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An appraisal of the marine fishery resources of Visakhapatnam coast

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Title An appraisal of the marine fishery resources of Visakhapatnam coast
 
Creator Rao, G Sudhakara
 
Subject Fisheries Resources
Marine Fisheries
 
Description Located along the east coast of India, between 17 deg 15' N
and 17 deg 55' N Latitudes (Fig. 1), the Visakhapatnam coast
(bordering the district of Visakhapatnam) has a special pl;;tce
in the marine fisheries map of India being the nucieus of d.eep
sea trawling activities and various other mechanised and
non-mechanised gear operations. The range of gear operated varies from the tiny .catamarans to the modern shrimp
trawlers with all the gadgets of navigation and fishing. With a
number of fish landing centres dotted along the 130 km
coastline, about 19,7351 of fish are harvested annually from
the waters of this coast. Apart from this, about 130 large
trawlers, 60 mini-trawlers and 100 'sana' boats fishing along
the Orissa and West Bengal coasts land their catches at
Visakhapatnam Fishing Harbour.
 
Date 1993
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/7336/1/341-FISHING_CHIMES_1993.pdf
Rao, G Sudhakara (1993) An appraisal of the marine fishery resources of Visakhapatnam coast. Fishing Chimes, 13 (1). pp. 81-87.