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MARINE FISHERIES INFORMATION SERVICE

CENTRAL MARINE FISHERIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE

COCHIN, INDIA

INDIAN COUNCIL OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH

THE MARINE FISHERIES INFORMATION SERVICE: Technical and Exten­sion Series envisages the rapid dissemination of Intormation on marine and brackish water fishery resources and allied data available with the Fishery Data Centre and the Research Divisions of the Institute, results of proven researches for transfer of technology to the fish farmers and industry and of other relevant infor­mation needed for Research and Development efforts in the marine fisheries sector.

Abbreviation - Mar. Fish. Infor. Serv, T & E Ser., No. 52 : 1983

CONTENTS

Trends in maiine fish production in India- 1982-83

Cover photo: Transportation of fishing craft on camel cart in Gujarat, (courtesy: J. P. Karbhari

TRENDS IN MARINE FISH PRODUCTION IN INDIA —1982-83*

The total marine fish production in India during the financial year 1982-83i was estimated at 14.15 lakh tonnes as compared to 14.21 lakh tonnes recorded dur­ing the previous year 1981-82, showing a marginal de-cUne of about 6,000 tonnes. Barring the states of West Bengal, Karnataka and Gujarat where there was a marked decline, the total marine fish production increas­ed in all other maritime states of India (Table 1). While the landings increased significantly in the states of Andhra Pradesh, Pondicherry, Kerala and Andamans there was only a marginal increase in Orissa, Tamil Nadu, Goa and Maharashtra.

Table 1. Statewise total marine fish production in India during the years 1982-83 and 1981-82 (In tonnes)

Sl.No. State 1982-83 1981-82

1. West Bengal 2. Orissa 3. Andhra Pradesh 4. Tamil Nadu 5. Pondicherry 2 6. Kerala 7. Karnataka 8. Goa» 9. Maharashtra

10. Gujarat 11. Andamans 12. Lakshadweep

22,444 33,490

1,26,004 2,35,953

12,985 3,48,443 1,27,968

35,874 2,67,527 1,96,437

4,284 3,810

28,116 32,859

1,07,786 2,35,423

10,449 3,04,808 1,62,962

34,995 2,56,369 2,41,640

1,919 3,907

TOTAL 14,15,219 14,21,233

Pelagic and demersal group of fishes

In Table 2 the specieswise composition of total marine fish landings in India is shown. The species

,1. From 1982 onwards the marine fish production in Inida is furnished on a financial year basis and accordingly the figures for the period from April 1982 to March 1983 are furnished. This has been given effect to meet the requirements of the various central and state Governments and other end users.

2. Excluding Mahe and Yenam which are included in Kerala and Andhra Pradesh respectively.

3. Excluding Daman and Diu which are included in Giyarat.

N,B> For Andamans and Lakshadweep the figures were obta­ined from the Governments of the respective Union Territories.

* Prepared by Fishery Resources Assessment Division.

were grouped into pelagic and demersal. The pelagic group of species comprises wolf herring, oil sardine, other sardines, hilsashad, other shads, anchovies, other clupeoids, Bombay duck, half beaks, full beaks, flying fishes, ribbon fishes, carangids, mackerel, seer fishes, tunnies, bill fishes, baracudas, midlets and unicorn cod. Elasmobranchs, eels, catflshes, lizard fishes, perches, goat fishes, threadfins, croakers, silver bellies, big jawed jumper, pomfrets, flatfishes, prawns, lobsters, crabs, stomatopods and cephalopods form the demersal group. For the purpose of comparison estimated specieswise composition of landings in 1981-82 and calendar year 1982 are given in Tables 3 and 4. The statewse break­up of pelagic and demersal group of fishes is shown in Table 5.

Table 5. Statewise break-up of the Imdings of pelagic and demersal group of species during 1982-83 (In tonnes)

SI.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

10. 11. 12.

No. State

West Bengal Orissa

Pelagic

9,301 14,639

Andhra Pradesh 63,529 Tamil Nadu Pondicherry Kerala Karnataka Goa Maharashtra Gujarat Andamans Lakshadweep

TOTAL

92,259 7,294

2,40,734 77,264 12,938 94,898 78,931 2,617

517

6,94,921

Demersal

13,143 18,851 62.475

1,43,694 5,691

1,07,709 50,704 22,936

1,72,629 1,17,506

1,667 3,293

7,20,298

Total

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33,490 1,26,004 2,35,953

12,985 3,48,443 1,27,968

35,874 2,67,527 1,96,437

4,284 3,810

14,15,219

From Table 5, it is seen that Kerala accounted for the highest catch of pelagic group of species during 1982-83 followed by Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh in the order of abun­dance. As regards demersal group of fishes, Maha­rashtra accounted for the maximum followed by Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka. Figs 1 and 2 show the comparative landings of oil sar­dine, Bombay duck, anchovies, other sardines, ribbon fishes and mackerel belonging to the pelagic group and penaeid prawns, croakers, silver bellies, elasmobranchs, cat fishes and non-penaeid prawns of demrasal group of fishes during 1982-83 and 1981-82.

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Table 2. Estimated marine fish landings in India during 1982-83 (in tonnes)

Sl.No. Name of fish

1.

2. 3. 4.

5. 6. 7.

8. 9.

10. 11. 12. 13. 14.

15. 16. 17.

18.

19.

Elasmobranchs a. Sharks b. Skates c. Rays Eels Cat Fishes Clupeoids a. Wolf herring (chirocentrus) b. Oil sardine c. Other sardines d. Hilsa shad (Hilsa ilisha) e. Other shads (other Hilsa) f. Anchovies

Coilia Setipinna Stolephorus (Anchoviella) Thrissina Thtyssa (Thrissocles)

g. Other clupeoids Bombay duck (Harpadon nehereus) Lizard fishes (Saurida&Saurtis) Half beaks & full beaks (Hemirhamphus & Belone) Flying fiishes Perches a. Rock cods b. Snappers c. Pig-face breams d. Threadfin breams e. Other perches Goat fishes (Red mullets) Threadfins (Polynemids) Croakers (Sciaenids) Ribbon fishes Carangids a. Horse Mackerel b. Scads c. Leather-jackets (Chorinemus) d. Other carangids Silver bellies (Leiognathus & Gazza) Big-jawed jumper (Lactarius) Pomfrets a. Black pomfret b. Silver pomfret c. Chinese pomfret Mackerels a. Indian mackerel b. Other mackerels Seer fishes a. S. commerson b. S. gutlatus c. 5. lineolatus d. Acanthosybium Sp.

West Bengal

369 42

499 22

3,752

1,057 — 24

1,128 78

312 672 57

58 1,924 1,500

— —

— 11 — — — 40

— 104

1,185 113

— —

408 5

78 —

419 4,176

71

2

818 271 — —

Orissa

1,384 9

133 78

3,240

1,012 —

4,528 1,079

348

327 620 785 -—.

186 1,708

179 525

1

9

9 23 — 868 762 174 27

4,003 498

5 4 . 225 97

209 1,234

12

507 2,163

9

974 —

217 948

13 —

Andhra Pradesh

5,818 343

1,706 474

3,648

1,410 • —

13,161 187

2,917

216 466

4,282

3,767 4,503 1,463 1,591

11

2

22 646

1 2,126 4,834 1,559 1,896 8,630 8,886

510 3,712 1,379 2,502 6,832

735

1,814 1,821

153

4,182

3,218 3,817

— —

Tamil Nadu

3,405 467

11,267 97

4,295

2,369 1,094

25,255 164

4,262

261 18

9,539 .,

4,488 6,082

8 1,752

838

1,611

1,649 1,293 2,579 3,681 4,486 1,768

374 16,622 6,254

13 703 456

7,585 45,705

537

692 408

74

3,738 6

5,032 507

85 9

Pondi-cherry

104 —

391 1

19

HI —

1,809 1

56

— —

387

410 372

2 243 196

175

27 3 4

660 794 100 25

559 68

— 1,618

27 660 621

13

100 14

737 1

106 2

— —

Kerala

4,260 65

1,309 21

9,922

1,166 1,59,488

8.488 108 —

— —

14,134 .—

957 3,313

— 5,466 1,054

1

311 49 95

9,072 1,253

373 131

3,851 11,046

815 2,708

388 9,843 9,093 1,840

1,909 2,463

9

9,270 —

3,301 1,860

38 —

Karna-taka

4,593 8

235 —

10,223

370 35,501

2,861 15 46

3 8

11,088 —

973 903 —

495 249

— 21 — —

1,763 383

7 —

2,776 1,308

380 46

297 2,302 4,015 1,045

1,970 1,220

20

5,304 —

4,256 1,861

40 —

Goa

643 — 175 12

2,292

73 5,220 1,183

— —

1 — 23 —

2,557 236 —

354 10

— 5 7

— 1,094

407 •— —

2,503 1,063

— 2

60 965

1,538 1,029

341 67

66 —

107 527 — —

Maha­rashtra

8,383 1,865 2,886 4.232

11,300

3,957 322 799 482

1,524

8,509 —

158 —

2,454 3,343

48,974 1,906

158

1

348 17 7

5,399 1,802 1,924

473 2,503

17,053

164 21

617 2,522

99 3,169

2,883 12,748

13

344 —

2,610 1,159

— —

Gujarat

10,173 979

3,322 3,195

12,111

3,307 — —

153 4,048

5,483 — — —

4,655 4,109

38,296 650

1

— 108 164 —

1,201 1,281

—• 3,542

24,988 7,197

321 26

2,677 324 —

5,905

2,239 10,554

—

— —

— 2,544

— —

Anda-mans

32 1

15 — 38

23 —

1,299 — 18

— —

220 —

1 — — — 26

9

— — — —

502 —

2 — 21

— — — 167 907 —

4 20

345

85 83 — —

Laksha-dweep

203 — •

18 — —

— — — — —

— — — -— — — — — 84

24

— — — —

219 26 — — —

— — —

204 — —

— — —

— — 49 48 — —

Total

39,367 3,779

21,956 8,132

60,840

14,855 2,01,625

59,407 3,317

13,297

15,112 1,784

40,673 -—

20,506 26,493 90,422 12,982

2,628

1,832

2,511 2,202 2,686

25,864 16,763 5,931 6,574

82,170 47,597

2,257 9,061 6,406

27,288 70,122 14,285

12,878 35,654

349

24,962 7

19,799 13,627

176 9

Contd.

