Selectivity of hooks for seerfishes in the longline fishery of Thoothukudi coast, Tamil Nadu, India

Selva Muthu Kumaran, P.; Antony, Cheryl; Sundaramoorthy, B.

Selectivity of hooks for seerfishes in the longline fishery of Thoothukudi coast, Tamil Nadu, India

2015

Selva Muthu Kumaran, P. | Antony, Cheryl | Sundaramoorthy, B.

The study was conducted in Thoothukudi coast of Tamil Nadu to optimise the hook size for commercial exploitation of seerfishes. Analysis was done using three different sized hooks (Nos.7, 8 and 9). A wide range of length groups of seerfishes were caught by these hooks. The study concludes that hooks No. 7 and 8 are effective for commercial exploitation of seerfish.

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