Available information on the spawning season of finfishes, crustaceans and cephalopods along the Tamil Nadu-Andhra
Pradesh coast indicate prolonged spawning of most of the groups. Maximum number of species (41) spawn during
January. Considering the spawning intensity and catch rate of trawlers, it is suggested that trawl operation may be banned
in April and during Novermber-December dong the Tamil Nadu-Andhra Pradesh coast
