A fishery for fidler shrimp Metapenaeopsis stridulans Alcock off Maharashtra coast

Metapenaeopsis stridulans belongs to the tough shelled varieties of shrimps known as 'Dugdu' in Marathi. The decline in catches some months like October and November is attributable to the fact that during post - monsoon months, trawlers operate in shallower waters where larger sized penaeids are available in plenty due to their influx during this period. Another species of Metapenaeopsis present as strays was M.hilarula. Judging from the present rate of exploitation, it can be predicted that the fishery is likely to sustain at the present trend for some more years

The Fishery for Flamingo Shrimp Parapedaeus longipes (Alcock) at Sassoon Dock, Bombay

The fishery of this small shrimp was first reported by Aravindakashn and Karbhari. Though it was seasonal at the time of its report, its fishery was found to be increasing covering the whole year subsequentl

Shark attacks in Indian seas

Many loss of lives at Sea are often attributed to shark attacks. Though some species of sharks are known as killers, quite a few are small and rarely cauSe serious injuries. Three species of sharks which grow to larger sizes from 15 to 50 feet are considered harmless to man

A penaeid prawn with an abnormal telson

Reported instances' of abnormalities in fishes are common 1-6, but in prawn it is limited, Deshmukh and Kuber' have reported a case of double rostrum in Parapenaeopsis styli/era. Apart from this there is no other published work on abnormalities in P. styli/era, The present note deals Witll the abnormal telson

Kuruma shrimp from bombay waters- a new resource

Study of Penaeus japonicus ,favourite 'Kuruma shrimp' ,its fishery and biological aspects was undertaken based on the landings at Sassoon Dock. It is of major commercial importance in Japan. The annual catch per unit showed a maximum of 15.1 kg per unit in 1978 and minimum of 7.4 kg per unit in 1979. The sizes ranged from 110 mm to 225 mm, females as usual showed larger sizes. 240 specimens were examined to study about its food and showed that it was carnivorous and also bottom feeding. The sex ratio of females to males was 3:1. Mature male and female specimens were noticed in most of the catches and the spawning periods were found to be July, August and September

Some aspects on the fishery and biology of Periscope Shrimp from Bombay waters

The article provides the landing details of the Periscope Shrimp, Atypopenaeus stenodactylus in different landing centers at Bombay coast during the period 1983-1984. It also deals with some biological aspects of the species

On the capture of juveniles of Lutjanus russelli (Bleeker) and Scatophagus argus var. tetracanthus (Lacepede) from Bombay waters

Bhokshi nets are operated regularly at Manori creek at Marve for prawns and fishes of the creek, landed with juveniles fishes of two species of quality fishes as , Lutjanus russelli (Bleeker) and Scatophagus argus var. tetracanthus (Lacepede) as incidental catches. It is quite probable that this unusual landings of juveniles in bag nets in good numbers was due to the young ones coming into the creek owing to the availability of food in the creeks during monsoon period and also to escape strong currents in the foreshore areas. During this period Bhokihi net operations are harmful for juvenile fishes and therefore it is advisable that these nets be operated with larger mesh size at the cod end

Record catch of Tiger sharks from Maharashtra coast

Tiger sharks are large in size, and predacious. They are known to enter shallow waters and are the dread of bathers. Records of landings of large tiger sharks are scanty. In this communication the schooling habit of tiger sharks and their capture in large numbers using hooks and line are reported

Unusual catch of portunid crab Charybdis (charybdis) lucifera Fabricius at Sasson dock, Bombay

During the second fortnight of April 1979 an estimated catoh of more than 30,000 crabs of the s.p;cies Charybdis (Charybdis) lucifera, Fabricius was landed by trawlers at Sassoon Dock. The details of the unusual landing together with important biologic; !• observations are presented

On bumper catches of lizard fishes at Sassoon dock, Bombay

Eventhough the appearance of Lizard fishes of the genus Sauridain the catches is not significant, landings by trawlers are showing fishery value for these fishes particularly at Sassoon Dock, Bombay during months of March, April and May. Species Saurida tumbil and Saurida undosquamis are of special interest as the landings and are sent outside Maharashtra in iced condition. The percentage of their occurrence during 1989 landings is noted to be 80 % of S. tumbil and 20 % of S. undosquamis. The maximum length recorded for S. tumbil is 437 mm and S. undosquamis 327 mm. The size of 437 mm recorded for S. tumbil appears to be the largest for the species from Indian waters