The Prawn fishery of the west coast of India is reviewed with particular reference to monsoon season and related
management problems based on observations at Cochin, Calicut, Mangalore and Bombay. With an estimated average
annual production of about 25,000 tonnes for the period 1984-88, the monsoon season contributes only 15% to the total
prawn landings of this coast. While shrimp trawling remains almost completely suspended in most of the centres during
this period, it is very active at Cochin and Sakthikulangara in Kerala Coast and moderately active in Bombay Coast