20. Tunnies

21. 22. 23. 24. 25.

26.

27. 28.

a. E. affinis b. Auxis spp. c. K. pelamis d. T. tonggol e. Other tunnies Bill fishes Barracudas (Sphyraena) Mullets (Mugilj Unicorn cod (Bregmaeeros) Flat fishes a. Halibut (Psettodes erumei) b. Flounders c. Soles Crustaceans a. Penaeid prawns b. Non penaeid prawns c. Lobsters d. Oabs e. Stomatopods Cephalopods Miscellaiwous

TOTAL

— — — ^-— — — 86 —

— —

4

288 682 — 72 25 21

2,071

22,444

292 9 3

— 1 5

23 4 —

— —

395

2,031 226

35 118 268 232 671

33,490

817 — — —

124 362 173 459 —

34 85

807

8,706 4,871

10 1,491

412 424

1,989

1,26,004

2,666 500

1 4

302 241

1,621 449 —

339 4

2,833

13,049 410 325

10,972 1,241 3,689

15,779

2,35.953

20 — — — 34 87 40

—

2 —

291

265 9 33

982 8

117 681

12,985

4,414 1,409

49 7

426 272 543

32 —

116 6

12,160

32,288 33 110 371

5,360 3,206 8,171

3,48,443

2,205 31 — —

7 47 83 9

—

12 —

1,666

7,732 —

1 409

6,520 945

11,716

1,27,968

— — — —

6 — 28 76 —

— 2

735

5,914 — 18

546 3,732

218 2,039

152 4

— —

2,968 165 217 27 64

617 —

2,703

34,814 44,799

534 486

3,254 5 3 3 5,752

35,874 2,67.527

228 — — — 62

889 262

1,290 —

264 —

1,985

12,316 5,064

321 5,533 4,110 2,941 7,619

1,96,437

— — 31 — 9 5

47 133 —

— — —

64 — 2

20 — —

155

4,284

27 —

2,055 —

552 41 10 — —

—

—

— —

— — 20

230

3,810

10,821 1,953 2,139

11 4,491 2,114 3,047 2,565

64

1,384 97

23,579

1,17,467 56,094

1,389 21,000 24,930 17,016 56,873

14,15,219

Table 3. Estimated marine fish landings in India during 1981-82 (in tonnes)

Sl.No. Name of fish West Orissa Andhra Tamil Pondi- Kerala Kama- Goa Mahara- Gujarat Anda- Laksha- Total Bengal Pradesh Nadu cherry taka shtra mans dweep

Elasmobranchs a. Sharks b. Skates c. Rays Eels Cat Fishes Clupeoids a. Wolf herring b. Oil sardine c. Other sardines d. Hilsa shad e. Otira'shads f. Anchovies

Coilia Setipinna Stohphorus Thrissina Thryssa

g. Other clupeoids 5. Bombay diKsk 6. Lizard fishes

514 368 190 21

9.921

360 — —

2.683 37

177 439

5

110 3,088

810 —

2,395 —

824 32

5,091

1.244 —

4,251 2,169

23

59 179 132

338 1,963

84 76

2,999 140

1,090 294

2,591

1.245 —

14.652 32

1,688

57 186

11,051

2,421 4,875

905 845

2,594 116

10.167 190

5,487

2,220 295

22.741 113

3.884

277 285

7,681

6.249 4.769

— 1.741

180 —

219 12 93

83 —

1,582 —

103

6 70

268

515 386 —

241

3,747 347

1,320 7

9,326

1,063 1,72,230

7,091 11 15

—. 4,674

682 951 —

5,648

3,354 — 237

7 8,598

154 73,327 5.290

1 52

2 7.430

207 257

1 418

362 — 61 6

1.673

55 9.399 1.493

1 12

— ' 86

517 338

1 663

8.359 229

2.244 2,807

10,820

3,910 393 433 685

1.277

15.502 — 83

1.452 3.341

71,700 1.335

8.565 462

4,423 2,740

11,309

3,651 — — 17

7,638

3,622 — —

2,277 3,441

59,146 523

16 — 10 — 21

21 —

277 — 18

— 214

— — —

190 — 23 — —

— — — —

— —

— — —

33,275 1,662

20,808 6,116

64,930

14,006 2,55,644

57,810 5,712

14,747

19,700 1,161

31,624

14,768 23,409

1,32,647 11,490

Contd.

7. 8. 9.

10. 11. 12. 13. 14.

15. 16. 17.

18.

19.

20.

21. 22. 23. 24. 25.

26.

27. 28.

Half beaks & full beaks Flying fishes Perches a. Rock cods b. Snappers c. Pig-face breams d. Threadfin breams e. Other perches Goat fishes Threadfins Croakers Ribbon fishes Carangids a. Horse Mackerel b. Scads c. Leather-jackets d. Other carangids Silver bellies Big-jawed jumper Pomfrets a. Black pomfret b. Silver pomfret c. Chinese pomfret Mackerels a. Indian Mackerel b. Other mackerels Seer fishes a. S. commerson b. S. guttatus c. S, lineolatus d. Acanthocybium Sp. Tunnies a. E. affinis b. Auxis spp. c. K. pelamis d. T. Tonggol e. Other tunnies Bill fishes Baracudas Mullets Unicorn cod Flat fishes a. Halibut b. Flounders c. Soles Crustaceans a. Penaeid prawns b. Non-penaeid prawns c. Lobsters d. Crabs e. Stomatopods

Cephalopods Miscellaneous

TOTAL

1 —

— — — — 28 —

323 224 202

— 60 — — — 54

3,115 544

— —

1,186 102 — —

— — — — — — —

1 —

— — 2

299 848 — 45 — —

2,359

28,116

1 —

178 33 — 19

110 114 491

2,100 376

236 47 33

144 536

44

416 2,487

2

515 —

579 2,588

52 -—

227 — — — 14

1 12 — —

1 — 35

1,326 55

6 132 125 73

891

32,859

63 166

41 261

.— 1,624 3,505

868 1,110 6,893 7,287

411 3,302

495 1,447 7,334

691

1,393 1,453

29

3,967 .

1,269 3,215

13 —

201 — — — 76

210 246 178

72 1,037 1,112

6,714 1,577

5 1,012

210 589

2,639

1,07,786

823 2,464

1,008 724

1,158 2,211 3,040 1,247

240 19,994 7,513

147 1,320

827 8,154

52,682 449

617 449

4

4,425

4,438 543 35 —

2,966 126 23 —

470 178

1,190 373

217 32

1,912

15,582 803 207

11,164 1,287 2,463

13,109

2,35,423

56 614

15 .— 18

383 493 135

1 324 164

162 10

1,569 899 43

103 9

— 273

4

50 28 — —

10 — — — 43 20 55 9

11 —

183

312 19

7 223 — 52

394

10,449

673 7

269 350 115

6,905 1,533

38 126

2,747 7,058

235 1,518

617 4,931 3,124

935

538 868

15

12,788

2,163 2,253

6 —

5,235 1,446

1 64

192 142 903 117

196 —

4,564

21,809 142

59 218

2,838 2,904 2,054

3(5808

120 —

10 .—

1 278 107

1 3

1,655 286

981 —

241 1,827 1,329 440

71 172

8

14,359

1,947 1,003

188 -—

2,324 1

— — —

3 14 1

— —

743

5,313 4

48 1,171

11,972 301

16,705

1,62,962

—

1 2

— 713 529 — 14

1,546 592

113 —

5 672

1,566 902

96 10 —

5,570

248 168 31 —

48 — — — 49 .— 38

104 —

— 607

2,556 — 12

624 1,955

56 1,501

34,995

80 —

107 143

4 3,017

180 1,116

431 16,343 9,287

120 —

406 860 203 891

2,095 15,850

5

275 —

1,646 1,192

— —

240 —

7 —

1,127 114

12 25 19

10 65

2,113

21,925 43,002

583 203 622

2,074 5,407

2,56,369

. —

188 438 —

3,065 2,457

294 2,268

34,840 9,458

688 —

2,873 157 —

5,700

2,832 19,229

1

—

— 3,785

— —

627 — — 14

113 —

454 1,309

—

486 —

3.951

11,250 4,514

921 10,286 3,066 2,570 5,992

2,41,640

18 3

__ — —

246 — — — 16

___ — — 167 315 —

1 8

—

139

64 68 —

— — 14 .— 20

57 72 .—

— __

26 —

2 20 — — 86

1,919

103 14

— — —

253 24 — — —

— — 103 — —

— — —

—

28 30 —

30 —

2,285 —

615 19 9

—

— .^ —

— — — — — 15

166

3,907

1,938 3,268

1,817 1,951 1,296

18,215 12,481 3,837 5,007

86,666 42,239

2,931 6,349 5,567

20,031 67,988 10,095

8,216 43,650

608

42,311 4

13,618 14,975

325

11,908 1,573 2,330

78 2,719

687 2,990 2,189

19

993 1,134

15,222

87,112 50,964

1,850 25,098 22,075 11,097 56,303

14,21,233

Table 4. Estimated marine fish landings in India during the calendar year 19S2 {in tonnes)

SI.No. Name of fish West Orissa Andhra Tamil Pondi- Kerala Karna- Goa Maha-Bengal Pradesh Nadu cherry taka rashtra

Gujarat Anda­man

Laksha- Total dweep

1.

2. 3. 4.

5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

10. 11. 12. 13. 14.

15. 16. 17.

18.

