Prawn fishery along Chennai coast in North Tamil Nadu


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  • V Thangaraj Subrahmanian Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Chennai - 600 006, India

Abstract

The annual prawn landings along Chennai during 1992-'99 vary from 1938t in
1992-'93 to a record 4477t in 1994-'95, with an average of 3235t at 5.29 kg/hr
contributing to 10.1% of trawl catches. Primary fishery occurs around January-
February and the secondary during July-September, with distinctly poor abundance
in peak monsoon and summer months. Migratory populations support
substantial fishery. M. dobsioni (664t, 20.5%), P. indicus, (491t, 15.2%), P.
maxillipedo (392t, 12.1%) and M. monoceros (305t, 9.45%) are the abundant
species. The magnitude of abundance of P. maxillipedo is unique. Marginally
deeper species of Matapenaeopsis and Trachypenaeus, share the catches in moderate
abundance and the larger P. semisulcatus (156t, 4.8%) and P. mondon
(59t, 1.8%) add considerable remunerative values. Revealed by species distribution,
Cauvery-Pulicat axis could be apportioned as single block for effective
resource management.

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  • V Thangaraj Subrahmanian, Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Chennai - 600 006, India
    Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Chennai - 600 006, India

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Vol. 49 No. 4 (2002)

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How to Cite

Subrahmanian, V. T. (2011). Prawn fishery along Chennai coast in North Tamil Nadu. Indian Journal of Fisheries, 49(4), 335-349. https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJF/article/view/8206