Heavy landing of barred seer fish Scomberomorus commerson (Lacepede, 1800) at Visakhapatnam fishing harbour, Andhra Pradesh

Satish Kumar, M and Uma Mahesh, V and Rao, M V Hanumantha and Ghosh, Shubhadeep and Maheswarudu, G (2013) Heavy landing of barred seer fish Scomberomorus commerson (Lacepede, 1800) at Visakhapatnam fishing harbour, Andhra Pradesh. Marine Fisheries Information Service; Technical and Extension Series (216). pp. 5-6.

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    Abstract

    Heavy catches of barred seer fish, Scomberomorus commerson was observed at Chintapalli fishing village, 67 km north of Visakhapatnam on the night of 24-01-2013. The fish were caught by motorized crafts operated at depth of 50-60 m by hook and lines using sardines as bait. The total landing estimated on that day was 1200 kg. The length of the fish ranged from 85 - 153 cm FL and weight from 7.4 - 28 kg. Landings were brought to Visakhapatnam fishing harbour and being a high valued fish, fetched a price of ` 410/kg.

    Item Type: Article
    Uncontrolled Keywords: Heavy landing; barred seer fish; Scomberomorus commerson; Visakhapatnam fishing harbour; Andhra Pradesh
    Subjects: Marine Fisheries > Fish landing
    Divisions: CMFRI-Visakhapatnam
    Depositing User: Arun Surendran
    Date Deposited: 01 Aug 2013 09:53
    Last Modified: 09 Sep 2015 15:55
    URI: http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/id/eprint/9461

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