Stranding of baleen whale Balaenoptera sp. at Satpati Landing Centre, Thane District, Maharashtra

A baleen whale was found washed ashore at Satpati Landing Centre, Thane District, Maharashtra on 01.04.2011 (Fig. 1). Total length was about 12 m and weight was approximately 10 t.Detailed morphometric measurements could not be taken as the whale was in highly putrefied condition

Unusually high landings of some penaeid prawns at Bombay

An unusual high landings of mainly two species of penaeid prawns, Metapenaeus monoceros and Metapenaeopsis stridulans, in the New Ferry wharf, an important trawl landing centre in Greater Bombay,have been reported in October and November ,1982 and the particulars are illustrated

Heavy landing of Parapenaeopsis stylifera (M. Edw.) at Bombay during post-monsoon 1984

New Ferry Wharf is a major fish landing centre in Greater Bombay where fishing activity generally resumes in September after a period of lull during the southwest monsoon. This centre accounted for an annual (July-June) average of 7,530 tonnes of penaeid prawns of which Parapenaeopsis stylifera constituted 59.6%. The size (total length) of P. stylifera ranged from 58 to 103 mm for males and from 63 to 118 mm for females with the modal size at 83 mm and 103 mm for the respective sexes. The incidence of such huge catch all along the coast at about the same time was probably triggered by some oceanographic factors such as large scale upwelling of oxygen minimum layer which might have pushed the stock towards the shore

Emerging commercial fishery of Rachycentron canadum (Linnaeus, 1766) at New Ferry Wharf, Mumbai

Rachycentron canadum is commonly known as 'cobia' and locally called as 'sakla'. This species is distributed world wide in warm seas except for the eastern Pacific region. It is pelagic but is also found over shallow coral reefs and off rocky shores and occasionally found in estuaries (Fischer and Bianchi, 1984

Bumber landings of koth, Otolithoides biauritus by bottom set gill net at Satpati

Bumber catch of Koth, Otolithoides biauritus was reported on 19th December 2002 at Satpati. Koth was caught in 18-20 meter depths at a distance of 15-18 km north west off Satpati. The heavy concenteration indicates the potential fishing ground of koth in this region

Fishermen's ingenuity in utilizing thermocole for making fishing crafts at Satpati (Maharashtra)

The ingenious traditional fishers of Satpati(Maharashtra) designed and fabricated fishing crafts uusing cheap thermocole(polyurethene)

Hook and Line fishery of seerfish, Scomberomorus commerson (Lancepede, 1801)

Scomberomorus commerson commonly knownas ‘ narrow-barred Spanish mackerel'. It is known as Towar', 'Iswan' or 'Anjari' in Maharashtra. A good quantity of this species, weighing around three tonnes, was caught (on one day (18.9.2007) by hooks and lines operated from fib re g la s s boats and these were landed at New Ferry Wharf, Mumbai. In addition to these, about 200 kg of tuna were also landed. The entire catch was auctioned al the landing centre itself, fetching a total Rs. 2,25,000. The Unit sale p r ic e per kg was Rs. 7 5 / - T h e price fetched was comparatively on the lower side because of Ganesh Chathurthi the lime

Research note on economic performance of 'dol' at Sasoon Dock

Stakenet which is popularly known as 'dol' in Maharashtra is an important gear to fish, specially, Bombay duck and Acetes spp. Sasoon dock is one of the important fish landing centres in Maharashtra commonly used for landing mechanised catch of trawl and 'dol' units. Annual net profit of a 'dol' unit is calculated at Rs. 18,623 during the study period. The net earning per kg of fish is calculated at Rs. 0.36. Thus, 'dol’ operation during 1990-'91 was profitable at Sasoon dock

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Not AvailableNew Ferry Wharf is a major fish landing centre in Greater Bombay where fishing activity generally resumes in September after a period of lull during the southwest monsoon. This centre accounted for an annual (July-June) average of 7,530 tonnes of penaeid prawns of which Parapenaeopsis stylifera constituted 59.6%. The size (total length) of P. stylifera ranged from 58 to 103 mm for males and from 63 to 118 mm for females with the modal size at 83 mm and 103 mm for the respective sexes. The incidence of such huge catch all along the coast at about the same time was probably triggered by some oceanographic factors such as large scale upwelling of oxygen minimum layer which might have pushed the stock towards the shore.Not Availabl

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Not AvailableAn unusual high landings of mainly two species of penaeid prawns, Metapenaeus monoceros and Metapenaeopsis stridulans, in the New Ferry wharf, an important trawl landing centre in Greater Bombay,have been reported in October and November ,1982 and the particulars are illustrated.Not Availabl