Fishery resource characteristics and stock assessment of ribbonfish, Trichiurus lepturus (Linnaeus)

Khan, Mohammad Zafar (2006) Fishery resource characteristics and stock assessment of ribbonfish, Trichiurus lepturus (Linnaeus). Indian Journal of Fisheries, 53 (1). pp. 1-12.

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    Abstract

    Ribbonfish, Trichiurus lepturus (Linnaeus) has become one of the most important exploited resources in the northwest coast of India. It was landed as bycatch of shrimp trawler earlier but on account of emerging export demand it is now increasingly targeted. The resource has been monitored for more than ten years. The landings of ribbonfishes varied between 16,000 t (1995) and 63,000 t (2000) with an average catch of 33,000 t. The trawl contributed about 93 % of the total landing. Peak catch rates were observed in September and November-December. T. lepturus is a carnivorous predator feeding on crustaceans, fishes and cephalopods. Spawning season is prolonged from October-May. Individual fish spawns once in a year and the minimum size at maturity is 75 cm. The fecundity varied between 4,900 and 81,000 with a relative fecundity of 65 ova/gm of body weight.

    Item Type: Article
    Uncontrolled Keywords: Fishery; resource characteristics; stock assessment; ribbonfish; Trichiurus lepturus
    Subjects: Demersal Fishes > Ribbon fishes
    Marine Fisheries > Stock Assessment
    Divisions: CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Capture > Pelagic Fisheries Division
    Subject Area > CMFRI > CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Capture > Pelagic Fisheries Division
    CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Capture > Pelagic Fisheries Division
    Subject Area > CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Capture > Pelagic Fisheries Division
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    Date Deposited: 03 Nov 2010 11:35
    Last Modified: 09 Sep 2015 15:34
    URI: http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/id/eprint/5821

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