Indian Pomfert Fishery: Pomfrets fishery are belonging to the family, Carangidae and Stromateidae. They are shoaling demersal fishes. Pomfert fishes are very popular for delicious table fish available along Indian coast. It has high export quality and good fetch market value. They are found below upto 100 fathoms on the continental shelf. Pomfert fishery are distributed…
Ribbonfish fishery (Trichiurus lepturus): Ribbonfish fishery is a popular marine water fishery along the coastal zone of India. They are a type of elongated, predatory fish found in tropical and subtropical oceans around the world. They are a popular food fish in many countries, and the ribbonfish fishery is an important economic activity in many…
Bombay duck Fishery (Harpadon nehereus): The Bombay duck, Harpadon nehereus belonging to the family- Harpadontidae. It is represented only the single species. It is very famous commercial fishery restricted along Gujarat and Maharashtra coast, it also rarely available in northeast coasts of India. It has a prominent influence on the livelihood of men and women engaged…
Mackerel Fishery (Rastrelliger kanagurta): The mackerel fishery is one of the most important fisheries in the world. Mackerel are a popular food fish in many countries, and they are also a valuable source of omega-3 fatty acids. Mackerel Fishery (Rastrelliger kanagurta) Mackerel fishery is a common name applied to the number of fish species belonging to the family…
Oil-Sardine Fishery (Sardinella longiceps): Sardinella longiceps commonly known as Indian oil sardine it belongs to the family, Clupeidae. This pelagic fish, which are found along the east coastand west coast of India. Total 50 species of clupeoid fishes inhabiting along the coastal zone, among the 25 species are commercially important in Indian sea. All clupeoid fishes…
Economic Importance of Fishes (By-products): Human beings are used the fishes in different forms or several by-products from time immemorial. Still today, millions of human beings suffer due to hunger and malnutrition and fishes food is a rich source and provide good staple food to tide over the nutritional difficulties of man. Most of the captured…
Marine water fishery: India has an extensive coastline area of about 8041 km and EEZ- Exclusive Economic Zone is about 2.02 million sq.km. Therefore India has occupies area about 20.8% of the world ocean and 8.2% of the global catch. Today it contributes about 46% of the total catch of the country. Hence, there is…
