Kachal, a tackle for file-fish (family Balistidae : Pisces)

To suit local exigencies and condition several indigenous types of gear have been developed by fishermen from ancient times which though primitive and crude in appearance are efficient in their own way. One such gear is the Kaehal, used to capture the file-fish (Balistidae) along the south-west coast of India between Muttum and Vizhingam. Since good results are obtained at little cost, the gear is used extensively by fishermen

Pumiliopsis spathepedes sp. nov., a cyclopoid copepod Parasitic on the eye of Sardinella sirm

The female of a new sipecies of copepod parasit;, Pumiliapsis spathepedes is described from the eye of the sardine, Sardinella sirm from Tut'corin, South East Coast of India. It was been compared with the only other known species in this genus namely P. sardinellae. The species can easily be distingu'shed from all the other bomolochids hitherto known by the enormously developed fifth leg

Peroderma tasselum sp. Nov. (Lernaeoceriformes; Copepoda) parasitic on the fish Stolephorus commersonii Lacepede

The female of a copepod parasite, Peroderma tasselum sp. nov. parasitic on the fish Stolephorus commersonil is described from Tuticorin, southeast coast of India. The species can be distinguished from the only other known species of the genus, P. cylindricum, by the characteristic shape of the trunk

Heavy landing of brown pomfret at Tuticorin

From December 1992 to February 1993 bumper catch of brown pomfret Stromateus niger was recorded at Harbour Point landing centre which is a traditional site for shore seine operations at Tuticorin. Some enterprising shore seine fishermen after seeing schools of brown pomfret moving near the Tuticorin harbour anchorage used their encircling net to catch the

The present status of small scale traditional fishery at Tuticorin

Tuticorin enjoys an imique position along the Gulf of Mannar in the east coast of India in view of the facilities available for the development and exploitation of the marine fisheries of the region. A good flashing harbour affords facilities for smaller trawlers in the mechanised fishing sector. Large industrial fishery trawlers get facilities in the major harbour. There is a well established traditional system of craft and gears suited for the local conditions. This account is a positive attempt to highlight the changing pattern of the traditional fishery over the last few years and gives a comprehensive coverage of the gear-wise, specieswise and season-wise fish landings by the small scale traditional sector from 1979 to 1985 based on regular sampling of the commercial catch at Tuticorin fish landing centres

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Impact of motorization on the traditional fishery at Tuticorin

Analysis on the impact of motorization on traditional fishermen and deals with the total fish catch of various gears using motorized crafts as compared with total catch by non-motorized crafts using similar gears and covers the period from 1986 to 1992. One reason for decrease in fish catch after motorization of traditional crafts is the intensive fishing carried out by motorized units in the inshore areas traditionally fished by non-motorized fishing units. It is also possible that rsufficient recruitment is not taking place in the fishing grounds to give an encouraging trend in the motorized fishery

Catamaran fishery for Hilsa toli at Tuticorin

Every year some traditional fishermen from Kanyakumari migrate to Tuticorin with their catamaran craft to fish with various gears according to availability offish groups in the area. During 1988 these fishermen developed a nylon fish net with 4 to 5 cm mesh size to catch large quantities of Hilsa toli Fowler locally called 'Kalar' available near the Hare Island fishing grounds at depth range from three to four metres

Lesser sardines resources of India

The lesser sardines comprising ten species form a minor or major fishery in all the maritime states of India during one or the other part of the year. The Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute has taken up a study of the fishery and biology of the important species at some centres and has published the results periodically. The present article reviews the work carried out and highlights the important results pertaining to the fishery, biology and population characteristics along the Indian coast

On the collection of young billfishes from Vizhinjam

Young billfishes collected at Vizhingam have been assigned to the genus Tetra- pturus but their specific identity could not be established. A general description of the specimens has been given