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Bumper catch of oil sardine Sardinella longiceps along Cuddalore coast

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Title Bumper catch of oil sardine Sardinella longiceps along Cuddalore coast
 
Creator Kasim, H M
Mohanraj, G
Thangavelu, R
Mohan, S
Rajapackiam, S
Thirumilu, P
Poovannan, P
Chidambaram, L
Manivasagam, M
Vasu, R
 
Subject Oil sardine
Fish and Fisheries
 
Description The oil sardine Sardinella longiceps constitutes
the most important pelagic resource sustaining the
marine fishery on the west coast of India. Two
decades ago, the occurrence of this species along
the east coast was considered sporadic and rare. In
early eighties, there was report on the unusual
landing of this species along Puducherry region. Over
the years, there has been an increase in the landings
of this species on the east coast especially along
the Coromandal coast. In July 2008, there were
reports in the local daily news papers that the oil
sardine shoals were found to move towards the shore
off Devanampattinam fishing village and small boys
were also able to have easy access to the fish shoal
who handpicked the sardines. Some fishes were also
stranded and found dead on the beach. This
occurrence is linked to upwelling phenomenon which
brings the oxygen depleted cold water from the
bottom of the sea due to churning by the water
current.
 
Publisher CMFRI
 
Date 2009
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/3772/1/Kas.pdf
Kasim, H M and Mohanraj, G and Thangavelu, R and Mohan, S and Rajapackiam, S and Thirumilu, P and Poovannan, P and Chidambaram, L and Manivasagam, M and Vasu, R (2009) Bumper catch of oil sardine Sardinella longiceps along Cuddalore coast. Marine Fisheries Information Service, Technical and Extension Series, 199. pp. 8-9.