at many maritime countries. Roughly 10% of the living cephalopods fi.e. about 70 of the 700 known spccics) have been maintained, reared or cultured in captivity. In essence they are not only important food source for humans but are unique and versatile S research models In India. the culture of Sepiella nemis, the spineless cuttlefish is the only culture G.7 the success and attempts were made to study Pharaoh's cuttlefish Sepia p but without much success in the past. The scientific community is forced to depend largely on culture programmcs to provide information, on early life histories. because it is extremely difficult to make direct and detailed observations of cephalopods in nature due to their mohility, excellent vision and habitss. All culture attempts this far discuss chiefly on RS systems ar Flow through systems (FIS). In the present study. an attempt was made to culture Pharaoh's cuttlefish Sepia pharaonis under closed circulation systems (CCS). Materials and Methods Wild animals were collected with the help of a squid jig from an indigenously made bottom st Fish Aggregating Device (FAD) along the Tuticorin