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Fishery and resource characteristics of mackerel of Visakhapatnam coast

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The salient fishery and biological features of \nthe mackerel, R. kanagurta of the Visakhapatnam \narea. Mackerel is recruited to the fishery at the age \nof 1-2 months twice in a year during March-May \nand October - December. But adult fish of 9-15 \nmonths of age form the bulk of its landings, being \ncontributed mainly by drift gillnet and shrimp \ntrawl.

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The salient fishery and biological features of \nthe mackerel, R. kanagurta of the Visakhapatnam \narea. Mackerel is recruited to the fishery at the age \nof 1-2 months twice in a year during March-May \nand October - December. But adult fish of 9-15 \nmonths of age form the bulk of its landings, being \ncontributed mainly by drift gillnet and shrimp \ntrawl.

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The salient fishery and biological features of \nthe mackerel, R. kanagurta of the Visakhapatnam \narea. Mackerel is recruited to the fishery at the age \nof 1-2 months twice in a year during March-May \nand October - December. But adult fish of 9-15 \nmonths of age form the bulk of its landings, being \ncontributed mainly by drift gillnet and shrimp \ntrawl.

Key concepts: Fishery, Mackerel, Shrimp, Fish <Actinopterygii>, Geography, Oceanography, Bycatch, Biology

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