'Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Kochi'
Abstract
The Bombay duck, Harpadon nehereus (Hamilton,
1822) form a major single species fishery along the
Northwest coast from Ratnagiri in Maharashtra to the
Gulf of Kutch in Saurashtra coast. They also form a
seasonal fishery along Northeast coast (West Bengal &
Odisha) and the northern part of Andhra Pradesh. The
fishery is usually concentrated in a comparatively narrow
depth zone up to 70 m and are mainly exploited by
stationary bag net known as 'Dol' which are operated
entirely by tidal forc
