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Resource characteristics of the ribbonfish Trichiurus lepturus Linnaeus at Vizhinjam, southwest coast of India

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Title Resource characteristics of the ribbonfish Trichiurus lepturus Linnaeus at Vizhinjam,
southwest coast of India
 
Creator Lazarus, S
Sarma, P S Sadasiva
 
Subject Ribbon Fishes
 
Description The annual landings of the ribbon fish Trichiurus leptwus at Vizhinjam during 1979-81 fluctuated
between 5831 and 34291 with an average at 21241 forming 43 % of the total fish catch. The active
fishery season was from June to October with peak landings during July and August/September.
Boatseinecontributed96%ofthecatch with a maximum CPUE of 111.5 kg. Hooks andline, shore
seine and gill net accounted for the rest of the catch. The size and maturity distribution and sex-ratio
of T. leptwus in the catches are given along with its food and feeding habits. The disposal and utilisa*
tion of the catch are also briefly described.
 
Publisher MBAI
 
Date 1991
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/822/1/Laz_Sad_89-98.pdf
Lazarus, S and Sarma, P S Sadasiva (1991) Resource characteristics of the ribbonfish Trichiurus lepturus Linnaeus at Vizhinjam, southwest coast of India. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of India, 33 (1&2). pp. 89-98.