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RS/L/TT/009: Ring nets (Kandan Kose) Fisheries associated with floating in the offshore waters of Sri Lanka and their possible impacts on the pelagic Tuna fish stocks

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RS/L/TT/009: Ring nets (Kandan Kose) Fisheries associated with floating in t...
Abstract

The present study was carried out from January 2012 to december 2013 in Southern Sri Lanka to compare catch composition of a ring net (Kandan Kose) fishery associated with Floating objects with that of drift gill net/longline catches. Eight hundred eighty Multiday fishing boats (MDF) sampled were categorized into three groups; i Boats with catches only from ring net (R) ii Those from ring nets plus longlining (RL) and iii Those only from ring nets and drift gill nets(RG). catch per boat p...

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skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) , Yellow fin tuna (Thunnus albacares)
Category
Resources Survey
environmental resources, protection and conservation. Examples: environmental pollution, waste storage and treatment, environmental impact assessment, monitoring environmental risk, nature reserves, landscape
Regions
Sri Lanka
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English
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Punyadeva, N.B.P. 2015. Ring nets (Kandan Kose) Fisheries associated with floating in the offshore waters of Sri Lanka and their possible impacts on the pela...

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