Systematics, fishery and biology of the white sardine Escualosa thoracata (Valenciennes, 1847) exploited off Kerala, south-west coast of India

Abdussamad, E M and Mini, K G and Gireesh, R and Prakasan, D and Retheesh, T B and Rohit, Prathibha and Gopalakrishnan, A (2018) Systematics, fishery and biology of the white sardine Escualosa thoracata (Valenciennes, 1847) exploited off Kerala, south-west coast of India. Indian Journal of Fisheries, 65 (1). pp. 26-31.

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Abstract

Landings of the white sardine Escualosa thoracata (Valenciennes, 1847) indicated a shift in their abundance from north-east to south-west coast of India and a sharp decline in the resource landings during the last decade along the entire range of its distribution. High local demand coupled with competitive price for the species might have led to overexploitation of this otherwise seasonal resources along the major areas of its abundance along the Indian coast. Detailed study on the systematics, fishery and biology of the species landed along Kerala coast was undertaken during 2015 and 2016. Stock assessment studies indicated near optimum fishing pressure on the resource along the Kerala coast.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Abundance, Escualosa thoracata, Growth, Maturity, White sardine
Subjects: Fishery Biology
Pelagic Fisheries > Oil sardine
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
Depositing User: Arun Surendran
Date Deposited: 28 Apr 2018 08:28
Last Modified: 04 May 2018 07:09
URI: http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/id/eprint/12692

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