Journal of the Marine Biological Association of India

Exploitation of false-trevally resources in Uttara Kannada waters.

Volume 33 Issue 1&2

B.Neelakantan and N. Kusuma

Abstract

The false-trevally Laciarius lactarius supports a sustenance fishery at many localities in and around Karwar along the coast of Uttara Kannada District of Karnataka. Although an important food fish very little information is available on its biology and fishery.

The present paper deals with the resource characteristics oi L. lactarius. The landings in the district during 1985-86 and 1986-87 were 865.1 and 943.8 tonnes respectively contributing Rs. 4,550,190 and 7,499,940 in money value to the annual fisheries income of the district in the concerned years The fishery is contributed by the 0-year and 1-year (1+) groups at the centres from which samples were taken; with the former being the mainstray of the fishery.

Date : 31-12-1991