Paper Key : IRJ************978
Author: Somnath Das
Date Published: 14 Jul 2024
Abstract
The study conducted from June 2023 to May 2024 revealed that West Bengal's 158.2-kilometer coastline offers various biological resources for local consumption, including oyster harvesting. Despite malnutrition affecting India's 127 million population. As a result of the current molluscan species search, it was found that 22 species of bivalves belonging to 16 Genera, 14 families, 16 species of gastropods belonging to 13 Genera, 10 families and 3 order 3 family cephalopods fauna are found. The distribution of molluscan species usually plays a special role in seasonal variation. Mainly in the June to August rainy season due to low salinity, the abundance has decreased and in the rest of the seasons September to February months the species has been distributed to the highest extent. Mollusks, especially in southern India, are being considered a food source for poor communities, including fishermen, due to their high protein content and potential availability in Digha due to marine fishing resource depletion.
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