A potential new resource of prawn from the Karnataka coast

Sukumaran, K K and Nandakumar, G (1983) A potential new resource of prawn from the Karnataka coast. Marine Fisheries Information Service, Technical and Extension Series, 54. pp. 16-18.

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Abstract

Along the Karnataka coast, Mangalore, Maipe and Karwar are centres from where prawns are caught in fairly good quantities throughout the year. It is estimated that around 4 to 5 thousand tonnes of prawns are landed in this state annually and the important species contributing to the fishery are Metapenaeus dobsoni, M. affinis, M. monoceros, Parapenaeopsis stylifera, Penaeus indicus, P. merguiensis and P. monodon belonging to the penaeid group.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Prawn fishery; penaeid group; Karnataka coast
Subjects: 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
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Date Deposited: 23 Sep 2010 05:37
Last Modified: 09 Sep 2015 15:20
URI: http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/id/eprint/2974

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