Whitebaits

Gopakumar, G and Pillai, N G K (2000) Whitebaits. In: Marine Fisheries Research and Management. CMFRI; Kochi, Kochi, pp. 296-309.

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    Abstract

    The present status of exploitation of whitebaits and information on their biology and stock position are reviewed. Encrasicholina devisi and Stolephorus waitei together account for major share of the whitebait catch. Aspects of fishery, size distribution in the fishery, size at first maturity, spawning season and seasons of young fish abundance for both the species at different observation centres are presented. Food of these species comprised chiefly of copepods and other zooplankters. The exploitation rate for S. waitei were 0.48 and 0.38 and for E. devisi 0.29 and 0.15 respectively along the east and west coasts. E. devisi is poorly exploited along both the coasts. E. devisi and E. punctifer are hardy, and can survive in captivity for one to three months and could therefore be utilised as live baits in the tuna pole and line fishery.

    Item Type: Book Section
    Uncontrolled Keywords: Whitebaits
    Subjects: Pelagic Fisheries
    Divisions: CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Capture > Pelagic Fisheries Division
    Subject Area > CMFRI > CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Capture > Pelagic Fisheries Division
    CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Capture > Pelagic Fisheries Division
    Subject Area > CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Capture > Pelagic Fisheries Division
    Depositing User: Arun Surendran
    Date Deposited: 04 Oct 2010 08:30
    Last Modified: 09 Sep 2015 15:26
    URI: http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/id/eprint/4233

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