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Status of billfish fishery along the Indian coast

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http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/id/eprint/15784
 
Title Status of billfish fishery along the Indian coast
 
Creator Surya, S
Rohit, Prathibha
Abdussamad, E M
Asha, T L
Santhosh, B
Nayak, B B
Mini, K G
Jasmine, S
Kingsly, H Jose
Ponni, J M
Anil, M K
 
Subject Bill fishes
Demersal Fisheries
 
Description The landings of billfishes along the Indian coast showing an increasing trend since the 1990s and the estimated
landings during 2019 was reported to be 14759 tonnes. In India, five species Istiophorus platypterus, Kajikia
audax, Istiompax indica, Makaira nigricans and Xiphias gladius are reported regularly while rare landings of
Tetrapturus angustirostris are also recorded. The average annual billfish landings during 2012-2019 in different
maritime states indicates that Kerala (4942.9 t) leads followed by Tamil Nadu 3386.8 t, Andhra Pradesh
2215.3 t, Gujarat 944.5 t, Maharashtra 277.8 t and so on. Mechanised gillnetter forms the chief craft and
gear operated for billfish resources. I.platypterus dominated among the billfish species landed during all the
years followed by I.indica, X.gladius, M.nigricans and K.audax. The fishes commanded rate of `100 per kg for
I. platypterus, 120-140 for X. gladius and 160-200 for Marlins.
 
Publisher ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute
 
Date 2021
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format text
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/15785/1/MFIS_250_M%20K%20Anil_2021.pdf
Surya, S and Rohit, Prathibha and Abdussamad, E M and Asha, T L and Santhosh, B and Nayak, B B and Mini, K G and Jasmine, S and Kingsly, H Jose and Ponni, J M and Anil, M K (2021) Status of billfish fishery along the Indian coast. Marine Fisheries Information Service, Technical and Extension Series, 250. pp. 18-20. ISSN 0254-380X