Conservation and management of marine fishery resources of Kerala State, India

The highly productive fisheries of Kerala, India, are suffering from overexploitation. Use of unsuitable fishing gears that result in a high level of wasteful bycatch and destruction of egg bearing and juvenile fish should be controlled. This paper makes some suggestions for monitoring and conservation of the fisheries in Kerala.

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Main Authors: Vijayan, V., Edwin, L., Ravindran, K.
Format: article biblioteca
Language:English
Published: 2000
Subjects:Aquaculture, Fisheries, Marine fisheries, Resource management, Resource conservation, India,
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1834/26176
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Summary:The highly productive fisheries of Kerala, India, are suffering from overexploitation. Use of unsuitable fishing gears that result in a high level of wasteful bycatch and destruction of egg bearing and juvenile fish should be controlled. This paper makes some suggestions for monitoring and conservation of the fisheries in Kerala.