"ACHIL", A TACKLE FOR SARDINES


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Authors

  • S Lazarus Calicut Research Centre of Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, CaUc

Abstract

Sardines are normally caught by gill nets and seine nets. Apart from
these, several indigenous types of gears have been developed by fishermen
to suit local conditions, which, though primitive and crude in appearance,
are efficient in their own ways. 'Achil', a type of hand line, is one
such gear developed and used to capture the lesser sardines and the rainbow
sardines along the south-west coast of India between Varkkala and Cape
Comorin. Since good results are obtained for the small cost (Rs. 3.50 per unit)
and the little effort (one man-day only) the gear is used extensively by fishermen
since 1972 in this stretch of the coas

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Author Biography

  • S Lazarus, Calicut Research Centre of Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, CaUc
    Calicut Research Centre of Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, CaUc

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Issue

Vol. 31 No. 3 (1984)

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How to Cite

Lazarus, S. (2011). "ACHIL", A TACKLE FOR SARDINES. Indian Journal of Fisheries, 31(3), 368-369. https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJF/article/view/11786