Performance of High Opening Trawls off Veraval, North West Coast of India
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Authors
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K.K. Kunjipalu
Central Institute of Fisheries Technology, Cochin - 682 029
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N. Subramania Pillai
Central Institute of Fisheries Technology, Cochin - 682 029
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M.R. Boopendranath
Central Institute of Fisheries Technology, Cochin - 682 029
Abstract
Results of performance evaluation of a 25 m six panelled high opening trawl are presented. Comparative field trials with one boat high opening trawl of the Bay of Bengal Programme (BOBP) with 360 meshes of 160 mm mesh size and 25.6 m head rope length have indicated an overall efficiency of 9.2 ‘X, for the six panelled high opening trawl over BOBP high opening trawl. The six panelled high opening trawl showed a very high efficiency of 80% in the catch of quality fishes over BOBP trawl. It has also shown an increase over BOBP trawl in the catch of other fin fishes and shell fishes except Lactarius sp. and sciaenids. Suitability of the gear for improved harvesting of bottom and off bottom resources on the north west coast of India are discussed.Downloads
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Submitted
2013-02-28
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2025-06-09
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Kunjipalu, K., Subramania Pillai, N., & Boopendranath, M. (2025). Performance of High Opening Trawls off Veraval, North West Coast of India. Fishery Technology, 27(1). https://doi.org/10.56093/ft.v27i1.27737
