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Fishery, biology and resource characteristics of golden anchovy, Coilia dussumieri (Cuv & Val)

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Title Fishery, biology and resource characteristics
of golden anchovy, Coilia dussumieri (Cuv & Val)
 
Creator Khan, Mohammad Zafar
 
Subject Pelagic Fisheries
 
Description Coilia dussumieri (Cuv & Val) forms an important component
of dol net fishery. Maharashtra and Gujarat contribute 10022 t
and 14745 t respectively, while West Bengal and Orissa land 4000t
and 586 t respectively. The species is a pelagic zooplanktonjeeder,
feeding mainly on copepods, ostracods. sergestes and young ones
offish. It spawns once in life during April-June. Size at first maturity
has been estimated as 162 mm for females and 160 mm for
males. The growtli parameters estimated are Loo = 230 mm and K =
1.35. The total mortality coefficient (Z) is 5.468 and MSY 16395 t,
whereas the average yield is 8509 t indicating that the fishing is
below optimum level and it can sustain increased effort up to 126%.
 
Publisher CMFRI Kochi
 
Contributor Pillai, V N
Menon, N G
 
Date 2000
 
Type Book Section
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/4271/1/21.pdf
Khan, Mohammad Zafar (2000) Fishery, biology and resource characteristics of golden anchovy, Coilia dussumieri (Cuv & Val). In: Marine Fisheries Research and Management. CMFRI Kochi, Kochi, pp. 310-316.