Trends in marine crab fishery of India

Josileen, Jose and Dineshbabu, A P and Sarada, P T and Dash, Gyanaranjan and Divipala, Indira and Kumar, Rajan and Rajkumar, M and Saleela, K N and Pillai, S Lakshmi and Chakraborty, Rekha D and Ragesh, N and Sreesanth, L and Augustine, Sindhu K and Sathianandan, T V (2021) Trends in marine crab fishery of India. Marine Fisheries Information Service, Technical and Extension Series, 249. pp. 7-19. ISSN 0254-380X

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Abstract

The overall production of marine crabs in India during 1975-2020 was around 1.61 million tonnes, accounting an average of 9.6% in the total crustacean landings. The overall trend of the fishery indicated an increase at the national level, recording a maximum landing of 57354 tonnes (t) during 2018 and the lowest record of 14202 t during 1978. Bulk of the estimated landings (59%) were from Tamil Nadu and Gujarat with the three portunid crabs Portunus sanguinolentus, Portunus pelagicus and Charybdis feriata dominating in the fishery during 2007-2020.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Marine crabs; India; maritime states; landings; bionomics
Subjects:	Crustacean Fisheries Crustacean Fisheries > Crabs
Divisions:	CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Capture > Crustacean Fisheries Division Subject Area > CMFRI > CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Capture > Crustacean Fisheries Division CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Capture > Crustacean Fisheries Division Subject Area > CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Capture > Crustacean Fisheries Division
Depositing User:	Mr. Prashanth P K
Date Deposited:	04 Jan 2022 10:02
Last Modified:	20 Jan 2022 08:40
URI:	http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/id/eprint/15656

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