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Prawn resources of the Maharashtra Coast with special reference to Penaeids

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Title Prawn resources of the Maharashtra Coast with special reference to Penaeids
 
Creator Ramamurthy, S
 
Subject Prawn and Prawn fisheries
 
Description Maharashtra with an annual average catch of 66250 t contributes to 49% of the nation's marine prawn
production. Non-penaeid prawns constitute the bulk, the State's share being 9090 of the Indian nonpenaeid
catch. Penaeids accounted for 30:/, of the prawn fishe~y of the State and23"/, of the penaeid landing
of India. Statistical analysis of the annual production of prawns in Maharashtra during 1961-80 revealed
an upward trend in penaeid prawns. For non-penaeids, the trend showed increase up to 1977 and thereafter
a gradual decline The variations in the annual fishing effort have also been discussed.
 
Publisher Society of Fisheries Technologists
 
Date 1985
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/5977/1/Article_04.pdf
Ramamurthy, S (1985) Prawn resources of the Maharashtra Coast with special reference to Penaeids. Harvest and post-harvest technology of fish. pp. 37-45.