A report on a bumper catch of Giant cat fish (Arius thalasinus) on 25.08.86, by local fisher men of Vembakeerapalayam (Pondicherry) using their traditional fishing gear Edavala

Chidambaram, L

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BUMPER CATCH OF CAT FISH AT PONDICHERRY* On 25-8-1986 shoals of Giant cat fish (Arius 1330 hrs. Immediately 23 fishermen headed by Shri thalasinus Day) (Fig. 1) moving northward in the Bay of AUimuthu, rushed their traditional fishing gears, Edavalai Bengal at a distance of 1 km from the Pondicherry port (Bagnet) to the spot with catamarans. The shoals were noticed by the fishermen at Vembakeerapalayam at were encircled quickly, and about 80 per cent" of the Fig. 1. /4rwj//ra/aj(/ittj the giant cat fish. ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ H ^ -..'' ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ H H shoals entered into the nets. The captive shoals drifted ^ ^ ^ B ^ ^ ^ B ^ H f B p W u B I ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ B j the nets further one km to the north. In the meanwhile, ^ ^ ^ B p i ^ M F a n 3 ^ E | ^ h [ | ^ J ^ | ^ H ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ H the fishermen sent signals to the villagers for ^ff.^^^^^^^^^^B^^^^S^S^B^^^^K/m assistance. Immediately two mechanised trawlers went g ; ' ; ^ ^ j J | ^ J p i % i > ^ j | { ' ^ ^ l j P ; j j [ ^ ^ ^ S I ^ l l B I B ^" ^^ ^ ^^°^ ^"^ arrested the movements of the shoals. R S s B S ^ S ^ ^^jff iJBgy^^^^^^i^'TlBHB Simultaneously the remaining part (1,250 Nos.) of the Wf^^^^Sf\^d^^^S^^^'^Siil^^^^l^^^^^ shoals was also captured by the Vaithikuppam fisher-^ H H t t ^ ^ ^ ^ f l P ^ ^ ^ w ^ " ' ) . I Z S L I M I S H H I "^^" ^^'^ operated their Edavalai nearby. ^ , . , ^ ^ ^ ^ C j 9 § 4 ^ | H E ^ ^ ^ j 4 B H B t t i l i f l H Q '^ 1^^ Vembakeerapalayam fishermen brought the H ^ H j ^ H H f j ^ ^ ^ ^ H H H H j ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ H K a B catch in several trips to the shore with the help of two ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ H ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ™ " ® mechanised trawlers from 1600 to 0330 hrs (Fig. 2). Fig. 2. Part of catch brought to the shore. Nearly 4,300 fishes were sold to the merchants at the •Reported by L. Chidambaram, Pondicherry Field Centre of ^^ ""[ ^'- ^^1' P""^  ^ ^^- ^he cat fishes were of uni-CMFRI, Pondicherry. form size and weight (75 cm length and 5 kg weight). 

Bumper catch of cat fish at Pondicherry

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Bumper catch of cat fish at Pondicherry

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