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An overview of the marine fish landings in Andhra Pradesh during 2014
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http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/10958/
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An overview of the marine fish landings in Andhra Pradesh during 2014
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Mathew, Wilson T
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Fish landing
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The estimated marine fish landings in Andhra Pradesh during the year 2014 was 3.41 lakh tonnes (t) as compared to 2.66 lakh t in 2013 showing an increase of 28%. The state’s contribution to the all India landings during 2014 was 9.5 %. Resources such as Indian mackerel and lesser sardines constituted the maximum, being 16.3% and 12.2% of the landings respectively. Tunnies and penaeid prawns landings contributed 8% each while the other important species/ groups were ribbon fishes 5.9%, carangids 5.5%, perches 4.2%, croakers 3.8%, oil sardine 3.5%, goatfishes 2.3%, seer fishes 2.3%, Stolephorus spp. 2%, crabs 2%, Silverbellies 1.9% and elasmobranchs 1.6%. Landings of crabs, Indian mackerel, oil sardine, lesser sardines, seer fishes and tunnies had increased by 0.4, 0.65, 1.04, 2.32, 0.56, 1.07 times respectively when compared to 2013 landing trends. Other clupeids and silverbellies had decreased when compared to the previous year landings. |
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Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute
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2015
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Article
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text
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en
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http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/10958/1/225-3.pdf
Mathew, Wilson T (2015) An overview of the marine fish landings in Andhra Pradesh during 2014. Marine Fisheries Information Service; Technical and Extension Series (225). pp. 13-14. ISSN 0254-380 X |
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