Fishery of mud crab, Scylla serrata (Forskal) from Karwar waters

Catch data of Scylla serrata obtained in different gears from Karwar region during December 1983 — November 1984 indicated a sum of 9608 kg of landings of crabs. Majority of the crabs (89.57%) was found to be caught in backwaters by line fishing and cast nets. A considerable (10.43%) quantity of catch was also contributed by gill nets and shore-seines from inshore waters. A maximum of 1207 kg of crabs were landed in December, 1983. The size structure and sex-ratio of S. serrata varied with gear type and period.

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Main Authors: Prasad, P.N., Neelakantan, B.
Format: article biblioteca
Language:English
Published: 1989
Subjects:Fisheries, fishery statistics, size distribution, landing statistics, catching methods, age composition, fishing gear, Scylla serrata, Karwar, Karnataka, India,
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1834/34146
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spelling dig-aquadocs-1834-341462021-07-12T01:47:29Z Fishery of mud crab, Scylla serrata (Forskal) from Karwar waters Prasad, P.N. Neelakantan, B. Fisheries fishery statistics size distribution landing statistics catching methods age composition fishing gear Scylla serrata Karwar Karnataka India Catch data of Scylla serrata obtained in different gears from Karwar region during December 1983 — November 1984 indicated a sum of 9608 kg of landings of crabs. Majority of the crabs (89.57%) was found to be caught in backwaters by line fishing and cast nets. A considerable (10.43%) quantity of catch was also contributed by gill nets and shore-seines from inshore waters. A maximum of 1207 kg of crabs were landed in December, 1983. The size structure and sex-ratio of S. serrata varied with gear type and period. 2021-06-24T17:35:16Z 2021-06-24T17:35:16Z 1989 article 0015-3001 http://hdl.handle.net/1834/34146 en application/pdf application/pdf 15-18 http://aquaticcommons.org/id/eprint/18820 12051 2015-11-17 17:13:51 18820 Society of Fisheries Technologists, India
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topic Fisheries
fishery statistics
size distribution
landing statistics
catching methods
age composition
fishing gear
Scylla serrata
Karwar
Karnataka
India
Fisheries
fishery statistics
size distribution
landing statistics
catching methods
age composition
fishing gear
Scylla serrata
Karwar
Karnataka
India
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fishery statistics
size distribution
landing statistics
catching methods
age composition
fishing gear
Scylla serrata
Karwar
Karnataka
India
Fisheries
fishery statistics
size distribution
landing statistics
catching methods
age composition
fishing gear
Scylla serrata
Karwar
Karnataka
India
Prasad, P.N.
Neelakantan, B.
Fishery of mud crab, Scylla serrata (Forskal) from Karwar waters
description Catch data of Scylla serrata obtained in different gears from Karwar region during December 1983 — November 1984 indicated a sum of 9608 kg of landings of crabs. Majority of the crabs (89.57%) was found to be caught in backwaters by line fishing and cast nets. A considerable (10.43%) quantity of catch was also contributed by gill nets and shore-seines from inshore waters. A maximum of 1207 kg of crabs were landed in December, 1983. The size structure and sex-ratio of S. serrata varied with gear type and period.
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topic_facet Fisheries
fishery statistics
size distribution
landing statistics
catching methods
age composition
fishing gear
Scylla serrata
Karwar
Karnataka
India
author Prasad, P.N.
Neelakantan, B.
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Neelakantan, B.
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title Fishery of mud crab, Scylla serrata (Forskal) from Karwar waters
title_short Fishery of mud crab, Scylla serrata (Forskal) from Karwar waters
title_full Fishery of mud crab, Scylla serrata (Forskal) from Karwar waters
title_fullStr Fishery of mud crab, Scylla serrata (Forskal) from Karwar waters
title_full_unstemmed Fishery of mud crab, Scylla serrata (Forskal) from Karwar waters
title_sort fishery of mud crab, scylla serrata (forskal) from karwar waters
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