Das, Madhumita (2011) Largest goatfish, Upeneus moluccensis (Bleeker, 1855) caught off Visakhapatnam. Marine Fisheries Information Service, Technical and Extension Series (209). p. 17.
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Abstract
Goatfish constitute an important demersal fishery resource landed at Visakhapatnam Fishing Harbour. They formed 14.4% of the trawl landings of the harbour and comprised of Upeneus vittatus (57.0%), Upeneus sulphureus (24.6%), Upeneus moluccensis (18%) and Upeneus tragula (0.4%). Parupeneus heptacanthus and Parupeneus indicus occur rarely in the fishery. During 2005 - 2009, the annual goatfish catch of Visakhapatnam Fishing Harbour was in the range of 2177 - 3463 t with an average catch of 2859 t. The annual average landings of U. moluccensis during 2005 -'09 was 515 t forming 18% of the total goatfish catch at the fishing harbour. They are mainly exploited by bottom trawlers along with marginal exploitation by both drift and bottom set gillnets.
Item Type: | Article |
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Uncontrolled Keywords: | Largest goatfish; Upeneus moluccensis; Visakhapatnam |
Subjects: | Demersal Fishes > Goat fishes Marine Fisheries |
Divisions: | CMFRI-Visakhapatnam |
Depositing User: | Arun Surendran |
Date Deposited: | 30 Nov 2012 07:39 |
Last Modified: | 30 Sep 2021 09:29 |
URI: | http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/id/eprint/9134 |
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