STUDIES ON LONG WING TRAWL FOR SHRIMPS Off KAKINADA (A. P.) COAST~ (i) RESULTS OF COMPARATIVE FISHING EXPERIMENTS WITH THE CONVENTIONAL TWO SEAM TRAWL

Abstract

Comparative fishing operations with the conventional two
seam net and a 29.26 m. long wing shrimp trawl of four
seam type were undertaken. The result showed that the four
seam net gave nearly twice prawn catch than that of the
conventional type. It was also found that the four seam net
can be developed into a combination trawl for the effective
exploitation of both prawns and fish along the coasts off
Kakinada.