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Tuna Fishery and Stock Assessment of Component Species off Chennai Coast

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Title Tuna Fishery and Stock Assessment of Component Species off Chennai Coast
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Creator Mohan,S
Kasim,H M
 
Subject Tuna Fishery
Stock Assessment
Component Species
off Chennai Coast
 
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All India tuna production continued to increase with fluctuations from 848 t in 1951 to
64,006 t in 2006, with a peak production of 64,006 t in 2006. During 1985-2006 it varied from
27,148 t in 1985 to 64,006 t in 2006 with annual average landings of 39,937 t. Annual average
tuna production by different maritime states was 17,041 t (42.7%) by Kerala, 5,615 t (14.1%)
by Gujarat, 5,000 t (12.5%) by Tamilnadu, 2,741 t (6.9%) by Lakshadweep, 2,812 (7.0%)
Karnataka, 2,716 t (6.8%) by Maharashtra, 2,009 t (5.9%) by Andhrapradesh, 1,095 t (2.7%) by
Goa, 444 t (1.1%) by Andaman & Nicobar Islands, 262 t (0.7%) by Pondicherry, 134 t (0.3%) by
Orissa, 68 t (0.2%) by West Bengal. Tamilnadu catch varied from 1,336 t in 1985 to 10,912 t in
2006 with an average of 5,000 t forming 1.4% of total marine fish production during 1985-2006.
Species composition of all India tuna catch was Euthynnus affinis (51.2%), Katsuwonus pelamis
(4.1%), Thunnus tonggol (10.4%), Auxis spp. (20.7%) and other tunnies (13.6%) and the species
composition of Tamilnadu was E. affinis (59.7%), K. pelamis (11.5), Auxis spp. (12.5%), T.
tonggol (5.5%) and other tunas (10.8%).
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Date 2021-09-16T04:34:52Z
2021-09-16T04:34:52Z
2009
 
Type Article
 
Identifier Not Available
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http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/62559
 
Language English
 
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Publisher Asian Fisheries Soceity; Malaysia