Therefore, it’s the need of the hour to have a targeted strategy for the development of the seaweed value chain in India. [...] 2.2 Environmental Assessments Related to Seaweed Farming 2.2.1 Geography of the Environmental Study Palk Bay The Palk Bay (named after Robert Palk, Governor of Madras Presidency from 1755 to 1763) is the sea area, which is bounded on the north and west by the coastline of the State of Tamil Nadu in India, on the south by the Pamban Island of India, the Adam’s or Rama Bridge (a chain of shoals) and. [...] The surrounding seascape of the Marine National Park and a 10 km strip of the coastal landscape covering a total area of 10,500 square km, in the Ramanathapuram, Tuticorin, Tirunelveli and Kanyakumari Districts form the Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserve. [...] With its rich biodiversity of about 4223 species of various flora and fauna, part of this Gulf of Mannar was declared a Marine National Park in 1986 by the Government of Tamil Nadu and later as the first Marine Biosphere Reserve of India in 1989 by the Government of India. [...] The study highlighted the significant destruction of coral populations on the southern side of Pullivasal Island and the northern sides of Manauli and Hare Islands.
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Table of Contents
- STRATEGY STRATEGY 1
- FOR THE FOR THE 1
- DEVELOPMENT OF DEVELOPMENT OF 1
- SEAWEED VALUE CHAIN SEAWEED VALUE CHAIN 1
- Fostering Diversified Livelihoods Fostering Diversified Livelihoods 1
- STRATEGY STRATEGY 3
- FOR THE FOR THE 3
- DEVELOPMENT OF DEVELOPMENT OF 3
- SEAWEED VALUE CHAIN SEAWEED VALUE CHAIN 3
- Fostering Diversified Livelihoods Fostering Diversified Livelihoods 3
- CHAPTER-I 26
- CHAPTER-II 34
- CHAPTER-III 44
- CHAPTER-IV 60
- CHAPTER-V 80
- CHAPTER-VI 90
- CHAPTER-VII 102
- CHAPTER-VIII 120
