- Home
- Organization
- History
- Executive Council
- Associate Office-Bearers
- Editorial Board
- Minutes of General Body
- MBAI Chapters
- Constitution/ Bye Law
Journal of the Marine Biological Association of India
The Sciaenid fishery resources off Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh
This paper presents the trend of Sciaenid fishery off Kakinada during the period 1990-99 with a brief description of the species represented. The annual average landing of the group in trawl was 1726t (36 kg/E; 2.5 kg/hr.) contributing to 6.3 % in the total marine landings at Kakinada.The fishery is exposed to high fishing pressure as evidenced by a decline in the catch and catch rate with an increase in effort over the period. Seasonally, peak landings were obtained during January/February and during August to November. Otolithus ruber (12%) followed by Johnius carutta (11.6%) were the major species represented in the trawl landings. In gill net, the annual catch of 44 t was represented by Protonibea diacanthus (51%) and Nibea soldado (36.2%). Peak landing was obtained during March, June and December in gill net. A total of 17 species belonging to 11 genera were represented in the landings. The important identifying characters of the species are described.
The Marine Biological Association of India
PB No. 1604, CMFRI Campus,
Cochin - 682018, Kerala State, India
Tel : +91 484 2394420, 2394867
Fax : +91 484 2394909
Email : mail@mbai.org.in
Web : http://mbai.org.in
The Marine Biological Association of India C/o Mandapam Regional Centre of CMFRI Marine Fisheries P. O, Mandapam Camp, Ramanathapuram District, Tamil Nadu- 623 520