Ram Mohan, K and Ghosh, Shubhadeep and Rao, M V Hanumantha and Uma Mahesh, V and Maheswarudu, G (2013) Unusual heavy landings of dolphinfish, Coryphaena hippurus at Visakhapatnam Fishing Harbour. Marine Fisheries Information Service; Technical and Extension Series (215). p. 29.
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Abstract
Heavy landing of the dolphinfish, Coryphaena hippurus was observed in hooks and lines at Visakhapatnam Fishing Harbour on 12th October, 2012 (Fig 1a & b) . Around 7,245 kg of C. hippurus was landed by 90 units on that day. This is the first instance of such huge landing of the dolphinfish at Visakhapatnam Fishing Harbor. In addition to C. hippurus, other species landed were Thunnus albacares (3717 kg), Makaira indica (1710 kg), Megalaspis cordyla (1692 kg), Euthynnus affinis (1170 kg), Katsuwonus pelamis (828 kg) and Scomberomorus guttatus (351 kg).
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Unusual heavy landings; dolphinfish; Coryphaena hippurus; Visakhapatnam Fishing Harbour |
| Subjects: | Marine Fisheries > Fish landing |
| Divisions: | CMFRI-Visakhapatnam |
| Depositing User: | Arun Surendran |
| Date Deposited: | 29 Jul 2013 08:11 |
| Last Modified: | 09 Sep 2015 15:55 |
| URI: | http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/id/eprint/9437 |
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