Seasonal Variation and Profitable Market Potentiality of Bellamya bengalensis in the Western Zone of West Bengal, India
Asian Resonance (P: ISSN No. 0976-8602 RNI No. UPENG/2012/42622 VOL.-III, ISSUE-III, JULY-2014 E: ISSN No. 2349-9443 ) Abstract Debajit Chakraborty Deptt. of Aquaculture Management & Technology, Fisheries Research Laboratory, Vidyasagar University, Midnapore, West Bengal Madhumita Mukherjee Deptt. of Aquaculture Management & Technology, National Fisheries Development Board, Hyderabad Joydev Maity Deptt. of Aquaculture Management & Technology, Fisheries Research Laboratory, Vidyasagar University, Midnapore, West Bengal Fresh water Molluscs, Bellamya bengalensis have latent potential mainly as socioeconomic point of view. By selling this commodity a lots of people can able to earn their daily livelihood. Because beside its good edible value & medicinal value, it also act as a cheap source of protein. In this study several market places of West Zone of West Bengal were considered as per daily bulk selling, like Midnapore town (Rail gate Market, ...