Elasmobraschs a. Sharks b. Skates c. Rays Eels Cat fishes Qupeoids a. Wolf herring b. Oil sardine c. Other sardines d. Hilsa shad e. Otter shads f. Anchovies

CoiUa Setipinim Stolephorus Thrissina Thryssa

g. Othn- clupeoids Bombay duck Lizard fislKS Half beaks &fuU beaks Flying fishes Filches a. Rock cods b. Snipers c. Pig-face breams d. T&eadfin breams e. Other perches Goatfidies llieadfins Croackers Ribbon fishes Caran^ds a. Horse Mackerel b. Scads c. Leather-jackets d. Other carangids Silver bellies Kg-jawed Jumper Pomfrets a. Black pomfret b. Sihrw pomfret c. Chinese pomfret Mackerels a. Indian mackerel b. Other mackerels

19. Seer fishes a. S. commerson b. S.gutta$us c SuUneolatus d. Acanthocybimn Sp.

523 210 503 36

9,075

611 —

4 1,083

79 —

243 584 45

107 2,563 1,663

— — — 11 — — — 41 —

133 1,072

181

— 79 4

24 — —

254 3,504

65

—

664 16S — —

1,986 4

347 83

3,995

1,141 —

4,112 1,125

318 — 26

292 325

210 1,592

181 330 —

187 37 —

831 735 107 92

3,713 443

231 59 97

202 1,133

8 —

449 2,291

4

620

707 1.375

40 —

4,673 231

1.543 529

3,182

1,245 —

13,758 148

2,478 —

231 469

5,934

2,822 4,984 1,534 1,658

48 168

35 330 —

2,457 4,316 1,520 2,043 8,779 6.795

708 2.714

585 2,426 5,132

818 —

2,131 1,870

151

2,971

2,476 3,225

— —

2,890 448

10,444 155

6,048

2,666 1,084

23,291 174

4,011 —

172 18

9,697

4,912 5,540

2 1,932

825 1.617

1.294 1,199 2,256 3,737 3.911 1,457

379 2,2029 6.365

150 643 703

6.158 52.577

679 9

754 521 73

4,441 6

4,376 515 81 1

99 —

292 2

20

117 —

1,383 1

103 — — —

384

458 492

— 240 188 175

32 3 3

528 736 108 22

561 108

1.599 20

713 538 27 —

101 14 —

527 1

m 4

— —

4,415 357

1,571 19

9,532

1,060 1,43,215

7,388 39 — — — —

13,597

969 3,095

— 5,480 1.005

1

285 337 114

9,223 1,218

244 118

3,581 11.034

921 2.076

534 9.160 8,730 1,609

— 1.944 2,288

13

10.717

3.621 1.958

38 —

4711 • —

347 7

10.253

394 55,126

3.151 13 45

868 11 7

11.480

934 603

1 250 279 — 18 — —

296 204

1 3

2.326 1.062

380 46 375

1.865 2.417

830 —

1,979 1,077

20

5,511

4,898 1,924

4 —

454 —

168 15

1.941

74 5,518

963 — — —

1 — 22

2,138 271

— 403

10 — 5 5

— 437 461 — —

2,298 1,035

2 60

1,368 1.011

966 246 80 37 —

2,607

1(» 527 — —

8,887 1,111 2,377 3,843

10,919

4,357 351 475 432

1,330 10

10,408 — 81

1,967 2,983

45,162 1,160

157 1

334 43

7 4,410

922 1,720

482 15.926 12,355

196 21

623 1,799

169 2,519

591 2,600

13,631 118

258

2,313 l.a)2

1 —

10,880 984

3,583 2,790

12,662

3,537 — —

153 4,990

— 5,231

— —

4,795 3,901

37,933 807

1 —

Il l 170 —

1,754 1,402

— 3,573

26,962 9,474

330 26

2,618 169

6,416

2.203 11,025

1

—

2.656 1

—

25 — 13 — 37

20 —

971 — 21 — — —

259

— — — 29 9

— — —

361 — — — 23

—

151 937 —

4 20 —

348

77 74 — —

221 — 19 — —

— — — — — — — —

— — — 87 25

— — —

230 27 — — —

—

214 — — — — — —

—

50 49 — —

39,764 3,345

21,207 7,479

67,664

15,222 2,05,294

55,496 3,168

13,375 878

16,323 1,370

41.824

19,312 26,024 86,476 12.260 2.629 1.996

2,312 2,124 2.380

23.673 14.537 5,184 6,845

87.247 48.875

2,916 7.186 5.694

24,229 72.668 13.872

846 12,499 36,278

345

28,000 7

19.359 13,674

163 1

\J\

«^ Contd.

20.

21. 22. 23. 24. 25.

26.

27. 28.

Tunnies a. E. affinis b. Auxis spp. c. K. pelamis d. T. tonggol e. Other tunnies Bill fishes Barracudas Mullets Unicom cod Flat fishes a. Halibut b. Flounders c. Soles Crustaceans a. Penaeid pravwis b. Non-penaeid prawns c. Lobsters d. Crabs e. Stomatopods Cephalopods Miscellaneous

— — —

— — 75

_ — 3

299 884 —

103 12 6

:,74i

405 1 2

I — 12 —

1 —

272

2,096 222 38 62

115 195 707

647 — —

169 223 286 396

58 74

720

9,892 4,637

8 955 295 595

1,962

2,521 371

5

317 258

1,787 511

347 7

2,909

14,095 367 312

12,668 2,096 3,238

13,912

— — — 52 85 49 4

6 —

225

304 16 27

917 6

84 615

5,265 1,478

50 43

445 253 656 33

181 —

11,422

26,708 65 94

347 4,023 3,536 9,690

2,230 31 —

7 47 66 8

7 —

1,373

7,698 — 49

1,003 9,930

153 18,518

— — — 6

— 28 64

_ 2

617

3,491 — 24

904 3,504

166 2,004

245 4

— 2,943

191 188 27 69

424 5

2,549

33,914 40,809

727 474

2,397 4.781 5,532

276 — — 82

889 473

1,234

417 —

2,609

12,237 4,148

483 7,638 5,141 3,023 7,417

— — 28

7 — 71

123

_ — — 63 —

2 28 — —

158

30 —

2,314

622 42 10 —

— —

— — — — 22

239

11,619 1,885 2,399

43 4,651 1,988 3,626 2,475

69

1,441 88

22,699

1,10,797 51,148

1,764 25,099 27,519 15,799 63,495

TOTAL 27,649 33,557 1,18,034 2,45,961 12,058 3,25,795 1,54,836 34,041 2,53,429 2,07,204 3,859 4,201 14,20,624

TaUe 6 (d). Statewise lanttti^s of marine fish from mechanised and non-mechanised fishing crafts in Goa and Maharashtra during 199/1-^3 (Intonnes)

GOA Mechanised

Mechanised fishing

Name of Trawl fish net

Oil sardine — Mackerel — Bombay duck — Croakers 2,197 Perches 1,292 Pomfrets 159 Tunnies — Penaeid prawns 5,860 Non-penaeid prawns — Others 12,974

TOTAL 22,482

No. of operations of units 75,139

Purse seme

1,640 52 — 41 98 5

— 7

— 4,094

5,937

7,599

Power

Drift/ gill net

— —

2 7

52 5 1

— 695

762

9,756

propulsion

Others

3 — — —

— — — 72

75

90

Total

1.640 55 —

2,240 1,397

216 5

5,868 —

17,835

29,256

Non-mecha­nised

3,580 11 —

263 116 192

1 46 —

2,409

6,618

64,690

Grand total

5,220 66 —

2,503 1,513

408 6

5,914 —

20,244

35,874

Mechanised MAHARASHTRA

Mechanised Power propulsion fishing

Trawl net

87 64

271 12,093 7,288 1,687 1,357

28,804 4,479

58,343

1,10,473

1,85,152

Dol net

— 47,366

1,666 38

7,127 —

4,275 39,484 17,279

1.17,235

2,20.284

Drift/ gill net

4 7

684 10

5,135 384 143 —

7,387

13,754

87,484

Hooks & lines

— — 78 7

— — —

453

538

2,201

Total

87 68

47,644 14,521 7,343

13,949 1,741

33,222 39,963 83,462

2,42,000

Non-mecha­nised

235 276

1,330 2,532

230 1,695 1,383 1,592 4,836

11,418

25,527

4,11,121

Grand Total

322 344

48,974 17,053 7,573

15,644 3,124

34,814 44,799 94,880

2,67,527

Statewise marine fish production

West Bengal

During 1982-83, the total marine fish landings in West Bengal were estimated at about 22,400 t. in compa­rison to about 28,000 t. recorded in 1981-82, showing a decline of about 5,600 t. This was due to reduced land­ings of cat fishes, hilsa shad, other clupeoids and seer fishes by about 6,200, 1,600,1,200 and 2001. respectively. The landings of croakers, pomfrets, wolf herring and Bombay duck, however, showed an increase of 960, 950, 700 and 690 t. respectively.

Orissa

The total catch in Orissa during 1982-83 increased marginally to about 33,500 t. from 32,900 t. recorded in 1981-82. The landings of croakers, perches, ancho­vies, penaeid prawns and other sardines increased by about 1,900, 1,300, 1,200, 700 and 2801. respectively. Cat fishes, elasmobranchs, other clupeoids and pom-frets, however, recorded lower landings by 1,900, 1,700, 260 and 230 t. respectively.

Andhra Pradesh

During 1982-83, the total marine fish landings in Andhra Pradesh was about 126,000 t as compared to about 108,0001 recorded in 1981-82, showing an increase of about 18,000 t (17%). This was due to higher lan­dings of elasmobranchs, non-penaeid prawns, seer fishes, perches, penaeid prawns, croakers and ribbon fishes whose landings increased by about 3,600, 3,300, 2,500, 2,200, 2,000, 1,700 and 1,6001 respectively. The landings of anchovies, other sardines and silver bellies, however, declined by about 5,000, 1,500 and 500 t res­pectively.

Tamil Nadu

The total landings in Tamil Nadu during 1982-83 did not show much variation as compared to 1981-82, the respective figures being about 236,000 and 235,400 t. Perches, other sardines and elasmobranchs recorded higher landings, the increase being 5,500, 2,500 and 2,300 t respectively. The landings of silver bellies, cro­akers, penaeid prawns and carangids, however, showed decline, the reduction in their landings being 7,000, 3,400, 2,500 and 1,700 t respectively.

Pondicherry

An increase of about 2,500 t (24%) in the total landings was noticed in Pondicherry during 1982-83

as compared to 1981-82. Higher landings of crabs, perches, carangids, mackerel and other sardines were observed, the increase being about 760, 580, 560, 460 and 2301 respectively. The catch of anchovies, however, declined by about 601.

Kerala

During 1982-83, the total marine fish landings increased to about 348,000 t from about 305,000 t recorded in 1981-82, the quantum of increase being about 43,000 t (14%). The landings of penaeid prawns, anchovies, flat fishes, carangids, silver bellies and ribbon fishes showed an increase of about 10,500, 9,700, 7,500, 6,500, 6,000 and 4,000 t respectively. The catch of oil sardine and mackerel, however, showed a decline of about 12,700 and 3,500 t respectively.

