On an unusual catch of bigeye tuna Selar crumenophthalmus (Bloch) in shore seine at Vizhinjam

摘要

The article describes an unusual catch the carangid Selar crumenophthalmus (Bloch) was obtained close to the shore at Vizhinjam on 3rd December, 1985, using shore seine. The total catch was estimated to be around 33.4 tonnes caught by 10 units. The catch was exclusively of the single species of carangid Selar crumenophthalmus (Bloch) and s forms a fishery at Vizhinjam during August to March with a peak period from November to March.