Pillai, S Lakshmi and Thirumilu, P (2012) Fishery, biology and yield estimates of Portunus sanguinolentus off Chennai. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of India, 54 (1). pp. 73-76.
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Abstract
The fishery and stock characteristics of the dominant species of crab, Portunus sanguinolentus was studied along the Chennai coast. The annual crab landings during the period 1998-2007 ranged from 236 t to 1,628 t with the catch rate fluctuating between 0.78 kg/h and 2.01 kg/h. The carapace width of P. sanguinolentus in the fishery was 41-165 mm for females and 41-155 mm for males. Females were dominant throughout the period of study, the overall sex ratio 1:1.41.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | P. sanguinolentus; Chennai; fishery; growth; mortality; yield estimates |
| Subjects: | Fishery Biology Crustacean Fisheries > Prawn and Prawn fisheries |
| Divisions: | CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Capture > Crustacean Fisheries Division Subject Area > CMFRI > CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Capture > Crustacean Fisheries Division CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Capture > Crustacean Fisheries Division Subject Area > CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Capture > Crustacean Fisheries Division |
| Depositing User: | Arun Surendran |
| Date Deposited: | 13 Jul 2012 09:29 |
| Last Modified: | 09 Sep 2015 15:53 |
| URI: | http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/id/eprint/9014 |
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