Sole fishereis

Abstract

The sole fishery; is one of the major fisheries of the west coast of India and it enjoys considerable local importance. The fishery is limited almost exclusively to the Kerala and South Kanara zones with an active area extending from Moolki in the north to Alleppey-Purakkad in the south. Soles are locally known as nangu in the northern centres and as manthal in the south and being a comparatively inexpensive fish, they are consumed in the fresh and cured states mostly by people of low income