact of aquaculture based contaminants on the mussel Modiolus modiolus in the Palk Strait region.Hence it includes the following objectives Hydrographic conditions prevailing in Thondi and Karangadu coast with special reference to metal distribution in waterandsediment.Assessment of the impact of aquaculture pond effluents on metal accumulation in various soft tissues of Modiolus modiolus collected from Thondi and Karangadu.