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On the juvenile fishery of Euthynnus affinis and Sarda orientalis along the Tuticorin Coast in Gulf of Mannar

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Title On the juvenile fishery of Euthynnus affinis and Sarda orientalis along the Tuticorin Coast in Gulf of Mannar
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Creator Abdussamad,E M
Balasubramanian,T S
 
Subject Gill net
Hook and line
Tuna fishery
Euthynnus affinis
Sarda orientalis
 
Description Not Available
An estimated 2882 t of tuna were landed by gillnets and hook and line at Tuticorin duringthe year 2006. They were exploited by smallmeshed gillnets locally known as podivalai with 3.3 to 7.5 cm mesh size, large meshed gillnets known as paruvalai with 8-16 cmmesh size and hooks and line operated from mechanized boats and motorized vallams.Small meshed gillnets operate in shallow waters within 10-15 m depth and land tunas along with other medium sized pelagics.Podivalai accounted for 8.3% tuna landings.Large meshed gillnets and hooks and line operate in 50-150 m depth zone beyond 10 km from the coast and land large tunas and pelagics. Large meshed gillnets contributed 90.3% of the total tuna catch.
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Date 2021-09-15T05:47:42Z
2021-09-15T05:47:42Z
2007
 
Type Article
 
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http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/62049
 
Language English
 
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Publisher CMFRI; Kochi