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<p>212 marine fishery resources were recorded in the waters of Andhra Pradesh State. Morphometric data was provided for 20 edible fishery resources landing at the fishing harbour of Visakhapatnam. The harbour area is polluted due to influx of various industrial effluents and domestic sewage. In <italic>Pampus argenteus, P. chinensis</italic> and <italic>Parastromateus niger</italic>, the total protein content is 16.24-19.58%. Further, arsenic concentration in muscle and gill portions individually or combined in all three of the species is highly negligible. Cadmium, mercury, and lead levels in the muscle and gills of these species are within or slightly above the recommended limits set by EU (2006) and FAO (2003), FAO/WHO (2011), MAFF, and FSSAI (2011) indicating that the consumption of these fishes is not harmful.</p>
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212 marine fishery resources were recorded in the waters of Andhra Pradesh State. Morphometric data was provided for 20 edible fishery resources landing at the fishing harbour of Visakhapatnam. The harbour area is polluted due to influx of various industrial effluents and domestic sewage. In Pampus argenteus, P. chinensis and Parastromateus niger, the total protein content is 16.24-19.58%. Further, arsenic concentration in muscle and gill portions individually or combined in all three of the species is highly negligible. Cadmium, mercury, and lead levels in the muscle and gills of these species are within or slightly above the recommended limits set by EU (2006) and FAO (2003), FAO/WHO (2011), MAFF, and FSSAI (2011) indicating that the consumption of these fishes is not harmful.

A Study on Marine Fishery Resources of Andhra Pradesh: Ecological Aspects and Morphometrics of Common Marine Fishes of Visakhapatnam ‒ Protein Content and Bioaccumulation of Heavy Metals in Pomfret Fish Species

Transylvanian Review of Systematical and Ecological Research

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212 marine fishery resources were recorded in the waters of Andhra Pradesh State. Morphometric data was provided for 20 edible fishery resources landing at the...

A Study on Marine Fishery Resources of Andhra Pradesh: Ecological Aspects and Morphometrics of Common Marine Fishes of Visakhapatnam ‒ Protein Content and Bioaccumulation of Heavy Metals in Pomfret Fish Species

Published Online: Nov 03, 2021

Page range: 75 - 136

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/trser-2021-0016

Keywords
marine fish, morphometrics, protein content, heavy metal pollution

© 2021 Bhushanam Jeevan Prasad Kammarchedu et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

A Study on Marine Fishery Resources of Andhra Pradesh: Ecological Aspects and Morphometrics of Common Marine Fishes of Visakhapatnam ‒ Protein Content and Bioaccumulation of Heavy Metals in Pomfret Fish Species

Published Online: Nov 03, 2021

Page range: 75 - 136

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/trser-2021-0016

Keywordsmarine fish, morphometrics, protein content, heavy metal pollution

© 2021 Bhushanam Jeevan Prasad Kammarchedu et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
marine fish, morphometrics, protein content, heavy metal pollution