Unusual landings of ghol, Protonibea dicanthus in dol net at Bassien Kolliwada(Vasai) landing centre.

Bassein Kolliwada is an important landing center in Maharashtra, where traditional dol net fishing is carried out for Bombay duck and silver pomfret which are economically the most important resources in the region. But, landings of Bombay duck and silver pomfrets have declined considerably during past few years. A dol net boat named ‘Dayadhan‘landed huge catch of ghol fish,Protonibea dicanthus at Bassein Kolliwada,from a depth of about 40 meters off Jaffrabad in Saurashtra region of Gujarat.It is perhaps the scarcity of fish that has led them to search for the new grounds for ghol,ribbonfish,koth(O.biauritus),and warm (C.talabanoides) in Gujarat waters

Seasonal abundance of ‘Ghol’, Protonibea diacanthus (Lacepede, 1802) at Bassien koliwada, Maharashtra

Protonibea diacanthus, locally known as ‘Ghol’ is one of the commercially important fishes of northwest coast of India. The swim bladder of Ghol, after sun drying, is processed into clarifying agent for the beverage industry. The bladder of this species fetches a very high market price owing to its excellent quality

Occurrence of juveniles of Platax sp. in inshore waters of Mumbai

Angelfish, sea bat or leaffish belong to the family Platacidae have been landed in trawlers and Purse seiners at New Ferry wharf andSasoon Dock in October and November for the last four years. Juveniles of Platax sp. were observed in dol net catches. Juveniles are discarded, while the adults fetch good price in the local market, as they are edible and palatable. It is quite possible that this unusual landing of juveniles in dol nets in good numbers was due to the young ones coming into the shallow waters to escape strong currents and perhaps for the search of food. They are usually found in shallow waters among weeds, sea grass or coral and small specimens of Platax sp. are very popular aquarium fishes

On a giant cobia, Rachycentron canadum (Linnaeus,1766) landed at Sassoon Dock,Mumbai

A giant cobia, Rachycentron canadum was landed at Sassoon duck, Mumbai on 18-08-2003 by a gill-netter operated at a distance of 25-30 km south west of Mumbai at the depth of 20-25m.The species is distributed world wide in warm seas except for the eastern pacific regoin. It is pelagic but also found over shallow coral reefs and off rock shores,occasionally enters in estuaries

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Not AvailableBassein Kolliwada is an important landing center in Maharashtra, where traditional dol net fishing is carried out for Bombay duck and silver pomfret which are economically the most important resources in the region. But, landings of Bombay duck and silver pomfrets have declined considerably during past few years. A dol net boat named ‘Dayadhan‘landed huge catch of ghol fish,Protonibea dicanthus at Bassein Kolliwada,from a depth of about 40 meters off Jaffrabad in Saurashtra region of Gujarat.It is perhaps the scarcity of fish that has led them to search for the new grounds for ghol,ribbonfish,koth(O.biauritus),and warm (C.talabanoides) in Gujarat waters.Not Availabl

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Not AvailableProtonibea diacanthus, locally known as ‘Ghol’ is one of the commercially important fishes of northwest coast of India. The swim bladder of Ghol, after sun drying, is processed into clarifying agent for the beverage industry. The bladder of this species fetches a very high market price owing to its excellent quality.Not Availabl

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Not AvailableAngelfish, sea bat or leaffish belong to the family Platacidae have been landed in trawlers and Purse seiners at New Ferry wharf andSasoon Dock in October and November for the last four years. Juveniles of Platax sp. were observed in dol net catches. Juveniles are discarded, while the adults fetch good price in the local market, as they are edible and palatable. It is quite possible that this unusual landing of juveniles in dol nets in good numbers was due to the young ones coming into the shallow waters to escape strong currents and perhaps for the search of food. They are usually found in shallow waters among weeds, sea grass or coral and small specimens of Platax sp. are very popular aquarium fishes.Not Availabl

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Not AvailableA giant cobia, Rachycentron canadum was landed at Sassoon duck, Mumbai on 18-08-2003 by a gill-netter operated at a distance of 25-30 km south west of Mumbai at the depth of 20-25m.The species is distributed world wide in warm seas except for the eastern pacific regoin. It is pelagic but also found over shallow coral reefs and off rock shores,occasionally enters in estuaries.Not Availabl