Length-weight relationships of tuna baitfish from the Lakshadweep Islands, India

Length-weight relationships and population dynamics of fishes are studied with the major objective of rational management and conservation of the resource. Effective management of any fishery rеquires considerable knowledge regarding population parameters 12° Valiyapanniyam reef Cheriyapanniyam reef Chetlat such as length-weight, age and growth, mortality and recruitment patterns of the exploited stock. Tuna baitfish by their very nature are only supportive fisheries, and the magnitude and distribution of the baitfishery normally depends on factors in the tuna fishery.