'Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Kochi'
Abstract
Juvenile fishes are defined as immature fishes
that have not yet had the opportunity to
replenish the fish population by spawning.
The length at which 50% of the fishes of any
particular species mature varies among species
and is called its Length at First Maturity (Lm).
When juveniles are caught in large numbers
there is an economic loss as fishermen get
very low prices for the small sized young fish as
compared to the larger adults
