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Fishery of the sand lobster Thenus orientalis (Lund) by bottomset gillnets along Tamil Nadu
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Fishery of the sand lobster Thenus orientalis (Lund) by bottomset gillnets along Tamil Nadu
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Kizhakudan, Joe K
Thirumilu, P Manibal, C |
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Bottom Trawling
Lobsters |
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| Description |
Sand lobsters are generally landed as a by-catch in shrimp and cephalopod trawl nets operating in coastal waters (20-60 m depths). The resource is most abun-dant off the north-west and south-east coasts. With the increase in demand for sand lobsters in export market, the resource achieved prominance in exploitation. The gear used predominantly was “pannu valai” operated as a bottom-set gill net. Generally the mesh size of this net varies from 60-65 / 80-85 mm and net is approximately 1-1.5 km long. The size group analysis indicates the dominance of juveniles and sub-adults in shallow depths and a preferential movement of the animals with increasing size and maturity towards deeper waters and possibly towards a lower temperature regime.
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CMFRI
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2004-07
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Article
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application/pdf
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en
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http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/3875/1/Article3.pdf
Kizhakudan, Joe K and Thirumilu, P and Manibal, C (2004) Fishery of the sand lobster Thenus orientalis (Lund) by bottomset gillnets along Tamil Nadu. Marine Fisheries Information Service, Technical and Extension Series, 181. pp. 6-7. |
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