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Stock assessment of the oceanic skipjack, Katsuwonus pelamis in Minicoy, Lakshadweep

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Title Stock assessment of the oceanic skipjack, Katsuwonus pelamis in Minicoy, Lakshadweep
 
Creator Sivadas, M
Pillai, P P
Ganga, U
 
Subject Stock Assessment
Skipjack
 
Description The annual catch of skipjack tuna Katsuwonus pelamis at Minicoy fluctuated between
721.21 and 1036.5 t during 1993-'98 with an average catch of 827.61 which
constituted about 89 % of the total tunas landed by pole and line (live bait) fishery
and troll line fishery. The growth parameters estimated for skipjack tuna were
Loo= 92.6 cm and K= 0.98 (annual). Following VBGF this species is found to attain
a length of 57.8,79.6, 87.7 and 90.8 cm during the I,II,III and IV years respectively.
 
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/4131/1/16.pdf
Sivadas, M and Pillai, P P and Ganga, U (2002) Stock assessment of the oceanic skipjack, Katsuwonus pelamis in Minicoy, Lakshadweep. In: Management of Scombroid Fisheries. CMFRI; Kochi, Kochi, pp. 131-138.