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Artisanal Fishery for Prawns at Uppada near Kakinada in Andhra Pradesh coast
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http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/4404/
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Artisanal Fishery for Prawns at Uppada near Kakinada in Andhra Pradesh coast
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Lalitha Devi, S
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Prawn and Prawn fisheries
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| Description |
Uppada (Lat. 17° 6' N, Long 82° 23' E) is an important marine fish landing centre of Kakinada region where prawns form about 4% to 95% in thetotal fish landings. Twenty three species of penaeid prawns and 4 species of non-penaeid prawns contribute to the prawn fishery of which 10 species of penaeid prawns and 3 species of non-penaeid prawns form regular fishery, throughout the year. Data on prawn catches at Uppada collected for aperiod of 5 years from 1979 to 1983 show that an average 501.5 t of piawns are landed per annum at this centre, accounting for 24.1 % of the total fish landings. Penaeid prawns formed 82.4% in total prawn landings and 19.8% in total fish landings.
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CMFRI, Cochin
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1985-03
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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/4404/1/MFIS_62-2.pdf
Lalitha Devi, S (1985) Artisanal Fishery for Prawns at Uppada near Kakinada in Andhra Pradesh coast. Marine Fisheries Information Service, Technical and Extension Series, 62. pp. 6-11. |
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