Introduction of “Ring Vala” (Ring seine) along Kakinada Coast with a note on its impact.

Recently the innovative gear Ring seine (Ring vala) is introduced in Kakinada for pelagic fishing. It is made of silk yarn having a total length of about 315-350 m and breadth of about 34-40 m.This Gear started operation from this year along the coast of Pampodipeta, Kothapeta, Yelliahpeta, Dhaniahpeta, Narsipeta,Perumallapuram, Konapapapeta and Uppada

G.M.C. Balayogi fish landing jetty, Savithri Nagar, Yanam, U.T. of Pondicherry

The Pondicherry Government took initiative to con- struct a fish landing jetty for the benefit of Savitrinagar and Bhairavapalem fishers named G.M.C. Balayogi fish landing jetty.At an average about 140 Trawlers utilize this facility for berthing and sale of fish

On the occurrence of bicolour parrotfish, off Kakinada

A Single specimen of Cetoscarus bicolor (Ruppell) commonly called bicolour parrotfish belonging to family Scarida was observed in the trawler catches landed at Kakinada Fisheries Harbour on 16-3-'98

Introduction of fibre glass "Teppa" as a possible substitute for catamaran for fishing in the inshore waters of Andhra Pradesh

Catamaran is made of 2-3 light weight wooden logs tied together and is generally operated manually by one person for fishing in the near shore waters using cast net, gill net, and occasionally hooks and line. Recently Teppa made of fiberglass having facility to use outboard motor has been introduced to over come the difficulties of catamarans. Monitoring of the operation of these crafts is being continued to understand the efficiency of this gear over the wooden catamaran

On the rare occurrence of Elagatis bipinnulata off Kakinada coast.

Elagatis bipinnulata commonly called rainbow runners of the family Carangidae is a fish species found usually at or near the surface over reefs or sometimes far offshore in the Indian waters. They are caught occasionaly by hooks and line and gill nets

Impact of recent cyclone on the marine fishery sector along the east Godavari and Visakhapatnam districts of Andhra Pradesh

A cyclone which lashed along the coastal Andhra Pradesh on the night of 6-11-'96 resulted in the loss of thousands of human lives and materials. The coast of East Godavari and parts of Visakhapatnam districts were the worst hit areas with high velocity winds bringing in huge tidal waves which inundated the fish landing centres

आँध्रप्रदेश के समुद्री मात्स्यिकी स्रोत - एक पर्यावलोकन

आँध्रप्रदेश के समुद्री मात्स्यिकी स्रोत - एक पर्यावलोक

Prawn seed exploitation along Kakinada coast : a preliminary appraisal with a note on the brooder exploitation of Penaeus monodon

In recent times there is a steep increase in the exploitation of prawn seed in order to cater to the needs of prawn fanners along the Andhra Pradesh coast. There is demand mostly for seed P. monodon by the prawn farmers of this state. There are no official or reliable estimates of the total extent of prawn farms in Andhra Pradesh

Occurrence of whale shark off south Andhra coast

The whale shark Rhincodon typus known to occur In the Indian seas is occasionally caught by gill-nets, purse-seines and trawls. A male whale shark measuring 4.45 m in length caught in a trawlnet on 24-9-1992 at a depth of about 40m off Anthervedi Palli Palem, nearly 100 km south of Kakinada was landed at Kakinada

Cephalopod resources in southeast and northeast coasts of India and Andaman - Nicobar waters

During 1988-'90, FORV Sagar Sampada has made 28 exclusive cruises to three regions in the Bay of Bengal covering different seasons of the year. Cephalopods formed one of the components of the demersal fishery resources of these regions, with the pelagic resources remaining insignificant. The commercially important neritic species of squids (Loligo duvauceli, Doryteuthis sibogae and Doryteuthis singhalensis), and cuttlefish (Sepia aculeata) were comparatively more in number and quantity than the species of oceanic squid Symplectoteuthis oualaniensis and other less important oceanic squids. The former groups of cephalopods were taken in demersal trawl and the latter in pelagic trawl. The distribution and relative abundance of various neritic and oceanic group of cephalopods by area and depth is given in the paper