BOMBAY DUCK (HARPODON NEHEREUS) FISHERY DURING 1950-72


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Authors

  • A K Kesavan Nair Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Cochin
  • G Balakrishnan Nair Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Cochin

Abstract

In India, among the commercially important fishes, Bombay duck
(Harpodon nehereus) ranks next only to oil sardine and mackerel, the annual
average catch during 1968-72 being about 72,000 tonnes, forming 7% of the
total aU-India marine fish landings. The average annual landings of this fish is
worth about Rs. 75 million, when value at Re. 1 per kg. Outside India, Bombay
duck forms a fishery on the east coast of Africa, Malaya, Indonesia and
China (Rao 1969).

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Author Biographies

  • A K Kesavan Nair, Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Cochin
    Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Cochin
  • G Balakrishnan Nair, Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Cochin
    Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Cochin

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Vol. 22 No. 1 & 2 (1975)

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How to Cite

Nair, A. K. K., & Nair, G. B. (2011). BOMBAY DUCK (HARPODON NEHEREUS) FISHERY DURING 1950-72. Indian Journal of Fisheries, 22(1 & 2), 198-204. https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJF/article/view/12229