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Bull trawl operation banned along Karnataka coast to reduce indiscriminate exploitation of juvenile fishes

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Title Bull trawl operation banned along Karnataka coast to reduce indiscriminate
exploitation of juvenile fishes
 
Creator Viswambharan, Divya
Rajesh, K M
 
Subject Trawl Ban
 
Description Mangalore Fisheries Harbour is one of the major
marine fish landing centres of Karnataka,
contributing more than 40 % of the total marine
fish landed in the state. Bull trawling or pair trawling
is done along the coastal districts of Karnataka with
peak operations during the post-monsoon
(September to November) period. The pair trawls
target pelagic and semi-pelagic schooling fishes, like
carangids, scombroids, clupeids, pomfrets, squids,
etc. and the catch mainly consist of juveniles,
including those of high value fishes.
 
Publisher Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute
 
Date 2016
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format text
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/11940/1/MFIS_230_4.pdf
Viswambharan, Divya and Rajesh, K M (2016) Bull trawl operation banned along Karnataka coast to reduce indiscriminate exploitation of juvenile fishes. Marine Fisheries Information Service; Technical and Extension Series (230). pp. 12-13. ISSN 0254-380 X