Fishery, biology and population characteristics of frigate tuna Auxis thazard (Lacepede, 1800) from Indian waters

Azeez, P A and Abdussamad, E M and Rajesh, K M and Chellappan, Anulekshmi and Nakhawa, A D and Surya, S and Koya, Mohammed and Ghosh, Shubhadeep and Manas, H M and Rohit, Prathibha (2024) Fishery, biology and population characteristics of frigate tuna Auxis thazard (Lacepede, 1800) from Indian waters. Indian Journal of Fisheries, 71 (1). pp. 64-69. ISSN 0970 - 6011

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Abstract

The frigate tuna, Auxis thazard forms a coastal fishery in India throughout the year. During the period 2015-2020, with an annual average catch of 6,387 t, the resource formed 7.14% of the total tuna catch of the country. Andhra Pradesh (1,131 t) recorded the maximum landings followed by Karnataka (968 t) and Tamil Nadu (701 t). In West Bengal and Odisha, A. thazard formed more than 60% of the total tunas landed. Mature fishes dominated in January-March. Size at first maturity was 31.9 cm TL. Size (fork length) was in the range 22.8-68 cm and the estimated length-weight relationship was log W = 0.000049 + 3.1740 log L (n = 832, r2 = 0.93) (95% CI). The von Bertalanffy growth equation derived was: Lt = 72.6 [1 - e -0.73 (t + 0.063)]. The growth performance index was 3.585 and the length at first capture was estimated at 33.35 cm. The estimated natural mortality, fishing mortality and total mortality were 1.17, 1.21 and 2.38 respectively; the exploitation rate was 0.508. Emax estimated was 0.735, which is higher than the present levels, indicating scope for further exploitation. The prediction analysis for MSY, F/Fmsy and B/Bmsy showed the current exploitation is sustainable, indicating scope for increasing catch with increased effort.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Fishery biology; Population dynamics; Thompson and Bell; VPA
Subjects:	Pelagic Fisheries > Tuna fisheries Fishery Biology
Divisions:	CMFRI-Mangalore CMFRI-Mumbai CMFRI-Veraval CMFRI-Visakhapatnam CMFRI-Vizhinjam CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Capture > Finfish Fisheries Division Subject Area > CMFRI > CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Capture > Finfish Fisheries Division CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Capture > Finfish Fisheries Division Subject Area > CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Capture > Finfish Fisheries Division
Depositing User:	Arun Surendran
Date Deposited:	02 Apr 2024 04:33
Last Modified:	11 Apr 2024 08:38
URI:	http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/id/eprint/18249

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