PRAWN FISHERY OF ALLEPPEY COAST DURING THE S.W. MONSOONS OF 1972-1976


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Authors

  • P Surendranatha Kurup Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute

Abstract

the same season and
also duting the corresponding months of different seasons. The prawn catch was
mainly constituted by Metapenaeus dobsoni (Miers). June-July months were
more productive on account of recruitment of more individuals belonging to
higher size groups. The monthly average mean sizes of M. dobsoni showed great
disparity, ranging between 75.2 mm and 91.5 mm for males and 81.3 mm and
103.4 mm for females. In the species, males were found in a higher proportion
than females in lower size groups, but females occurred in higher proportions
in higher size groups. The recruitment of mature females into the fishery was
quite irregular throughout the seasons of different years under study. The analysis
of stomach

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Author Biography

  • P Surendranatha Kurup, Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute
    Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute

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Vol. 32 No. 1 (1985)

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How to Cite

Kurup, P. S. (2011). PRAWN FISHERY OF ALLEPPEY COAST DURING THE S.W. MONSOONS OF 1972-1976. Indian Journal of Fisheries, 32(1), 44-54. https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJF/article/view/11612