Estimating the population density of prawns by the use of catch per effort data from prawn trawlers at Chilaw

The penaeid prawns of Sri Lanka from estuaries and sea are an important commercial fishery resource. This resource has been exploited over the last century or more by local fishermen using indigenous fishing gear from locally sail-driven or oar-driven fishing crafts. In more recent times, the Fisheries Research Division of the Department of Fisheries undertook surveys of the seas and lagoons of Sri Lanka with a view to ascertain whether any unexploited resources of prawns existed. These publications deal with the species composition, biology, distribution and abundance in the lagoons and inshore waters of Sri Lanka.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Siddeek, M.S.M.
Format:	article biblioteca
Language:	English
Published:	1978
Subjects:	Biology, prawns, stock assessment, abundance, population dynamic, biology, species composition, distribution, lagoons, inshore waters, Sri Lanka,
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/1834/32859
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