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Several species of bivalves molluscs, inhabit in the India waters can sustain regular and very productive fisheries in India. The coastal area of our Maharashtra state are also widely exploited for commercially important bivalve shell fishers like oysters, mussels and clams and they are marketed owing to their high edibility value. The rate of oxygen consumption was determined by alkaline-iodide-azide method of wrinkle’s modified technique. The rate of oxygen consumption of individual animal was determined in a specially prepared brown coloured respiratory jars of 500 ml capacity. The jars were fitted with rubber cork having an inlet and outlet of glass tubes connected with rubber tubes and clips.

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