Kamataka

The total landings in Kamataka during 1982-83 showed a substantial fall of about 35,000 t (21%) as compared to 1981-82. This was due to significant reduction in the catch of oil sardine and mackerel, the decrease in their landings being about 38,000 and 9,0001 respectively. Consequent to the failure of oil sardine and mackerel fisheries, reduction in the number of purse seine operations at Mangalore, Malpe, Ganguli and Bhatkal was observed. The landings of anchovies, seer fishes, penaeid prawns, cat fishes and thread fin breams, however, showed an increase of about 4,400, 3,000 2,400, 1,600 and 1,500 t. respectively.

Goa

During 1982-83, the total catch in Goa showed a marginal increase of about 900 t as compared to 1981-82. The salient feature of the fisheries of this state was that while mackerel and oil sardine recorded substan­tially lower catches, the reduction in their landings being about 5,500 and 4,200 t respectively, penaeid prawns, anchovies, croakers and catfishes recorded higher landings, the increase in their catch being about 3,400, 2,000, 1,000 and 600 t respectively.

Maharashtra

The total landings in Maharashtra during 1982-83 increased to about 268,000 t from about 256,000 t. recorded in 1981-82. The landings of penaeid prawns, threadfin breams, ribbon fishes, non-penaeid prawns, croakers and catfishes showed an increase of about 12,900, 2,400, 1,900, 1,800, 700 and 500 t respectively. Bombay duck and pomfrets, however, recorded lower

landings, the reduction in their landings being about 22,700 and 2,300 t respectively.

Gujarat

In Gujarat, the total landings during 1982-83 declined sharply by about 45,000 t (19%) as compared to 1981-82. This is mainly due to significant fall in the landings of Bombay duck, the reduction in the catch being about 21,000 t. Croakers, pomfrets, perches and ribbon fishes also recorded lesser landings by about 9,900, 9,300, 3,400 and 2,300 t. respectively. The lan­dings of penaeid prawns, elasmobranchs, catfishes and non-penaeid prawns, however, showed an increase of about 1,100, 1,000, 800 and 600 t respectively.

Andamans

A significant increase of about 2,400 t in the total catch was noticed in Andamans during 1982-83 as com­pared to 1981-82. This was due to higher landings of other sardines, silver bellies, perches and mackerel, the increase in their catch being about 1,000, 600, 260 and 210 t respectively.

Lakshadweep

The total landings in Lakshadweep marginally declined by about 100 t during 1982-83 as compared to 1981-82. While the catch of tunnies and perches declined by about300 and 301.respectively, the landings of carangids showed an increase of about 100 t.

Major groups of fishes

From Table 2, it is seen that oil sardine landings accounted for about 2.02 lakh t forming about 14.2% of the total all India landings during 1982-83. The landings of other major groups of species in the order of abundance of their catch are penaeid prawns (117,000 t-8.3%), Bombay duck (90,0001-6.4%), croakers (82,000 t-5.8%), anchovies, (78,000 t-5.5%), silver bellies (70,000 t-5.0%), elasmobranchs (65,0001 - 4.6%), catfishes (61,000 t-4.3%), other sardines (59,000 t-4.2%), non-penaeid prawns (56,000 t-4.0%), perches (50,000 t -3.5%), pomfrets (49,000 t - 3.5%), ribbonfishes (48,000 t - 3.4%) and mackerel (25,000 t - 1.8%).

Pelagic group (Fig. 1)

1. Oil sardine

83 and 1981-82 being 2,02,000 and 2,56,000 t. This was due to reduced landings in the states of Karnataka, Kerala and Goa, the decrease in the catch of oil sardine in the above states being about 37,800, 12,700 and 4,2001 respectively. This was reflected in the poor catches of oil sardine in purse seiners in these states.

200

gioo

Bombay duck

M M j Ancftevics

Othtr sordtnn

Y E A R S

Fig. 1. Comparison of landings of major pelagic groups of fishes between 1981-82 and 1982-83.

2. Bombay duck

A decline to the tune of about 42,000 t (32%) in the landings of Bombay duck was noticed during 1982-83 as compared to 1981-82 the respective yields being about 90,000 and 1,33,000 t. Both Maharashtra and Gujarat accounted for lower landings, the decrease in the landings in these states being about 23,000 and 20,000 t respectively.

3. Anchovies

An increase of about 11,000 t (16%) was noticed in the catch of anchovies during 1982-83 as compared to 1981-82, the respective catch figures being about 78,000 and 67,000 t. An increase in the landings in the states of Kerala (9,700 t), Kainataka (4,400 t) and Goa (2,100 t) contributed to the total all India higher lan­dings. In Andhra Pradesh, however, the yield of ancho­vies showed a substantial fall of about 5,000 t.

4. Other sardines

During 1982-83, the landings of oil sardine declined by about 54,000 t (21%), the respective figures for 1982-

The landings of other sardines showed a marginal increase of about 1,600 t during 1982-83 as compared

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to 1981-82, the respective yields being about 59,100 and 57,000 t. While the catch increased in the states of Tamil Nadu (2,500 t), Orissa (300 t) and Pondicherry (200 t), Andhra Pradesh recorded a lower catch, the decline being about 1,5001.

5. Ribbon fishes

There was an increase in the landings of ribbon fishes to the tune of about 5,4001 during 1982-83 as compared to that of 1981-82 the respective landings being 47,000 and 42,200 t. While an increase in the lan­dings was observed in the states of Kerala (4,000 t), Maharashtra (1,9001) and Andhra Pradesh (1,600 t), a decline in the catches to the tune of about 2,300 t was noticed in Gujarat.

6. Mackerel

The landings of mackerel (25,000 t) during the year was the lowest ever recorded in the last one decade, the reduction in the catch during 1982-83 as compared to 1981-82, being 17,300 t. Decline was observed in the states of Karnataka, Goa and Kerala wherein mack­erel forms a major fishery, the reduction in the catch in those states being about 9,100 t, 5,500 and 3,500 t, respectively.

Demersal group (Fig. 2)

Fenaeid prawns

The landings of penaeid prawns during 1982-83 increased significantly by about 30,000 t (35%) as com­pared to 1981-82, the landings during the two years being about 117,000 and 87,000 t respectively. Higher landings were recorded in all the maritime states except West Bengal, Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry. A subs­tantial increase in the catch was particularly noticed in the states of Maharashtra (13,0001), Kerala (10,5001), Goa (3,400 t), Karnataka (2,400 t), Andhra Pradesh (2,0001) and Gujarat (1,1001). In Tamil Nadu, however, there was a reduction in the landings to the tune of about 2,500 t.

Croakers

The landings of croakers declined to 82,2001 during 1982-83 from 86,7001 recorded during 1981-82, showing a marginal d«;line of about 4,500 t (5%). This was due to a decrease in the landings in the states of Gujarat <9,9O01) Mid Tamil Nadu (3,4001). The yield, however, showed an increase in the states of Orissa (1,900 t.).

Andhra Pradesh (1,700 t), Goa (960 t,) and Maha­rashtra (710 t).

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PinotMpnwra

i5

^ H CrooMn

^ H ^ H SilnrbtlllM ^ H ^ H • • — I ElMiMbroneto CoHttMi ^U ^ H ^M • j j l ^ ^ MM Hu^mmtm—

IJIJ IJIJ Li L if 11 11 I I if I I

Y E A R S

Fig. 2. Comparison of landings of major demersal groups between 1981-82 and 1982-83,

SOver bellies

An increase of about 2,100 t in the catch of silver bellies was observed during 1982-83 as compared to 1981-82, the yield for the two years being about 70,100 and 68,000 t respectively. While there was an increase in the catch in Kerala (6,0001) and in Andamans (600 t) there was a decrease in the landings in Tamil Nadu 7,000 t) and Andhra Piadesh (500 t).

Elasmobranclis

The landings of elasmobranchs showed an increase of about 9,400 t (17%) during 1982-83 in comparison to 1981-82, the yield for the two years being about 65,100 and 55,700 t respectively. This was due to an increase in the catch in the states of Andhra Pradesh (3,600 t), Tamil Nadu (2,3001) and Gujarat (1,000 t). In Orissa, however, the yield showed a decrease of about 1,700 t.

Cat fishes

A fall of about 4,1001 (6%) in the yield of cat fishes was noticed during 1982-'83 as compared to 1981-82, the respective catch figures being about 60,800 and 64,9001. A substantial reduction in the catch was noticed in the states of West Bengal (6,2001) and Orissa (1,9001). However, Karnataka (1,600 t), Gujarat (800 ift, Kerala (600 t), Goa (600 t) and Maharashtra (5001) showed an increase in the yield.

Non-penaeid prawns

An increase of about 5,1001 in the landings of non-penaeid prawns was noticed during 1982-83 in com­parison to 1981-82. This was due to enhanced lan­dings in the states of Andhra Pradesh (3,300 t), Maha­rashtra (1,800 t) and Gujarat (550 t).

Perches

A significant increase to the tune of about 14,000 t (40%) was observed in the landings of perches during 1982-83 as compared to 1981-82, the respective figures being about 50,000 and 36,000 t. The states that mainly contributed to this increase were Tamil Nadu (5,500 t), Maharashtra (4,100 t), Andhra Pradesh (2,200 t), Kar-nataka (1,800 t), Kerala (1,600 t) and Orissa (1,300 t). However, a decline of the order of 3,400 t was observed in Gujarat.

Pomfrets

in the catch to the extent of about 3,000 t each was noted in the states of Kerala and Karnataka.

All India mechanised and non-mechanised fish landings daring 198^83

Out of total landings of 14.15 lakh t, the contri­bution from mechanised fishing, comprising trawl net and purse seine was 41%. The same from mechanised propulsion, comprising dol net, drift/gillnet, hooks & Unes and others was 22%, the contribution from indige­nous sector being 37%.

The oil sardine landings during the year 1982-83 was to the tune of 2.02 lakh t of which 58% came from mechanised sector and the rest from non-mechanised sector. In the case of penaeid and non-penaeid prawns landings their shares in the mechanised sector were still higher, the respective percentages being 87 and 80. As much as 71% of the Bombay duck landings came from mechanised sector.

