BAIT-FISH AND TUNA CATCHES AT MINICOY ISLAND (LAKSHADWEEP) IN RELATION TO LUNAR CYCLE DURING 1983-84 SEASON


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Authors

  • Madan Mohan Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Cochin.
  • K K Kunhikoya Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Cochin.

Abstract

The catches of bait-fish and tuna in relation to moon phases during
1983-84 pole-and-line tuna-fishing season is discussed. Bait-fish and tuna catches
for the season as a whole were relatively high during new-moon phase and low
'during the last quarter of the moon. Tuna catches per kg of bait fish were high
during the last quarter of moon and low during newmoon phase. Efforts in both
bait fishing and tuna fishing and catehes-per-unit-of-effort of bait fishes and tuna
were highest during newmoon phase, then decreased gradually and was lowest in
the last quarters.

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Author Biographies

  • Madan Mohan, Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Cochin.
    Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Cochin.
  • K K Kunhikoya, Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Cochin.
    Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Cochin.

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Vol. 34 No. 3 (1987)

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Mohan, M., & Kunhikoya, K. K. (2011). BAIT-FISH AND TUNA CATCHES AT MINICOY ISLAND (LAKSHADWEEP) IN RELATION TO LUNAR CYCLE DURING 1983-84 SEASON. Indian Journal of Fisheries, 34(3), 355-358. https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJF/article/view/10803