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Present status of exploitation of fish and shellfish resources: Squid and cuttlefish

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Title Present status of exploitation of fish and shellfish resources:
Squid and cuttlefish
 
Creator Nair, K Prabhakaran
Meiyappan, M M
Rao, G Syda
Mohamed, K S
Vidyasagar, Kuber
Sundaram, K S
Lipton, A P
 
Subject Cephalopods
 
Description A great bulk of the cephalofKxls exploited in India, mostly as by-catch, is landed on the west coast with the
three maritime States of Kerala, Maharashtra and Gujarat accounting for the lion's share. Over 70% of this is obtained
in trawl, while the rest is taken in artisanal fisheries, besides some exclusive fisheries of localised nature. During February
1984 to August 1988, on the west coast as a whole, the post-monsoon season (September-February) is the best period
for cephalopod landings accounting for an average of 63% of the annual production, while premonsoon season (February-
May) is the next productive and the monsoon season (June-August) is the least. Fishery in the monsoon season
is active only at Vizhinjam with the opearation of large number of artisinal gear; however the cephalopod catch is much
less than in other seasons. Loligo duvauceli is the single species that constitutes the squid fishery on the west coast,
while Sepia pharoonsis and Sepia aculeala mainly form the cuttlefish fishery. There is no significant variation in size range
or maturity conditions of the component species of squid and cuttlefish in relation to the seasons. The possible effect
of fishing during monsoon on cephalopod resources is discussed.
 
Publisher CMFRI, Cochin
 
Date 1992
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/2773/1/Article_19.pdf
Nair, K Prabhakaran and Meiyappan, M M and Rao, G Syda and Mohamed, K S and Vidyasagar, Kuber and Sundaram, K S and Lipton, A P (1992) Present status of exploitation of fish and shellfish resources: Squid and cuttlefish. CMFRI Bulletin, 45. pp. 226-241.