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Heavy landing of juveniles of lizardfish Saurida undosquamis (Richardson) at Visakhapatnam

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Title Heavy landing of juveniles of lizardfish Saurida undosquamis
(Richardson) at Visakhapatnam
 
Creator Das, Madhumita
Muktha, M
Maheswarudu, G
 
Subject Lizard Fishes
Fish landing
 
Description Andhra Pradesh has a coastline of 974 km and
continental shelf area of 33,227 km. The annual marine
fish landings of the state ranged from 2,08,305 to
2, 33,900 t during 2006 to 2009 with an annual average
landing of 2, 22,928 t. Highest catch of 2,33,900 t was
observed in 2009 and lowest of 2,08,305 t in the year
2007. Among the demersal resources, lizardfish is one
of the dominant group. Lizardfish is sold and consumed
in both fresh and dried condition at Visakhapatnam and
is preferred by poor people as a protein supplement
and also used in value added products. Lizardfish is
locally called ‘Badematta’ and it supports a regular
fishery.
 
Publisher Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute
 
Date 2011
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/8900/1/208-19.pdf
Das, Madhumita and Muktha, M and Maheswarudu, G (2011) Heavy landing of juveniles of lizardfish Saurida undosquamis (Richardson) at Visakhapatnam. Marine Fisheries Information Service (208). pp. 31-32.