There was an over all decline of about 3,600 t in the landings of pomfrets during the period under review when compared to that of 1981-82, the respective figures being 48,900 and 52,5001. While in the states of Gujarat and Maharashtra a decline in the landings of the order of 9,300 and 2,3001 respectively was observed, an increase

Statewise mechanised and non-mechanised fish landings during 1982-83

Tables 6 (a-e) show the statewise total mechanised and non-mechanised landings and those of important species viz, oil sardine, mackerel, Bombay duck, scia-

Table 6. Estimated marine fish landings in India from mechanised and non-mechanised sectors during 1982-83 (in tonnes)

Name of fish

Oil sardine Mackerel Bombay duck Croakers Perches Pomfrets Tunnies Penaeid prawns Non-penaeid prawns Others

TOTAL

No. of operations of units

Mechanised fishing*

Trawl net

1,751 670

1,326 60,658 32,404 4,493 1,381

95,459 4,417

2,93,487

4,96,046

16,60,463

Purse seme

41,315 6,301

— 282 234

1,427 971

1,033 —

30,395

81,958

71,048

Mechanised

Drift/gill net

2 202

17 3,160

409 18,686 3,890

229 13

51,871

78,479

2,84,942

Power propulsion**

Dol net

— 62,158

2,193 38

7,258 —

4,501 40,165 19,608

1,35,921

2,63,983

Hooks & Unes

_ — — 78

291 .— 6

— —

1,027

1,402

5,681

Others

73,379 1,985

328 444 70

1,360 174 626 214

17,979

96,559

2,27,077

Total

1,16,447 9,158

63,829 66,815 33,446 33,224 6,422

1,01,848 44,809

4,14,367

8,90,365

Total (non-mecha­nised)

85,178 15,811 26,593 15,355 16,580 15,657 12,993 15,619 11,285

3,09,783

5,24,854

1,09,04,274

Grand total

2.01,625 24,969 90,422 82,170 50,026 48,881 19,415

1,17,467 56,094

7,24,150

14,15,219

* Mechanisation used both in fishing operation and in propulsion ** Mechanisation used only for propulsion

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Table 6 (a). Statewise landings of marine fish by mechanised and non-mechanised fishing crests in West Bengal & Orissa during 1982-83: (In tonnes)

Name of fish

Oil sardine Mackerel Bombay duck Croakers Perches Pomfrets Tumiies Penaeid prawns Non-penaeid prawns Others

TOTAL

No. of operations of units

Mechanised

WEST BENGAL

Power propulsion Drift/ gill net

10 46

— 1,460

— — —

2,122

3.638

25,837

Others

328 364 —

1,324 — 20

214 5,467

7,717

15,288

Total

— 338 410 —

-5,784 — 20

214 7,589

11,355

41,125

Non-mecha­nised

2 1,162

775 51

1,882 — 268 468

6,481

11,089

1,48,419

Grand Total

2 1,500 1,185

51 4,666

— 288 682

14,070

22,444

ORISSA

Mechanised Mecha­nised jfishing

Power propulsion Drift/ gill net

Trawl net

i

2 10

2,663 ; —

162 : 1,606 ; 225 16,752

11,420 i

io,234

— 21 —

155 — — —

253

429

11,947

Total

2 10

2,684 — 317

— •

1,606 225

7,005

11,849

82,181

Non-mecha­nised

972 169

1,319 1,662 2,362

305 425

1 14,426

21,641

7,86,391

Grand Total

974 179

4,003 1,662 2,679 .

305 2,031

226 21,431

33,490

enids, perches, pomfrets, tunnies, penaeid and non-penaeid prawns and others during the financial year 1982-83. The salient features of fishing by mechanised units including power propulsion and non-mechanised boats in different maritime states of India are described below:

West Bengal

The landings from mechanised boats during 1982-'83 were 11,325 t constituting about 51% of the total landings in the state. (Table 6 (a)). Pomfrets formed the major catch with 25% of the total mechanised catch. In non-mechanised crafts, pomfrets, Bombay duck and sciaenids formed the major catches their individual share of the total non-mechanised catch being 17, 10, and 7 percent respectively.

Orissa

Thirtyfive per cent of the total landings in Orissa came from mechanised fishing crafts during 1982-83 (Table 6(a)). The species that landed in substantial quantities from mechanised crafts were sciaenids and penaeid prawns forming about 23 and 14 per cent res­pectively. In non-mechanised crafts, the landings of pomfrets, perches and sciaenids were in sizable quanti­ties their share in the total catch being 10, 8 and 6 iper cent respectively.

Andhra Pradesh

About 27% of the total catch ih Andhra Pradesh came from mechanised boats almost the entire catch

being from trawlers (Table 6 (b)). Penaeid prawns, per-ches, sciaeiiids and non-penaeid prawns were landed in good quantities from trawlers, their share being 16, 13, 13 and 3% respectively of the total trawler catch. From non-mechanised crafts, sciaenids formed the major catch accounting for about 5% of the total catch, the other iittportant species being mackerel (4%), non-penaeid pra'wns (4%), pomfrets (4%), perches (3%) and penaeid prawns (3%).

Tamil Nadu

In Tamil Nadu, mechanised boats landings during 1982-83 constituted about 51% of the total marine fish landings in the state (Table 6(b)). Trawlers contri­buted about 96% of the total landings from mechanised boats, the balance being from drift/gillnetters and hooks and lines. Sciaenids, penaeid prawns and per­ches formed the major catches from the mechanised boats, their individual share being 12, 9 and 4 per cent respectively of the total catch. In non-mechanised crafts perches, mackerel and sciaenids, were caught in substantial quantities, contributing about 7, 3 and 2 per cent respectively of the total catch from non-mecha­nised fishing crafts.

Pondicherry

The landings from mechanised boats in Pondichisrry during 1982-83 formed about 35% of the total landings in the state. (Table 6 (b)). The share of trawler catch was about 88% of the total catch from mechanised

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rj Table 6 (b). Statewise landings of mariiK fish from mechanised and non-mechanised fishing crafts in Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry during 19S2-S3 (in tonnes)

Name of & h

Oil sardine Mackerel Bombay duck Croak^s Perches Pomfrets Tumiies Peoaeid prawns Non-penaeid prawns Others

TOTAL

No. of operations of units

ANDHRA PRADESH Mechanised

Mechanised

Purse seine

— — — — — — — —

6

6

Trawl net

205 581

4,311 4,442

184 —

5,598 1,202

17,784

34,307

1,10,879

fishing

Total

205 581

4,311 4,442

184

5,598 1,202

17,790

34,313

Non-mecha­nised

3,977 882

4,319 3,187 3,604

941 3,108 3,669

68,004

91,691 J

2.599,163

Grand Total

4,182 1,463 8,630 7,629 3,788

941 8,706 4,871

85,794

TAMIL N A D U Mechanised

Mechanised fishing Power propulsion

Trawl net

59 —•

14,028 5,060

297 1

11,415 151

84,273

1,26,004 1,15,284

4,97,137

Drift/ gill net

39 — — 22 15

1,583 — —

2,504

4,163

18,058

Hooks & lines

— — —

284 —

6 — —

541

Total

98 —

14,028 5,366

312 1,590

11,415 151

87,318

831 1,20,278

3,150

Non-mecha­

nised

1,094 3,646

8 2,594 8,322

862 1,883 1,634

259

Grand Total

1,094 3,744

8 16,622 13,688 1,174 3,473

13,049 410

95,373 1,82,691

1,15,675 2,35,953

38,78,326

PONDICHERRY Mechanised

Mechanised fishing Trawl

net

5 —

407 1,227

— —

230 —

2,158

4,027

33,285

Power Drift/

gill net

— -— —

1 — 54 — — 487

542

2,636

propulsion Hooks &lines

— — — — — — — —

3

3

120

Total

5 —

407 1,228

— 54

230 —

2,648

4,572

Non-mecha­

nised

733 2

152 260 114 .— 35 9

7,108

8,413

J,60.833

Grand Total

738 2

559 1,488

114 54

265 9

9,756

12,985

inabie 6 (c). Statewise landings of marine fish from mechanised and non-mechanised fishing crafts in Kerala and Karnataka during 1982-83 (in tonnes)

KERALA

Mechanised

Mechanised fishing

Name of Trawl fish net

Oil sardine 1,200 Mackerel 10 Bombay duck — Croakffs 2,550 Perches 9,151 Pomfrets 134 Tunnies 1 Penaeid prawns 26,507 Non-penaeid prawns — Others 31,960

TOTAL 71,513

No. of operations of units 3,63,556

Purse seme

6,401 1,949

— 2 6

206 43

290 —

661

9,558

8,123

Power propulsion

Drift/ Gill net

2 154 — 32 26

1,165 1,327

— • —

7,867

10,573

76,779

Others

73,379 1,982

— 80 70 34

174 606 —

11,267

87,592

2,08,497

Total

80,982 4,095

— 2,664 9,253 1,539 1,545

27,403 —

51,755

1,79,236

Non-mecha­nised

78,506 5,175

— 1,187 1,527 2,842 4,760 4,885

33 70,292

1,69,207

22,79,293

Grand Total

1,59,488 9,270

— 3,851

10,780 4,381 6,305

32,288 33

1,22,047

3,48,443

KARNATAKA

Mechanised

Mechanised fishing

Purse seme

33,274 4,300

— 239 130

1,216 928 736 —

25,634

66,457

55,326

Trawl net

464 325 —

1,257 1,952

601 —

6,676 —

28,598

39,873

2,01,104

Power

Drift/ GUI net

_ 5

— 1

— 347 273 — —

1,297

1,923

8,746

propulsion

Others

_ — — — —

2 — — —

1,173

1,175

3,202

Total

33,738 4,630

— 1,497 2,082 2,166 1,201 7,412

— 56,702

1,09,428

Non-nKcha-nised

1,763 674 —

1,279 85

1,044 1,042

320 —

12,333

18,540

2,41,544

Grand Total

35,501 5,304

— 2,776 2,167 3,210 2,243 7,732

— 69,035

1,27,968

crafts. The landings of perches were the maximum accounting to about 30% of the total trawler catch.

Kerala

Mechanised boats of all categories, viz fully mecha­nised and power propelled recorded a catch of about 179,000 tonnes accounting for about 51% of the total marine fish catch in the state during 1982-83. (Table 6 (c)). While fully mechanised boats viz. trawlers and purse-seiners landed about 81,000 tonnes (45%), the balance came from power propelled boats viz drift/gill-netters and others. Oil sardine formed the major catch (81,000 t) from mechanised boats of all categories, its share being about 45% of the total catch from them. Penaeid prawns also were caught in good quantities (27,400 t- 15%) from the different types of mechanised boats.

