Bombay Duck, Harpodon nehereus (Ham.)

Abstract

The principal aim of any comprehensive fisheries research programme is primarily to obtain a maximum sustained yield and avoid depletion of stocks. Researches on the biology of the species contributing to a fishery form an essential prerequisite in regulating the exploitation of stocks to the maximum advantage. The study of distribution of the species and the stocks from which the fishery is supported forms valuable information in assessing the fishery potential. Considerable amount of information on these lines in respect of the commercially important fish species has been gathered by the Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute in the past two decades.