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Studies on the exploitation of the trenched sardine, Amblygaster sirm (Walbaum) off the Negombo coast

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Studies on the exploitation of the trenched sardine, Amblygaster sirm (Walbau...
Abstract

Amblygaster sirm (Family: Clupeidae) constitutes >40% of the small pelagic fish production in the western coastal waters of Sri Lanka. Using the catch and effort statistics from 1980 to 1981 and from 1983 to 1988, the maximum sustainable yield and optimum fishing effort for this species were calculated to be 3512.39mt/year and 337 boats/day respectively. To optimally exploit fishery, the size at first capture of A. sirm should be maintained at 16.00cm total length and gillnets with a st...

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Keywords
Fin Fish , Spotted sardinella , Amblygaster sirm , Resource Survey
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Resources Survey
environmental resources, protection and conservation. Examples: environmental pollution, waste storage and treatment, environmental impact assessment, monitoring environmental risk, nature reserves, landscape
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M 5
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English
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Karunasinghe, W. P. N. and M.J.S.Wijeyaratne, 1995. Studies on the exploitation of the trenched sardine, Amblygaster sirm (Walbaum) off the Negombo coast. Jo...

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