In non-mechanised boats also oil sardine accoun­ted for a maximum catch of about 79,000 t constituting about 46% ofthe total catch from them.

Karnataka

About 86% of the total marine fish catch in the state came from mechanised boats. (Table 6 (c)). Purse-seiners landed about 66,0001 forining about 61% of the total catch from mechanised units, the balance came from trawlers (36%), gillnetters (2%) and others (1%). Oil Sardine constituted the major catch (31%) from mechanised fishing crafts, the other important species being penaeid prawns (7%), mackerel (4%), pomfrets (2%) and perches (2%).

Oil sardine (10%), sciaenids (7%), pomfrets (6%) and tunnies (6%) were the important fishes from non-mechanised boats.

Goa

Out of total catch of about 36,0001 in Goa, mecha­nised boats contributed about 29,000 t forming about 81%, the bulk of the catch being from trawlers and purse-seiners (Table 6 (d)). While the trawlers acco­unted for about 77% of the total catch from mechanised units, purse-seiners landed about 20% and gillnetters and others about 3%. The important fin and shell fishes from mechanised boats were penaeid prawns, sciaenids, oil sardine and perches whose share being 20, 8, 6 and 5% respectively of the total catch from mechanised crafts. (Ref. page 6)

Oil sardine formed the major catch constituting about 3,600 t (54%) of the total catch from non-mecha­nised boats.

Maharashtra

In Maharashtra, the landings from mechanised boats were about 242,000 t accounting for 90% of the total landings in the state. (Table 6 (d)). Among the mechanised boats, the share of dol netters, trawlers and gillnetters was 48, 46 and 6% respectively of the total catch from mechanised boats. Bombay duck formed the major catch (47,6001-20%) from mechanised fishing crafts. The other important species that landed from mechanised boats were non-penaeid prawns (40,000 t-17%), penaeid prawns (33,200 t-14%), croakers (14,500 t-6%) and pomfrets (14,000 t-6%). (Ref. page 6)

Table 6 (e). Landings of marine fish from mechanised and non-mechanised fishing crafts in Gujarat during 1982-83 (in tonnes)

Name of fish

Bombay duck Perches Croakers Pomfrets Tunnies Penaeid prawns Non-penaeid prawns Others

TOTAL

No. of opK^tions of units

Mechanised fishing Trawl

net

464 1,992

21,152 1,269

22 8,763 2,360

50,645

86.667

1,23,977

GUJARAT

Mechanised

Dol net

14,792 —

527 131 —

226 681

2,329

18,686

43,699

Power propulsion Drift/ gillnet

_ 343

2,374 10,357

264 85 13

29,259

42,695

60,433

Hooks & lines

_ — — — — — — 30

30

210

Total

15,256 2,335

24,053 11,757

286 9,074 3,054

82,263

1,48,078

Non-Mechanised

23,040 419 935

1,036 4

3,242 2,010

17,673

48,359

2,34,494

Grand total

38,296 2,754

24,988 12,793

290 12,316 5,064

99,936

1,96,437

13

Non-penaeid prawns (4,800 t-19%), croakers (2,500 t-10%), pomfrets (1,700 t-7%), penaeid prawns (1,600 t-6%), tunnies (1,400 t-5%) and Bombay duck (1,300 t-5%) were the important species caught in non-mecha­nised units.

Gujarat

The landings from mechanised fishing crafts in Gujarat during 1982-83 were about 148,000 t constitu­ting about 75% of the total marine fish landings in the state. (Table 6 (e)). Trawlers, gillnetters and dol netters contributed to 59, 29 and 12% respectively of the total landings from mechanised units. Sciaenids (24,000 t-16%), Bombay duck (15,300 t-10%), pomfrets (11,800 t-8%) and penaeid prawns (9,100 t-6%) were the impor­tant species from the mechanised boats.

In non-mechanised boats, Bombay duck (23,000 t-48%) formed the major catch.

Landings of mechanised boats at important centres.

Visakhapatnam outer harbour

The total landings from trawlers during 1982-83 showed a decline of about 700 t (12%) as com­pared to 1981-82. (Table 7 (a)). The number of opera­tions also likewise declined by about 900. The catch per unit effort (per operation) during 1982-83 and 1981-82 was 197 and 216 kg respectively. The decline in the total catch was mainly due to reduced landings of ribbon fishes, perches, croakers, crabs and carangids to the extent of about 530, 300, 190, 190 and 170 t respecti­vely. The landings of lizard fishes, however, showed an increase of about 510 t

Kakinada fisheries harbour

Both the catch and the number of operations of trawlers showed an increase during 1982-83 as com­pared to 1981-82 (Table 7 (a)). While the catch increased by about 4,3001 (36%), the number of operations incre­ased by about 3,900. The catch per unit effort also increased to 384 kg from 311 kg recorded in 1981-82. The landings of non-penaeid prawns, penaeid prawns, anchovies, silver bellies, threadfin breams, Bombay duck and ribbon fishes showed an increase of about 650, 600, 510,460, 460, 320 and 310 t respectively. Other sardines, however, accounted for lower landings by about 450 t.

Pudumanaikuppam, Tamilnadu

The total catch from trawlers and gill netters showed an increase of about 2,100 t (30%) during 1982-83 as

compared to 1981-82 (Table 7 (a) ), While the landings fiom trawlers constituted about 98% of the total mecha­nised landings, gillnetters accounted for the rest. The catch per unit effort for trawlers was 263 kg and the same was 115 kg for gillnetter. While the total landings of cephalopods, threadfin breams, lizard fishes, caran­gids, ribbon fishes and penaeid prawns increased by about 390, 380, 160, 160, 150 and 120 t. silver bellies, croakers and elasmobranchs recorded a reduction in the landings by about 350, 240 and 220 t respectively.

Cuddalore fisheries harbour

An increase of about 2,800 t in the total catch from trawlers and gillnetters was noticed during 1982-83 in comparison to 1981-82. (Table 7 (a) ). The trawlers landed about 57% of the total mechanised catch with 253 kg as the catch per unit effort, the corresponding figures for gillnetters being 43% and 412 kg. The landings from trawlers and gill netters showed an overall increase due to enhanced landings of seer fishes, silver bellies, elasmobranchs, tunnies, threadfin breams, crabs and penaeid prawns by about 660, 490, 410, 360, 220, 170 and 1201 respectively.

Nagapattlnam

The landings of trawlers during 1982-83 increased by about 2,100 t (44%) as also the number of operations by about 2,900 (Table 7 (b)). The catch per unit effort likewise increased to 323 kg from 259 kg recorded in 1981-82. The fishes that mainly contributed to the higher catches were croakers, other clupeoids, threadfin breams, silver bellies and penaeid prawns whose lan­dings increased by about 290, 260, 240, 230 and 150 t respectively.

Mandaparn

Trawlers recorded an increase of about 1,700 t (35%) in their catch during 1982-83 as compared to 1981-82. (Table 7 (b)). There was also an increase in the number of operations by about 2,500. The catch per unit effort also increased to 140 kg from 110 kg recorded in 1981-82. The increase in the total catch of trawlers was mainly brought about by the significan­tly higher landings of silver bellies, the increase being about 1,000 t.

Rameswaram

The total catch from trawlers and gillnetters increased only marginally to about 22,8001 in 1982-83 from about 22,600 t recorded in 1981-82, almost the entire catch

14

Table 7(a). Composition of marine fish landings (in tonnes) from mechanised boats at major fish landing centres in the east coast of India

Visakhapatnam Kakinada fisheries outer harbour harbour

Pudumanikuppam Cuddalore fisheries harbour

Sl.No. Name of fish 1982-83 1981-82 1982-83 1981-82 1982-83 1981-82 1982-83 1981-82

Trawl net Trawl net Trawl Gill Total Total Trawl Gill Total Total net net net net

1.

2. 3. 4.

5.

6.

7.

8. 9.

10.

11.

12.

13. 14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

19.

Elasmobranchs a. Sharks b. Skates c. Rays Eels Cat fishes Clupeoids a. Wolf herring

(Chirocentrus) b. Oil sardine c. Other sardines d. Hilsa shad

(Hilsa ilishaj e. Other shads

(Other Hilsa) f. Anchovies

Coilia Setipinna Stolephorus ( Anchoviella) Thrissina Thryssa (Thrissocles)

g. Other clupeoids Bombay duck (Harpadon nehereus) Lizard fishes (Saurida & Saurusj Half beaks & full beaks (Hemirhamphus & Belone) Flying fishes Perches a. Rock cods b. Snappers c. Pig-face breams d. Threadfin breams e. Other perches Goatfishes (Red mullets) Threadfins (Polynemids) Croakers (Sciaenids) Ribbon fishes Carangids a. Horse mackerel b. Scads c. Leather-jackets

(Chorinemus) d. Other carangids Silver bellies (Leiognathus & Gazza) Big-jawed jumper (Lactarlus) Pomfrets a. Black pomfret b. Silver pomfret c. Chinese pomfret Mackerels a. Indian mackerel b. Other mackerels Seer fishes a. S. commerson b. S. guttatus c. S. llneolatus d. Acanthocybium Sp.

