Evaluation of Nutritional status and heavy metal Contamination in selected Indigenous fish Species from Kollam Harbour, South West Coast of India
Fishes, an imperative source of easily digestible high-quality proteins, playing a vital role in human health. Marine pollution can increase the concentration of toxic metals in water and may affect fish health.The major objective of the present study was to determine the nutritional quality, condition factor and heavymetal concentration of edible fish species, fin fish Rastrelliger kanagurta(Cuvier, 1816), and shell fish Metapeneusdobsoni(Miers, 1878), collected from the Arabian Sea coast of Neendakara harbour, during the summer season (February) of 2019.