Visakhapatnam is one of the major trawl fishery centres along the east coast of India. About
500 small mechanized fishing units including small trawlers and sona boats were in active …

 Trawl fishery of Kerala contributes about 35-50% of the annual landings of the state. The
ever increasing international demand for shrimps and cuttlefishes further induced acute …

Trawl fisheries sector account more than 50% of the marine fisheries production of India.
Annual average fish landing from trawlers was 17, 21, 000 t (2008-2011), which formed …

The Western Bay of Bengal (WBoB) trawl fishery is typically a tropical multispecies mixed
fishery with a history of commercial exploitation since early 1960s. The nature of fishing …

The present study deals with the fish catch discard rate and fishing efficiency of commercial
multi-day and single-day trawlers operated along the Raigad coast of Maharashtra. The …

India is bound by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the south-‐west, and
the Bay of Bengal on the south-‐east. The east coast of India borders Western Bay of Bengal …

Colachel about 35 km northwest of Kanyakumari in the southwest coast, lies within the
Kanyakumari District of Tamil Nadu., it has been an important fishing centre for traditional as …

Fishing activity in Tamilnadu has increased throughout state during the past three decades.
Continued technological advances in fishing fleet have increased fishing efficiency and …

The trawl catci and the catch rate showed great fluctuations during Jhe different years at
Mangalore. Best catches were generally during February-May. Prawns constituted the single …

Commercial trawling with large vessels (2 1-41 m length) commenced around 1978/79 in
Bangladesh. Initially there were only four trawlers, but there was a rapid increase to about …