Since inception of the Marine Biological Station, Zoological Survey of India, Chennai in the year 1973, Brachyuran crabs were collected during the Faunistic Surveys conducted along the East and West Coast of India, Andaman and Nicobar Lakshawdeep, Minicoy Islands and during surveys of R.V. Chota Investigator along the Madras Coast. These collections were deposited in the holdings of the Marine Biological Station. A total number of 97 species belonging to 13 ...
Conservation and sustained development of natural living resources and environmental protection have been the focus of extensive, scholarly attention in this century. The diverse use of coastal and oceanic habitats for fishing, oil and gas, energy, tourism, education and research has naturally generated significant capital returns. This has resulted in increased competition over ocean and coastal resources. Irrational exploitation of natural resources has crossed ...