Biochemical changes in the oyster Crassostrea madrasensis (Preston) with maturation

Central Marine Fisheries Institute has perfected the technique of culturing the common edible oyster Crassostrea madrasensis (Preston). Venicataraman and Chari 1951 had studied the fluctuation in biochemeical composition in the whole oyster meat for different months in the naturally growing oysters of Ennore, Madras. In the present paper a study has been made about the biochemical composition with maturity in male and female oysters cultured at Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu