Title: Bull trawl operation banned along Karnataka coast to reduce indiscriminateexploitation of juvenile fishes
Abstract: Mangalore Fisheries Harbour is one of the major
marine fish landing centres of Karnataka,
contributing more than 40 % of the total marine
fish landed in the state. Bull trawling or pair trawling
is done along the coastal districts of Karnataka with
peak operations during the post-monsoon
(September to November) period. The pair trawls
target pelagic and semi-pelagic schooling fishes, like
carangids, scombroids, clupeids, pomfrets, squids,
etc. and the catch mainly consist of juveniles,
including those of high value fishes.
Publication Year: 2016
Publication Date: 2016-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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