15 35 79 31

186

6

2

—

189

60

8 8

966

2 1

— 532 457 216

28

349

297

68

106 368

14

8 5

13

— 2

7 37 65 16

157

5

10

—

133

68

39

456

4 1

— 783 503 104

35

534

825

268

79 348

55

7 9

28

1

38 80

192 196 245

1

95

1

7

514

261

386 357

238

7 —

1,087 1,643

205

24

583

861

2,696

109 947

43

11 8

112

— —

52 34

296 95

250

543

—

187

89

263 34

195

3 —

626 1,437

48

18

583

552

2,546

48 485

17

1 15

291

—

31 12 94 14 5

2

3

—

13

23

15

729

7 1,524

728 91

3

224

303

203

26 1,336

1

4

8

2 1

26

10 1 3

—

—

5

—

— — — —

—

—

—

—

1 1

—

1 —

—

38 18 12

57 12

104 15 8

2

3

—

13

23

20

729

7 1,524

728 91

3

224

303

203

1 27

1,336

1

5

8

40 19 12

156 25

216 23 8

2

—

82

40

3

566

46

4 1,148

404 35

5

461

152

13

3 56

1,690

1

3 1

7

75 30 12

— 3 — — —

—

22

—

—

225

— 328 57 40

—

142

—

—

—

826

—

— —

—

— —

482 4

24 — —

—

—

37

6

— — — —

—

—

—

—

9 20

—"

— —

—

701 —

482 7

24 — —

—

22

—

37

225

6

— 328 57 40

142

—

—

9 20

826

~~"

— —

—

701 —

96

11 — —

—

40

8

26

140

—

— 106 30 28

—

70

—

—

11 17

334

-"-

— 1

44 —

15

Contd. 20. Tunnies

a. E. affinis _ _ _ _ i g 9 19 — 408 408 51 b. Auxis spp. c. K. pelamis — — — — — 1 1 15 — — — — d. T. tongol — — _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ e. Other tunnies — — — — — — — 2 — — — —

21. Bill fishes — — — — — 26 26 3 9 _ 6 4 6 4 7 22. Barracudas 14 18 74 44 65 — 65 11 — 23 23 23

(Sphyraena) 23. Mullets (Mugil) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 24. Unicorn Cod — — — — — — — — — — — —

( Bregmaceros) 25. Flatfishes

a. Halibut 12 7 2 — 4 — 4 — — — — — (Psettodes erumei)

b. Flounders — — 13 4 — 4 — — — — — c. Soles 47 71 247 80 32 — 32 58 20 — 20 13

26. Crustaceans a. Penaeid prawns 673 663 2,671 2,067 1,181 — 1,181 1,062 234 — 234 114 b. Non penaeid prawns 5 1 1,029 381 — — — — — _ _ _ c. Lobsters 3 — — — 30 — 30 5 _ _ _ _ d. Crabs 133 321 417 150 232 — 232 195 197 — 197 28 e. Stomatopods 9 10 375 184 28 — 28 31 — — _ _

27. Cephalopods 229 201 114 82 535 — 535 143 54 — 54 33 28. Miscellaneous 44 42 321 215 1.577 2 1,579 272 188 3 191 92

TOTAL 5,220 5,911 16,210 11,911 9,091 153 9,244 7,119 2,336 1,781 4,117 1,323

No. of operations of fishing units 26,492 27,402 42,228 38,300 34.567 1,331 9,232 4.327

Table 7 (b). Composition of marine fish landings from mechanised boats at major fish landing centres along the east cost of India (Fig. in tonnes)

Nagapattinam Mandapam

1982-83 1981-82 1982-83 1981-82

Rameswaram Tuticorin fisheries harbour

1982-83 1981-82 1982-83 1981-82

Sl.No. Name of fish

1. Elasmobranchs a. b. c.

Sharks Skates Rays

2. Eels 3. Catfishes 4. Clupeoids

a.

b. c. d.

e.

f.

g-

Wolf herring (Chirocentrus) Oil sardine Other sardines Hilsa shad (Hilsa ilisha) Other shads (Other Hilsa) Anchovies Coilia Setipinna Stolephorus (Anchoviella) Thrissina Thryssa (Thrissocles) Other ciupeids

5. Bombay duck (Harpadon nehereiis)

6. Lizard fishes (Saurida Ji Saurus)

7. Half Beaks & Full Beaks

Trawl net

4 26

295 37

175

191

293

225

545

196

Hemlrhamphus & Belone 8. Flying fishes 9. Perches

a. b.

Rock cods Snappers

1

25

198 26 98

19

2

245 10

195

7 154

288

155

Trawl net

236

48

2

31 6

5

27

117

10

1

243 3

124

26

8

8 24

77

7

9

Trawl Gill net net

2,330

202

1

52 5

6

9

15

351

156

2

Total

2,330

202

1

52 5

6

9

15

351

156

2

Total

8

3,319

200

16

4

100

56

328

185

Trawl net

381

512

40

100

15

7

89

1,597

820

50

145 11

Gill net

1

1

1

Total

381

512

40

101

16 '

7

89

1,597

820

50

146 11

Total

472

548 2

71

121

94

1

180

150 1,935

370

136

58 36

16

Contd.

10.

11.

12.

13. 14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

19.

20.

21. 22.

23. 24.

25.

26.

27. 28.

c. Pig-face breams d. Threadfin breams e. Other perches Goatfishes

(Red mullets) Threadfins

(Polynemids) Croakers

(Sciaenids) Ribbon fishes Carangids a. Horse Mackerel b. Scads c. Leather-jackets

(Chorinemus) d. Other carangids Silver bellies

(Leiognathus & Gazza)

Big-jawed jumper (Lactarius)

Pomfrets a. Black pomfret b. Silver pomfret c. Chinese pomfret Mackerels a. Indian mackerel b. Other mackerels Seer fishes a. S. commerson b. S. guttatus c. S. lineolatus d. Acanthocybium Sp. Tunnies a. E. affinis b. Auxis spp. c. K, pelamis d. T. tonggol e. Other tunnies Bill fishes Barracudas

(Sphyraena) Mullets (Mugil) Unicorn cod

(Bregmaceros) Flatfishes a. Halibut b. Flounders c. Soles Crustaceans a. Penaeid prawns

525 280

32

866

235

233 967

46

1 37

2

95

2

99

193

748 b. Non-penaeid prawns 65 c. Lobsters d. Crabs e. Stomatopods Cephalopods Miscellaneous

TOTAL

No. of operations of fishing units

20 202

16 77

253

6,982

21,614

290 155

9

581

115

149 733

33

1 5

27

26

5

62

123

600 84 5

144 16 29

225

4,839

18,698

20 2

94 73

319

7

1

40 3,659

1

3 13

42

681

198 9

79 640

6,363

45,392

5 2

84 48

1

269

16

6

30 2,626

1

1 20

58

729

205 23 30 16

4,700

42,903

101 344

2,754

3

103 12,373

85

15

160

1,905

1 696

202 943

22,813

94,627

101 344

2.754

3

103 12,373

85

15

160

1,905

1 696

202 943

1 22,814

4 ]

53 468

2,596

1

43 11,162

261 1

4

3 2

1

186

2,092

679 13

170 628

22,579

1,07,211

9 446

13 7

1

753

35

5

104 2,144

61

2

'/ 1

61

44

730

11 16 12 10

1,209

9,441

24,702

9 446

13 7

1

753

35

5

104 2,144

2 63

2

2 2

2 3

1 62

44

730

11 16 12 10

1 1,210

11 9,452

62

36 103 30 7

881

97

86 1,607

64

15

5

9 21

2

45

2

124 ,

3,692

47 .

5 3,492

14,544

17

Table 7(c). Composition of marine fish landings from mechanised boats at major fish landing centres along the west coast of India (Fig in tonnes)

Sl.No. Name of fish

I.

2. 3. 4.

5. 6. 7.

8. 9.

10. 11. 12. 13. 14.

15. 16. 17.

18.

19.

20.

Elasmobranchs a. Sharks b. Skates c. Rays Eels Cat fishes Clupeoids a. Wolf herring (Chirocentrus) b. Oil sardine c. Other sardines d. Hilsa shad (Hilsa ilisha) e. Other shads (Other Hilsa) f. Anchovies

Coilia Setipinna Stolephorus (Anchoviella) Thrlssina Thryssa (Thrissocles)

g. Other clupeoids Bombay duck (Harpadon nehereus) Lizard fishes (Saurida & Saurus) Half beaks & full beaks (Hemihamphus & Belone) Flying fishes Perches a. Rock cods b. Snappers c. Pig-face breams d. Threadfin breams e. Other perches Goatflshes (Red mullets) Threadflns (Polynemids) Croakers (Sciaenids) Ribbon fishes Carangids a. Horse Mackerel b. Scads c. Leather-jackets (Chorinemus) d. Other carangids Silver bellies (Leiognathus & Gazza) Big-jawed jumper (Lactarius) Pomfrets a. Black pomfret b. Silver pomfret c. Chinese pomfret Mackerels a. Indian mackerel b. Other mackerels Seer fishes a. S. commerson b. S, guttatus c. S. lineolatm d. Acanthocybium Sp. Tunnies a. E. ajfinis b. Auxis spp. c. K. pelamis d. T. tonggol e. Other tunnies

Sakthikulangara 1982-83

Trawl Gill net net

13 602 1 8

451 16 11 —

2,588 270

— — 762 2

680 —

_ — — —

4,732 — — 3

— —

1 2

4,832 — 369 — — —

1,325 8 54 23

22 3 — 19 16 69

702 — 28 —

— 64 — 3 — —

6 70

— 38 — 167

— 329 — 1

— — ~—

Total

615 9

467 11

2,858

— 764

680

—. —

4,732 3

—

— 3

4,832 369 —

1,333 77

25 19 85

702 28

64 3

—

76

38 167

329 1

—

1981-82

Total

367 24

335 2

3,624

2 30

501

— —

4,890 2

—

70 2

3,701 460

3

1,243 38

3 73 2

71 500 124

24 2

—

25

23 66

250 20

— 17

Trawl net

9 1

47 —

280

4 262

1

248

22 4

343

—

— —

3,268 157

2

394 77 _ — — 54 72 46

14 1

2

—

— —

— — " •

Cochin fisheries harbour

D.Gill net

454 2

39 3

361

1 —

—

— • —

—

4

9 —

— 4

— 4

— 1

_ — 93 86 — — 98 18 7

46

280 46

401 294

7 5

1982-83

Purse seine

— — — — 87

— 6,285

152

259

— 31

—

—

— —

— 6

— 3 2 2

_ 1

10 79 4

— 204 — —

1,901

— 1

43 —

—

Hooks & lines

— — — —

1

— —

1

— —

—

—

10 4

— — — — — —

— — — — —

— —

—

—

— —"

—

Total

463 3

86 3

729

5 6,547

152 1

508

22 35

343

4

19 4

3,268 167

2 7

396 80 _

1 103 219

76 46

302 32 8

1,949

280 47

444 294

7 5

1981-82

Total

412 10 89

1 654

3 14,358

409

171

42 24

332 3

—

38 40

2,602 216 — —

232 16

22 2

21 497 41 26

156 13 9

1,889

227 13

613 416

1 19

116

18

Contd.

Bill fishes Barracudas (Sphyrnena) Mullets (Mugil) Unicorn cod (Bregmaceros) Flatfishes a. Halibut (Psettodes erumei) b. Flounders c. Soles Crustaceans a. Penaeid prawns b. Non penaeid prawns c. Lobsters d. Crabs e. Stomatopods

27. Cephalopods 28. Miscellaneous

21. 22. 23. 24. 25.

