Flying fish, locally called "Zeri" or Kunga" have been occassionally reported from different fish landing centres in Gujarat. They are tropical oceanic pelagic fish which migrate and aggregate in the near shore areas for spawning

Bharda, A P

Kizhakudan, Joe K

Kizhakudan, Shoba Joe

Ladani, A A

Polara, J P

Savaria, Y D

Vanvi, J D

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Jo. 171 January, February, March, 2002 i % • * '"If TECHNICAL AND EXTENSION SERIES CENTRAL MARINE FISHERIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE COCHIN, INDIA (INDLAN COUNCIL OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH) Mar. Fish. Infor. Sew.. T&ESer., No. 171. 2002 983 Unusual landings of flying fish Cheilopogon furcatus (Mitchill, 1815) in Veraval, Mangrol and Chorwad Flying fish, locally called "Zeri" or Kunga" have been occassionally reported from different fish landing centres in Gujarat. They are tropical oce-anic pelagic fish which migrate and aggregate in the near shore areas for spawning. In December 1999 and early January 2000, unusual landings of the sportfin flying fish, Cheilopogon furcatus, was observed from gill net and trawl net operations off Veraval, Mangrol and from gill net operations off Chorwad {Table 1). The smaller fish are usually caught in the com-mercial fishing gears during spawning period while the large ones are caught during the non-spawn-ing period, using specially designed gill nets, hooks and lines. Tamil Nadu accounts for more than 75% of the flying fish catch of the countiy. Cheilopogon furcatus this coast and for initiating experimental gillnetting aimed at exploiting the fish during non-spawning periods, following the lines of BOBP's experimen-tal gillnetting for flying fish of Madras in 1988. Table 1, Flying llsh landii Date 16/12/99 16/12/99 18/12/99 22/12/99 23/12/99 28/12/99 28/12/99 4/1/00 4/1/00 11/1/00 Centre Mangrol Veraval Mangrol Veraval Mangrol Mangrol Mangrol bara Mangrol Chorwad Mangrol gs from gill nets and trawl nets operated off Veraval. Mangrol and Chonvad (Dec. '99 & Jan. 2000) Gear Gill net Gill net Gill net & Trawl net Trawl net Gill net Gill net Gill net Gill net Gill net Gill net No. of boats operated Gillnetters 97 150 169 5 156 38 162 124 105 132 Trawlers 76 107 183 126 67 0 83 82 0 107 No. of boats with flying fish catch Gillnetters 10 65 70 0 15 6 129 15 55 15 Trawlers 0 0 47 92 0 0 0 0 0 0 Flying fish catch (kg) Gillnetters 500 650 2100 0 1650 510 4773 555 495 105 Trawlers 0 0 1410 3680 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 500 650 3510 3680 1650 510 4773 555 495 105 llieir landings along Gujarat coast was sporadic and exhibited a flucttjatlng pattern over the years. The present obsei-vation suggests the need for a close monitoring on the resoinre's availability along Reported by: Joe K. Kizhakudan, Shoba Joe Kizhakudan, Y.D. Savaria, J.D. Vanvi, A.A. Ladani, J.P. Polara and A.P. Bharada, Veraval Researcfi Centre of CMFRI, Veraval 

Unusual landings of flying fish Cheilopogon furcatus(Mitchill, 1815) in Veraval, Mangrol and Chorwad

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Unusual landings of flying fish Cheilopogon furcatus(Mitchill, 1815) in Veraval, Mangrol and Chorwad

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