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Status of exploitation of tuna, mackerel and seerfish in Andaman and Nicobar Islands

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Title Status of exploitation of tuna, mackerel and seerfish in Andaman and Nicobar Islands
 
Creator Madhu, K
Madhu, Rema
Ahlawat, S P S
Raveendran, E K
Dam Roy, S
 
Subject Mackerel fishery
Seerfishes
Tuna fisheries
 
Description Annual fish landing of Andaman and Nicobar Islands during 1989-'99 and the contribution
of scombroids viz., tuna, mackerel and seerfishes are described. During the
period the exploitation of tuna ranged between 321 to 3,8231, the average contribution
being about 5% of the total fish landings. Among the tuna species, yellowfin
tuna Thunnus albacares is the major contributor followed by skipjack tuna
Katsuwonus pelamis and bigeye tuna Thunns obesus all of which are best caught
during March to August. The mackerfel fishery is supported by Rastrelliger
brachysoma followed by R.kanagurta. The total mackerel landings ranged between
806 to 1,9551, the major fishing season being from March to June and September to
October and is best caught in the gill nets and boat seines. Seerfishes are dominantly
represented by two genera and three species vjz. Scomberomorus commerson,
S. guttatus and Acanthocybium solandri. Their major fishing season is from March
to August and November to Febmary, being generally caught by gill nets, troll lines
and hand lines. During the period of 1989 -'99, the total exploitation of seerfishes
ranged between 293 to 1,172 t and showed a gradual increase in their production.
 
Publisher CMFRI; Kochi
 
Contributor Pillai, N G K
Menon, N G
Pillai, P P
Ganga, U
 
Date 2002
 
Type Book Section
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/4101/1/5.pdf
Madhu, K and Madhu, Rema and Ahlawat, S P S and Raveendran, E K and Dam Roy, S (2002) Status of exploitation of tuna, mackerel and seerfish in Andaman and Nicobar Islands. In: Management of Scombroid Fisheries. CMFRI; Kochi, Kochi, pp. 49-55.