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An unusual bumber catch of white prawn, Penaeus indicus from Kovalam bay near Madras

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Title An unusual bumber catch of white prawn, Penaeus indicus from Kovalam bay near Madras
 
Creator Kathirvel, M
Selvaraj, V
Ramakrishnan, A
Palanichamy, S
Shahul Hameed, K
Poovannan, P
Bose, M
 
Subject Prawn and Prawn fisheries
 
Description In the history of the fishing village, namely, Kovalam (lat. 12°47'N long. 80°15'E), formerly known as Covelong, situated 35 km south of Madras City, heavy landings of the Indian white prawn, Penaeus indicus caught with gill net have occurred for the firsi time during 16th-20th December, 1984. Recent mark-recapture experiments on P. indicus have also established the fact that a longer migration of tagged white prawns took place from Cochin, (place of release) to Ovari - Manappad fishing villages on the southeast coast (Tinnaveli coast), covering a distance of 330-380 km in 68 to 103 days at a rate of 3.5 to 5.5 km/day. The southward migration of white prawns during the present study was in conjunction with the prevailing southerly current along the coast.
 
Publisher CMFRI
 
Date 1985-10
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/4438/1/MFIS_65-4.pdf
Kathirvel, M and Selvaraj, V and Ramakrishnan, A and Palanichamy, S and Shahul Hameed, K and Poovannan, P and Bose, M (1985) An unusual bumber catch of white prawn, Penaeus indicus from Kovalam bay near Madras. Marine Fisheries Information Service, Technical and Extension Series, 65. pp. 15-17.