RIBBONFISH FISHERY OF KAKINADA AREA DURING 1977-80


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Authors

  • Y Appanna Sastry Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute Research Centre, Waltair, Visakhapatnam

Abstract

Annual landings qf ribbonfish at Kakinada by small commercial trawlers
varied from 787 t to 2,?23 t during 1977-80 forming on an average 10.5% of
the all-fish catch. Catch trends and length-frequency distribution of six species
of ribbonfish, namely, frichiurus lepturus, T. susselU, Lepturacanthus gangeticus,
L. savala, Eupleutogrammus muticus and E. glossodon are dealt with.
Seasonfil fishing trends and the age composition in the landings of T. lepturus,
the most dominant specjies, are discussed. A brief account of the ribbonfish
fishery by these indigenotjis gears, for the year 1980, at Uppada, a major landing
centre near Kakinada, is:also given.

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Author Biography

  • Y Appanna Sastry, Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute Research Centre, Waltair, Visakhapatnam
    Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute Research Centre, Waltair,
    Visakhapatnam

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Vol. 31 No. 3 (1984)

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How to Cite

Sastry, Y. A. (2011). RIBBONFISH FISHERY OF KAKINADA AREA DURING 1977-80. Indian Journal of Fisheries, 31(3), 337-344. https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJF/article/view/11778