MEBIN- Title
- LEFFA21: Present status of the multi-gear shrimp fishery off the west coast o...
- Abstract
Catch statistics were monitored from well established small-scale shrimp fisheries in Negombo lagoon and the adjacent coast in western Sri Lanka, in order to evaluate resource usage, gear selectivity, and spatio-temporal dynamics of catches and CPUE. A total of 55 species, representing 35 families, including 13 shrimp species were recorded from 3546 samples obtained weekly during January 2009-April 2010, for nine types of gear in six fishing grounds. Special emphasis was on shrimp catches:...
- Publication Date
- May 30, 2018, 12:40 a.m.
- Keywords
- Parapenaeopsis coromandelica , Metapenaeus dobsoni , Penaeus semisulcatus , Penaeus indicus
- Category
- Coastal and Marine Sensitive Habitats
- flora and/or fauna in natural environment. Examples: wildlife, vegetation, biological sciences, ecology, wilderness, sealife, wetlands, habitat
- Regions
- Sri Lanka
- Owner
- prds1
- Language
- English
- Supplemental Information
De Croos, M.D.S.T.(2013). Present status of the multi-gear shrimp fishery off the west coast of Sri Lanka: gear-based species diversity and selectivity. Jou...
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