Methil Narayanan Kutty

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Do the farmed fish change from the wild especially in culinary taste and acceptance?

Unlike some recent results in aquaculture suggested, acceptable tastes and flavours have been developed in agriculture and animal husbandry over the ages and the changes from the wild state to...

10 August 2019 5,121 8 View

Is there potential success for the extension of marine aquaculture? Which are the new fish species which can be introduced to mariculture?

Marine aquaculture is still at its initial stages of development.

02 November 2017 2,475 12 View

How do you measure energy utilization in lobster peuruli? Are they steady or erratic swimmers?

The following publications, though earlier literature, on fish swimming might of interest: Kutty, M. N.1968. Respiratory quotients in goldfish and rainbow trout. Fish. Res. Bd. Can., 25(8):...

28 May 2017 4,246 1 View

What is the role of carrying capacity in fish pond production?

Every time one increases the production capacity of the pond the carrying capacity of the finite water body, the pond is increased.

27 May 2017 6,637 8 View

Assuming suitable site and species selections have been made, what sets the limits of farmed fish production in a closed water body?

Referring to traditional aquaculture in Asia, carrying capacity is the primary basis of natural production in a closed water body, like a pond. Aside from this, fertilization and application of...

28 April 2017 2,470 9 View

Is aquaculture more advisable for practice than fish capture?

Aquaculture is accounting for more production volume globally, especially as in China. There is however an impression that aquaculture causes much more environmental pollution.

08 April 2017 3,762 4 View

Which are the dominant aquaculture species in the world? What determines dominance - is it the production quantity or production value?

The Asian region accounts for the bulk of total global aquaculture production. Much of the fish produced in the region are of low value. A fraction of the total regional production (mass),...

15 March 2017 8,286 3 View

Which aspect of exercise is being investigated in your project?

Is your project concerned with burst swimming or steady swimming? I am sure you are aware of J R Brett's contributions in the area.

14 March 2017 2,778 1 View

To what extent is anaerobic metabolism prevalent in fish?

Goldfish can derive considerable energy through anaerobic metabolism and can survive for days under hypoxic conditions. But this anaerobic capacity as known is very high in another carp, Crucian...

07 March 2017 4,161 2 View

What correlations are there between AQ and RQ in fish?

AQ = Ammonia excretion / corresponding Oxygen consumption RQ = Carbon dioxide production/corresponding Oxygen consumption

01 February 2017 2,839 1 View

What is supplementary feeding in aquaculture? What are its advantages/disadvantages when compared with feeding with nutritionally complete feeds?

In China, India and Indonesia, where the bulk of aquaculture, globally, is practiced, supplementary feeding is a major feeding practice.

01 January 1970 1,059 10 View