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Bombay duck

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Relation http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/52/
 
Title Bombay duck
 
Creator Kurian, Alexander
 
Subject Pelagic Fisheries
Pelagic Fishes
 
Description The Bombay-duck holds a pride of place in the long established artisanal sector
of the northwest and northeast coasts of India. A good or poor harvest of Bombay-
duck exercise direct influence upon the livelihood of men and women engaged in
this labour intensive sector in the maritime states of Maharashtra and Gujarat. It is
an important fish for domestic use and also a valuable export item in dried or
laminated form. Fresh extracts from Bombay-duck is believed to have considerable
medicinal properties. The fishery is supported by a single species, Harpadon
nehereus, popularly known as Bombay-duck in English. In Gujarati, this species is
called Bumla, Bumili, Bombil or Bummaloh, in Marathi, Bombil; Cucah Sawahri,
Coco mottah in Telugu and Nehere, Lutee or Bombla in Bengali (Fig.1).
 
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/52/1/11.pdf
Kurian, Alexander (2003) Bombay duck. In: Status of Exploited Marine Fishery Resources of India. CMFRI, Cochin, pp. 88-91. ISBN 81-901219-3-6