Resources of Ribbon Fish and Cat Fish off the South West Coast of lndia

Abstract

The acoustic surveys and fishing experiments conducted by the research vessels RASTRELLIGER and SARDINELLA of the Pelagic Fishery Project from Ratnagiri to the Gulf of Mannar for the past four years have considerably enhanced our knowledge of the pelagic fishery resources, their abundance and seasonal distribution and possible methods of exploitation (Anonymous 1974, 1975 & 1976). The average annual landings of ribbon fish and cat fish for the past ten years with 78,000tonnes form only 7.7% of the total marine fish production in India.