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Regional and seasonal abundance of the white fish Lactarius lactarius (Schneider) in the Trawling grounds off Bombay — Saurashtra coasts 1957-'63

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Title Regional and seasonal abundance of the white fish
Lactarius lactarius (Schneider) in the
Trawling grounds off Bombay —
Saurashtra coasts 1957-'63
 
Creator Kaikini, A S
 
Subject Silagos-whitings
 
Description The regional and seasonal abundance of Lactarius in the offshore watsrs,
heretofere unknowri are studied in detail from Bombay — Saurashtra waters. Of
the six regions in tiis zone, Kutch ranked highest In Lactarius fishery, both in total
catch and catch rate followed by Porbunder, Dwaraka, Veraval, Cambay and Bombay
regions. The fluctuations in Lactarius fishery for the period 1957-'63 in the
6 subareas are discussed in detail. Lactarius is found to concentrate in the 20-45
m depth range, 30-35 m being optimum. The distribution pattern through the
various seasons studied, showed that the depth ranges also change according to
the season. The average catch rate is observed to be highest in the second
quarter of the year. A gradual north-south migration of Lactarius from Kutch
commencing in April culminates by January at Cambay.
It seems to move from the 25-40 m ranges in March-April to the 40-70
m range in May-June and the reverse movement starts in August-September.
 
Publisher CMFRI/ICAR
 
Date 1974
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/1140/1/Article_10.pdf
Kaikini, A S (1974) Regional and seasonal abundance of the white fish Lactarius lactarius (Schneider) in the Trawling grounds off Bombay — Saurashtra coasts 1957-'63. Indian Journal of Fisheries, 21 (1). pp. 89-108.