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An assessment of marine prawn fishery resources of Kanyakumari district - south west coast of India

George, M J, Mohamed, K H

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The prawn fishery of Kanyakumari District \nwhich accounts for about 500 tonnes of prawns a \nyear is exclusively constituted by large-sized \nfirst and second year classes of a single species \nof penaeid prawn Penueus indicus. The fishing \nseason extends throughout the monsoon period when \nprawn fishery in other areas of west coast of India \nis inactive.

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The prawn fishery of Kanyakumari District \nwhich accounts for about 500 tonnes of prawns a \nyear is exclusively constituted by large-sized \nfirst and second year classes of a single species \nof penaeid prawn Penueus indicus. The fishing \nseason extends throughout the monsoon period when \nprawn fishery in other areas of west coast of India \nis inactive.

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The prawn fishery of Kanyakumari District \nwhich accounts for about 500 tonnes of prawns a \nyear is exclusively constituted by large-sized \nfirst and second year classes of a single species \nof penaeid prawn Penueus indicus. The fishing \nseason extends throughout the monsoon period when \nprawn fishery in other areas of west coast of India \nis inactive.

Key concepts: Prawn, Fishery, Fishing, West coast, Geography, Monsoon, Oceanography, Biology

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