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Marine catfish resources of India; Exploitation and prospects

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40
 
Title Marine catfish resources of India; Exploitation and prospects
 
Creator CMFRI, Kochi
 
Subject CMFRI Bulletins
Cat Fishes
 
Description A comprehensive knowledge of the fishery,
biology and resource potential of marine catfishes
of the family Tachysuridae in Indian
waters is lacking. This bulletin is an attempt
to provide a baseline picture of the present
status of this important resource for future
planning and management of the stock. Though
catfish production from the seas around India
varied from 4 to 6% of the total annual marine
fish landings, which is about 10% of the
country's demersal catch, this group received
inadequate attention of fishery experts. This
was mainly due to the fact that catfish was not
considered to be a quality table fish until
recently. Of late, efforts made for better utilization
of the resource and the heavy destruction
of catfish eggs by purse seines along the
Karnataka and Goa coasts (MFIS, 24, 1980)
enhanced our awareness of the urgent need to
regulate the exploitation of this promising
resource.
 
Publisher CMFRI
 
Date 1987
 
Type Monograph
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/7031/1/Bulletin_No_40.pdf
CMFRI, Kochi (1987) Marine catfish resources of India; Exploitation and prospects. Technical Report. CMFRI, Kochi.