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Minimum Legal Size (MLS) of capture to avoid growth overfishing of commercially exploited fish and shellfish species of Kerala

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Title Minimum Legal Size (MLS) of capture to avoid growth overfishing of commercially
exploited fish and shellfish species of Kerala
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Creator Josileen,Jose
Nair,Rekha J
Sobhana,K S
Pillai,S Lakshmi
Ganga,U
Abdussamad,E M
Sathianandan,T V
Maheswarudu,G
Zacharia,P U
Mohamed,K S
Chakraborty,Rekha D
Kizhakudan,Shoba Joe
Najmudeen,T M
 
Subject Minimum Legal Size (MLS) of capture
growth overfishing
 
Description Not Available
During the current fishing season, considerable
amount of juveniles of small pelagics have been
captured along Kerala coast in a targeted manner to
meet the demand of fish meal plants. Exploitation of
juvenile fish results in considerable economic loss, in
terms of what could have been obtained had the
fishers waited for a few months and allowed the animal
to grow in size and weight. This phenomenon called
as growth over-fishing also causes serious damage to
the fish stock in terms of long-term sustainability of
the resources. A minimum legal size (MLS) is seen as a
fisheries management tool with the ability to protect
juvenile fish, maintain spawning stocks and control
the sizes of fish caught. The MLS sets the smallest
size at which a particular species can be legally
retained if caught. MLS could be used to protect
immature fish ensuring that enough fish survive to
grow and spawn, control the numbers and sizes of
fish landed, maximize marketing and economic
benefits and promote the aesthetic values of fish.
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Date 2021-09-17T04:07:17Z
2021-09-17T04:07:17Z
2014
 
Type Article
 
Identifier Not Available
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http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/63549
 
Language English
 
Relation Not Available
 
Publisher Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute