Title: RESOURCE AND EXPLOITATION OF JUVENILE PENAEID PRAWNS FROM MANAKKUDY ESTUARY
Abstract: The Manakkudy Estuary situated about 8 kilometres north of Cape Comorin
in Tamil Nadu is an important source of juvenile penaeid prawns which are used
as bait in hook-and-line fisheries and seed for culture, along the coasts of Kanyakumari
District. It is estimated that 4 tonnes of juvenile prawns are exploited on
an average every year from this environment, with peak catches in February and
March. The fishery is constituted by Penaeus irulicus, P. monodon, Metapenaeus
dobsord and M. monoceros. Of these, P. indicus is the most dominant species
forming 90% of the total prawn catch. By following the progression of modes in
(he size-frequency distribution it is estimated that males of this species grow at
the rate of 24.3 mm|month and females, 26.2 mm|month. The maximum growth
rates are recorded mostly
Publication Year: 1975
Publication Date: 1975-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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