Najmudeen, T M (2024) Marine finfish fisheries of India. In: Training Manual on Fisheries Management Practices and Techniques. CMFRI Training Manual Series No. 43/2024 . ICAR- Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Kochi, pp. 10-29.
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Abstract
Finfish is a term used to describe the strictly classified biological group of fishes, sometimes called true fishes to distinguish them from other aquatic life whose common names also end in “fish”, or any other aquatic organisms harvested in fisheries or aquaculture. The marine finfishes are classified into pelagic and demersal assemblages based on the realm in which they occupy in the ocean. The pelagic finfishes are those which generally occupy in the upper strata or columnar ocean waters of the oceans and ranges from small sized clupeoids to large sized tuna and bill fishes. They are one of the major components in the marine fish landings along the Indian coast. Demersal finfishes are grouped, based on their depth-wise distribution, as finfishes occupying the neritic areas in the continental shelf. In deep waters, they are found on or near the continental slope or along the continental rise. The finfish fisheries in India have exploited many major fish groups of different biological characteristics occupying a variety of ecological niche. Some of these groups, especially of large size, are targeted by the fishermen by using different craft and gear combinations. However, several other demersal finfishes are not targeted, but are landed as bycatch by shrimp trawlers (Vivekanandan, 2011). Large species are mainly caught by gillnets and hooks and lines. The shoals of small species are generally caught by trawls, seines and bag nets. Trawl catch consists of 76% demersal (finfish 38% and inveretebares-38%) remaining pelagic or column water fishes.
Item Type: | Book Section |
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Uncontrolled Keywords: | Marine Fisheries; finfish |
Subjects: | Fish and Fisheries > Finfish Marine Fisheries |
Divisions: | CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Capture > Finfish Fisheries Division Subject Area > CMFRI > CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Capture > Finfish Fisheries Division CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Capture > Finfish Fisheries Division Subject Area > CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Capture > Finfish Fisheries Division |
Depositing User: | Arun Surendran |
Date Deposited: | 09 Oct 2024 08:00 |
Last Modified: | 09 Oct 2024 08:00 |
URI: | http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/id/eprint/18918 |
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