Commercial Fishing of Whale Sharks (Rhinodon typus Smith) in Gujarat

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dc.contributor.authorPravin, P.
dc.contributor.authorRamesan, M.P.
dc.contributor.authorSolanki, K.K.
dc.date.accessioned2013-11-27T06:08:31Z
dc.date.available2013-11-27T06:08:31Z
dc.date.issued1998
dc.description.abstractCommercial exploitation of whale shark (Rhyncodon typus Smith) was practically non-existent a decade ago. Whale shark were captured only by a section of the fishermen community in Veraval for its liver oil which is used as a preservative for the hulls of wooden fishing boats. With the increase in the demand for whale shark's liver oil, and the export market for its fins and meat, this fish too is not being spread and is being fished ruthlessly for the past few years marking it an endangered species. Whale sharks are captured by the fishermen using mechanized crafts all along Saurashtra coast, mainly from Okha to Veraval, Gujarat, India. Whale sharks are also being captured by fishermen risking their lives using small FRP canoes with outboard engines, as the returns are quite satisfactory. The number of whale sharks landed has dwindled and the size and length of the fish landed has reduced considerably in recent years. There is no proper documentation on the yearly landings and the morphological characters and size of the fish. This has to be monitored and undertaken urgently before it is too late. This paper highlights on the fishing techniques in vogue in Gujarat for the capture of whale sharks and cautions on the massacre of these vulnerable species for conservation of the valued resource.en_US
dc.identifier.citationInternational Symp. on Large Marine Ecosystems : Exploration and Exploitation for Sustainable Development and Conservation of Fish Stocks, organised by Fishery Survey of India, Mumbai at Cochin, 25-27 Nov. 1998, ed.by Somvanshi,V.S. et .al 312-318en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/682
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherFishery Survey of India, Mumbai (India)en_US
dc.subjectCommercial fishingen_US
dc.subjectshark fisheriesen_US
dc.subjectcatching methoden_US
dc.subjectpotential yielden_US
dc.titleCommercial Fishing of Whale Sharks (Rhinodon typus Smith) in Gujaraten_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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