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Strategies for the development and management of purse seine fishing in India

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Title Strategies for the development and management of purse seine fishing in India
 
Creator Shahul Hameed, M
Mukundan, M
 
Subject Fishery Technology
Fisheries management
 
Description Purse seine, an important bulk catching method was first evolved In the Atlantic Coast during the last quarter of the 19th century and in
India the developmental efforts were initialed by the Indo-Norwegian Project in 1954 and the operations on commercial lines were taken up from
1976 onwards. Enterprising fishermen of Karnataka were the first to Introduce this modern method of fishing, switching over from the traditional
rampant nets. The purse seines spread to Kerala and Goa later. Inilially boats of different length and deck arrangements were tried and after
gaining competency, 15 m boat emerged as the suitable vessel with deck arrangement for portside operation of purse seine net of 600 m length
and 55 m 'depth.
 
Publisher CMFRI; Kochi
 
Date 1991
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/3120/1/Article_23.pdf
Shahul Hameed, M and Mukundan, M (1991) Strategies for the development and management of purse seine fishing in India. CMFRI Bulletin National Symposium on Research and Development in Marine Fisheries Sessions V, VI, VII 1987, 44 (3). pp. 643-647.