DRIFT GILL-NETTING IN LOWER SUNDARBANS, WEST BENGAL


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Authors

  • M K Banerjee Estuarine Fisheries Research Centre, Calcutta
  • R D Chakraborti Estuarine Fisheries Research Centre, Calcutta

Abstract

Fishing trials were made in the Lower Sundarbans to study the effectiveness of
.threedifferentmeshsizes(88,mm, 101 nimandll4mm)of gillnetsin the capture of fishes
of conunercial importanc;. Seventy per cent of the catches were sharks. Both Hilsa
ilisha and Scomberomorus guttatus were mainly gilled by the 89-mm meshes, whereas the
101-mm meshes were more effective for Chirocentms dorab and Pampus argenteus.
Majority of fishes captured were entangled mainly inthe 101-mm-ijieshed nets.

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Author Biographies

  • M K Banerjee, Estuarine Fisheries Research Centre, Calcutta
    Estuarine Fisheries Research Centre, Calcutta
  • R D Chakraborti, Estuarine Fisheries Research Centre, Calcutta
    Estuarine Fisheries Research Centre, Calcutta

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Vol. 16 No. 1 & 2 (1969)

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How to Cite

Banerjee, M. K., & Chakraborti, R. D. (2011). DRIFT GILL-NETTING IN LOWER SUNDARBANS, WEST BENGAL. Indian Journal of Fisheries, 16(1 & 2), 75-81. https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJF/article/view/13242