'Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Kochi'
Abstract
A remarkable increase in marine fish landings in
West Bengal was recorded in 2016. The estimated
total marine fish landings with a 129% upsurge
reached 2.72 lakh t from the 1.19 lakh t recorded
in 2015. Almost all the main finfish resources showed
an increase but the exceptional dominance was of
Hilsa shad. Its estimated landings touched a record
high of 89,109 t from the 16,273 t recorded in 2015.
The increase was found to sustain throughout the
year except during the fishing ban (April-May) period
and in November and December
