Thangaraj Subramanian, V (2001) On the exploitation of portunid crab Podophthalmus vigil (Weber) along the Chennai coast in Tamil Nadu. Indian Journal of Fisheries, 48 (4). pp. 431-434.
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Abstract
The trend in catch of Podophthalmus vigil at Chennai during 1984-'98 showed slow increase from stray occurrence to a small fishery in 1980's to be followed by an upsurge with the annual catch over lOOt during 1992-'95. After reaching the maximum catch of 217t in 1994-'95, the catch declined drastically to 61 in 1997- '98. The main fishery season was September-January. Males were relatively larger and heavier. Average sex-ratio was 55.2 : 44.8. Peak spawning activities were recorded in October and January.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Crab; Podophthalmus vigil; Chennai; Tamilnadu |
| Subjects: | Crustacean Fisheries > Crabs |
| Divisions: | CMFRI-Cochin > Marine Capture > Crustacean Fisheries |
| ID Code: | 137 |
| Deposited By: | Dr. V Mohan |
| Deposited On: | 12 Mar 2010 16:31 |
| Last Modified: | 15 Mar 2010 18:03 |
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