Vol. 10, Special Issue 11 (2021)

Author(s):
Rathod Hitanshi, Riddhi Vagh, Prakruti Chaudhari and Rupa Varma

Abstract:
The present survey was envisaged to know the overall catch composition of trawlers operating from Veraval fishing harbour from February 2021 to March 2021.throughout the study period total 14 marine species were recorded. Cuttle fish, squid, Ribbon fish, tuna, mackerel, thread fin bream major caught by trawlers. Major proportion of a catch Ribbon fish, cuttle fish, leather jacket, squid and cat fish. In Veraval fishing harbour majority of fisherman were using trawl net with 40 mm mesh size. Generally trawler with 30-35 ton capacity (40-45ft length) are used for fishing by the fisherman of Veraval harbour.