Resource characteristics of the scads, Decapterus ruseelli and D. macrosoma of the Vizhinjam area, southwest coast of India

N. X. Balasubrahmanian; P. Natarajan

Corpus ID: 85898677

Resource characteristics of the scads, Decapterus ruseelli and D. macrosoma of the Vizhinjam area, southwest coast of India

@article{Balasubrahmanian1999ResourceCO,
  title={Resource characteristics of the scads, Decapterus ruseelli and D. macrosoma of the Vizhinjam area, southwest coast of India},
  author={N. X. Balasubrahmanian and P. Natarajan},
  journal={Indian Journal of Fisheries},
  year={1999},
  volume={46},
  pages={111-122}
}

N. X. Balasubrahmanian, P. Natarajan

Published 1999

Biology

Indian Journal of Fisheries

Resource characteristics of the two commercially important scada Decapterus russelli and D. macrosoma were studied at Vizhinjam area from 1993 to 1995. Detailed analyses were made on catch composition among carangids, catch- CPUE relations of these species and total carangids in different gear-craft combinations, and the efficiency of these gear units on the catch of these species. D. russelli dominated the carangid fishery followed by D. macrosoma averaging 30 and 10 percentages respectively… CONTINUE READING