Influence of Codend Mesh Size on Bycatch Composition of Two Trawls Operated off Veraval, Gujarat, India

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dc.contributor.authorMadhu, V.R.
dc.contributor.authorLeena, R.
dc.contributor.authorMeenakumari, B.
dc.date.accessioned2016-09-30T08:58:28Z
dc.date.available2016-09-30T08:58:28Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.description.abstractThe deleterious impact of bottom trawling on benthic ecosystem is widely reported and attempts are made to reduce bycatch generated by trawling through technical and operational measures. Systematic baseline data on the quantity and type of bycatch will help in comparing the changes that have occurred to the fish community structure. This study compares the bycatch generated by two trawling systems with 15, 20, 30 and 40 mm mesh size codends off Veraval during 1991-92 and 2005- 06. Analysis of quantity of bycatch generated and changes in species composition, analysis of diversity and multivariate analysis were carried out to elucidate the changes on the community structure along the Veraval coast. The percentage of total bycatch generated in trawl systems during 1991-92 were 25.69±4.28 and 31.03±1.58 with 15 and 30 mm codend meshes respectively while the values were 67.77±3.22 and 22.15±2.44 respectively for 20 and 40mm codends during 2005-06. Acetes spp and Otolithes ruber contributed the major share of bycatch in the 15 and 30 mm codends, whereas Trichiurus lepturus and Rhopilema spp were the major species caught during 2005-06 in the 20 and 40 mm codend mesh respectively. Highest diversity was observed in the 15 mm codend as indicated by both the indices of diversity ‘S and d’. ANOSIM test revealed that the difference in the assemblage structure during the years were significant with a global ‘R’ value of 0.176. The results of the SIMPER analysis showed that the average dissimilarity between the bycatch assemblages during the years 1991-92 and 2005-06 was noticed to be 87.23%. It was evident from the studies that there are changes in the quantity and assemblage structure of the bycatch generated by different trawling systems over the years. This study also shows the utility of increasing the mesh sizes as a technical measure to reduce impacts of trawling on biodiversity.en_US
dc.identifier.citationFishery Technology 2015: 52 (4), 228-236en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/2287
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherCentral Institute of Fisheries Technology, Cochin, Indiaen_US
dc.subjectTrawlingen_US
dc.subjectbycatchen_US
dc.subjectcodenden_US
dc.subjectSIMPERen_US
dc.subjectANOSIMen_US
dc.subjectdiversityen_US
dc.titleInfluence of Codend Mesh Size on Bycatch Composition of Two Trawls Operated off Veraval, Gujarat, Indiaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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