Trawl fisheries; south Kanara coast

The trawl catci and the catch rate showed great fluctuations during Jhe \ndifferent years at Mangalore. Best catches were generally during February-May. \nPrawns constituted the single largest group, followed by flat fishes, silver-bellies, \nand sciaenids. High catch rates for prawns and fish were observed in the \nsouthern and northern parts of this coast respectively. The catch rate for all fish \nshowed a decline during 1969-70 throughout the entire coast, that at Malpe, \nbeing exceptionally low, despite a four-fold increase in fishing effori there.