Unusual and heavy landings of rays and skates in Muttom fishing harbor in Kanyakumari District, Tamil Nadu

Udayakumar, A and Jose Kingsly, H and Viswanathan, V and Rachanamol, R S and Lipton, A P (2012) Unusual and heavy landings of rays and skates in Muttom fishing harbor in Kanyakumari District, Tamil Nadu. CMFRI Newsletter Cadalmin (134). p. 14.

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    Abstract

    During June-July 2012, the traditional fishermen of the Jeppiaar Fishing Harbour, Muttom in Kanyakumari District of Tamil Nadu got bumper catches of rays and skates. The body weight of the rays ranged from 0.9 to 1.5 Kg and those of the skates ranged from 2.5 to 4.0 kg. On an average, the estimated catch per day was 6.0 tonnes.

    Item Type: Article
    Subjects: Marine Fisheries > Fish landing > Rare occurrence
    Demersal Fishes > Ray fisheries
    Divisions: CMFRI-Vizhinjam
    Depositing User: Mr. Augustine Sipson N A
    Date Deposited: 26 Sep 2022 07:11
    Last Modified: 26 Sep 2022 07:11
    URI: http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/id/eprint/16291

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