26,

37

28

1,978

9,425

11 33

2,068 1,289 2,443

17

—

—

—

13

17 37

28

1,978

9,425

11 33

2,068 1,289 2,456

15 42

61

1,970

9,631

3 65

1,859 842

1,880

30

339

2,957

73 326 140 111

12 9

—

—

3

1 22

—

289

—

— 12 — 43 — 22

— 339

— 3,246

— 73 — 326 — 140 — 114

35 85 67

12

284

2,521

78 172 104 185

TOTAL 33,905 1,727 35,632 32,862 9,284 2,287 9,382 16 20,969 27,276

No. of operations of Fishing units 1,28,847 14,321 1,38,279 48,545 19,437 8,123 54

Table 7 (d): Composition of marine fish landing from mechanised boats, at major fish landing centres along the west cost of India (Fig. in tonnes)

SI.

1.

2. 3. 4.

5. 6. 7.

8. 9.

10. 11. 12. 13. 14.

No. Name of fish

Elasmobranchs a. Sharks b. Skates c. Rays Eels Cat fishes Clupeoids a. Wolf herring (chirocentrus) b. Oil sardine c. Other sardines d. Hilsa shad (Hilsa ilisha) e. Other shads (Other hilsa) f. Anchovies

Coilia Setipinna Stolephorus (Anchoviella) Thrissina Thryssa (Thrissoclesj

g. Other clupeoids Bombay duck (Harpadon nehereus) Lizard fishes (Saurida&Saurns) Half beaks & full beaks

(Hemihamphus & Belone) Flying fishes Perches a. Rock cods b. Snappers c. Pig-face breams d. Threadfin breams e. Other perches Goatfishes (Red mullets) Threadflns (Polynemids) Croakers (Sciaenids) Ribbon fishes Carangids a. Horse Mackerel b. Scads c. Leather-jackets (Chorinemids) d. Other carangids

Sassoon docks

Trawl net

1,020 306 444 154

3,231

322 87 49

151

757

— 386 236

3 616

54

— 3,139

378 744 335

2,576 2,074

9

9 361

1982-83 Dol net

3 — — —

7

7 —

1

—

68

— 17 36

220 —

— 1

— — — 30 71

—

— 3

Gill net

212 38 72 35

212

95 — —

149

— 1

47 — —

— — 3

— 28

167 —

34

30 7

Hooks & lines

70 —

4 132 134

— — —

—

— — — — —

—

— —

2 —

7 50 —

—

— ^~

Total

1,305 344 520 321

3,584

424 87 50

300

825

— 404 319 223 616

54

— 3,140

383 744 370

2,823 2,145

43

39 371

1981-82 Total

1,166 96

545 204

2,605

236 96

5

124

1230

— 85

138 458 414

41 6

— 1,623

29 113 106

4,118 1,667

23

36 63

New

Trawl net

1,120 1,508 1,854 3,466 1,784

505 — —

• —

394

— 122 570 200 279

131 5

— 1,061 1,006

644 45

4,221 1,622

—

129 895

Ferry Wharf 1982-83

Dol net

— — — — 2

— — —

— 2

15 — —

2 5

—

- r -

—-

Total

1,120 1,508 1,854 3,466 1,786

505 — —̂

—

396

15 —

122 572 205 279

131 5

— 1,061 1,006

644 45

4,221 1,622

—~

129 895

1981-82 Total

543 127 388

2,180 826

93 27 i 5

1

825

— 81 •>

159 • 182 87

1

15 50 —

424 38

171 157

3,480 1,698

23

88 39

19

Ck>ntd.

15.

16. 17.

18.

19.

20.

21. 22. 23. 24. 25.

26.

27. 28.

Silver bellies (Leiognathus & Gazza) Big-jawed jumper (Lactarius) Pomfrets a. Black pomfret b. Silver pomfret c. Chinese pomfret Mackerels a. Indian mackerel b. Other mackerels Seer fishes a. S, commerson b. .S'. guttatus c. 5. Uneolalus d. Acanthocybium sp. Tunnies a. E, affinis b. Auxis spp. c. K. pelamis d. T. longgol e. Other tunnies Bill fishes Barracudas (Sphyraena) Mullets (Mugil) Unicorn cod (Bregmaceros) Flatfishes a. Halibut (Psettodes erumei) b. Flounders c. Soles Crustaceans a. Penaeid prawns b. Non penaeid prawns c. Lobsters d. Crabs e. Stomatopods Cephalopods Miscellaneous

TOTAL

No. of operations of Fishing units

9

522

44 718

1

13

130 84

—

— — 95 — 79

— —

122 —

416

12,829 185 295

83

1,989 634

35,689

23,305

—

—

3 48 12

—

—

—

— — — — —

— — — —

168 1,144

1 —

2 69

1,911

13,112

—

2

244 215 —

4

173 48

—

— —

314 113 —

— — — —

— — 4

—

— 48

2,295

3,502

—

—

— — —

—

—

—

— — — — —

— — — —

— — — —

— 6

405

1,705

9

524

291 981

13

17

303 132

—

— —

409 113 79

— —

122 —

416

12,997 1,329

300 83

1,991 757

40,300

—

34

249 284

5

—

186 82 12

94

7 519 —

113 —

3 29 1

33 376

6,968 1,496

97

1 1,278

166

27,260

—

711

131 220 —

51

529 —

—

— —

1,257 — —

— —

477 —

184

8,886 9

211

164 2,473

674

37,538

22,047

—

—

— — —

—

— —

—

— — — — —

— — — —

1 35 —

1 — 14

77

553

—

711

131 220 —

51

529 —

—

— —

1,257 — —

— —

477 —

184

8,887 44

211

165 2,473

688

37,615

2

—

— 117 —

—

10 — 128

-—

— — 419

1 —

— —

9 32

517

5,848 494 232 112

685 355

20,669

20

being from trawlers (Table 7 (b)). The catch per unit effort from trawlers was 241 kg. While the catch of silver bellies and croakers increased significantly by about 1,200 and 160 t respectively in trawl catches, the landings of elasmobranchs showed a sharp decline of about 1,000 t. Penaeid prawns, pomfrets and goatfishes also recorded lower landings, the decrease being about 190, 180 and 120 t respectively.

Tuticorin fisheries harbour

number of operations, however, showed an increase of about 3,600. The catch per unit effort for trawlers, gillnetters, purse-seiners and hooks & lines was 191, 118, 1153 and 296 kg respectively. The reduction in the total landings was mainly due to a fall in the catches of oil sardine to the tune of about 7,800 t., particularly in purse-seines during 1982-83 as compared to 1981-82. The catch of penaeid prawns and threadfin breams, however, showed an increase of about 720 and 670 t respectively.

A decline in the total catch from trawlers and gill­netters by about 5,100 t (35%) was noticed during 1982-83 as compared to 1981-82 (Table 7 (b)). The num­ber of operations of both the mechanised units also declined by about 8,600. Almost the entire catch came from trawlers, the catch per unit effort from them being 382 kg. A sharp decrease of about 3,000 t in the catch of penaeid prawns from trawlers was seen during 1982-83 in comparison to 1981-82. The lan­dings of anchovies also declined by about 580 tonnes. An increase of about 540, 450 and 340 t respectively in the catches of silver bellies, other clupeoids and threadfin breams was, however, noticed.

Sakthikulangara, Kerala

Both the total catch from trawlers and gillnetters and the number of operations showed an increase of about 2,800 t (8%) and about 4,900 respectively (Table 7 (c)). The catch from trawlers formed about 95% of the total mechanised landings, the catch per unit effort in trawlers and gillnetters being 263 and 121 kg res­pectively. While the landings of threadfin breams, oil sardines, cephalopods, elasmobranchs, stomatopods and silver bellies from trawlers and gill netters increased by about 1,130, 730, 450, 370, 210 and 200 t respecti­vely, the catch of cat fishes and penaeid prawns showed a decline of about 770 and 210 t respectively.

Cochin fisheries harbour

The combined catch of trawlers, gillnetters, purse-seiners and in hooks and fines during 1982-83 declined to about 21,000 t from about 27,000 t recorded in 1981-82, the reduction being of the order of 6,0001 (Table 7 (c)). The share of various types of gears viz. trawls, gillnets and purse seines was 44%, 11% and 45% respectively of the total catch during 1982-83. The combined total

Sassoon docks, Bombay

During 1982-83, the total catch obtained from trawlers, dol netters, gillnetters and in hooks & lines was about 40,000 tonnes in comparison to 27,000 t recorded during 1981-82, showing an increase of about 13,000 t (48%) (Table 7 (d)). While 88% of the total landings were by trawlers, the remaining were shared by gillnetters (6%), dol netters (5%) and hooks and fines (1%), the catch per unit effort for the four cate­gories of gears being 1531, 146, 655 and 238 kg respe­ctively. The enhanced catch of penaeid prawns (6,0001), threadfin breams (1,520 t), cat fishes (980 t), cephalopods (710 t), silver pomfrets (700 t), goat fishes (630 t), big jawed jumper (490 t) and ribbon fishes (480 t) contri­buted to the higher landings in Sassoon docks during 1982-83 as compared to 1981-82. The landings of croakers, however, showed a decfine of about 1,300 t.

New ferry wharf, Bombay

During 1982-83, trawlers and dol netters operated, the catch from them being about 37,600 t showing a significant increase of about 16,900 t (82%) as compared to 1981-82 when about 20,7001 were landed. (Table 7(d)). Almost the entire catch during 1982-83 was from tra­wlers (37,500 t). The number of operations of all the gears put together during the year was 22,600 as com­pared to 19,800 recorded last year showing an increase of about 2,800. While the catch per unit effort for trawlers was 1,703 kg, the same for dol netters was 139 kg. The higher catch during 1982-83 was due to increased landings of elasmobranchs (3,400 t), penaeid prawns (3,000 t), cephalopods (1,800 t),perches (1,700 t) eels (1,3001), cat fishes (1,0001), carangids (900 t), tun­nies (800 t) and croakers (700 t). The landings of non-penaeid prawns and anchovies, however, showed a decfine of about 500 and 400 t. respectively.

Compiled and prepared by M. J. George, G. Subbaraju and S. K. Dharmaraja Published by Dr. M. J. George, Senior Scientist on behalf of the Director, Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute

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