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Title Whitebaits
 
Creator Jayaprakash, A A
 
Subject Pelagic Fisheries
 
Description The Whitebaits that comprise a group of small pelagic fishes belonging to the
genera Stolephorus and Encrasicholina are widely distributed in the Indo-Pacific
region (Figs. 1&2). Altogether ten species have been found to occur in our seas. In
India, this resource contributes on an average to 64,000 t (1991-2000) forming 1.7-
5.8% of the total marine fish landings in the country and unlike other anchovies
(genera: Thryssa, Setipinna, Coilia and Thrissina), is mostly exploited from the
southern maritime states. The landings of whitebaits from the southern states like
Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka accounted for 75-97% of the
total production of whitebait. The studies conducted on this resource by the UNDP/
FAO Pelagic Fishery Project
along the southwest coast of India
from Ratnagiri to Tuticorin;
and the investigations carried out
by the Central Marine Fisheries
Research Institute at various
centres along the east and west
coasts have indicated its fishery
potential and provided valuable
information on various biological
aspects of the constituent
species.
 
Publisher CMFRI
 
Contributor Mohan Joseph, M
Jayaprakash, A A
 
Date 2003
 
Type Book Section
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/16/1/new_arti4.pdf
Jayaprakash, A A (2003) Whitebaits. In: Status of Exploited Marine Fishery Resources of India. CMFRI, Cochin, pp. 30-39. ISBN 81-9012119-3-6