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Status of Bombay duck Harpodon nehereus (Ham.) resource off Saurashtra coast
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http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/527/
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Status of Bombay duck Harpodon nehereus (Ham.) resource off Saurashtra coast |
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| Creator |
Khan, Mohammad Zafar
Kurup, K N Lipton, A P |
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Stock Assessment
Bombay Duck |
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| Description |
The Bombay duck Harpodon nehereus (Ham.)landings along the Saurashtra coast showed a declining trend with an average catch of 32 645 tomestyear during 1984-89. Basic food consisted of its own young ones, Acetes spp., Nematopalaemon tenuipes. The species breed throughout the year with peaks during December- January and June. The size at firstmtudtywas 232.5 mm.Individual fish spawned once a year and fecundity varied between 17 075 and 79 631. Average fecundity was 340 ovalg body weight. The growth parameters L_and K wereestimated.The fishing mofity coefficient (F)for the period was 1.009 while natural morWty was 1.535. The MSY was estimated as 34 668 at F, 1.1 19. |
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CMFRI/ICAR
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1992
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Article
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application/pdf
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en
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http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/527/1/Vol_39_No_3%264%3B235-242.pdf
Khan, Mohammad Zafar and Kurup, K N and Lipton, A P (1992) Status of Bombay duck Harpodon nehereus (Ham.) resource off Saurashtra coast. Indian Journal of Fisheries, 39 (3&4). pp. 235-242. |
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