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- Title
Stock structure analysis of ' Bombay duck' ( Harpadon nehereus Hamilton, 1822) along the Indian coast using truss network morphometrics.
- Authors
Pazhayamadom, D. G.; Chakraborty, S. K.; Jaiswar, A. K.; Sudheesan, D.; Sajina, A. M.; Jahageerdar, S.
- Abstract
Harpadon nehereus, commonly known as 'Bombay duck', is a fish with a discontinuous distribution along the Indian peninsula. The fisheries are dominant on the north-east and north-west coast but are absent in commercial landings below 15° north latitude. Heretofore stock assessment studies had not considered the various spawning stock components that replenish this fishery, therefore the present study. Fish samples were collected from four locations: two each from the northeast and the northwest coasts. Twenty-four morphometric variables were measured using a box-truss network method. Factor analysis of these variables differentiated the east and the west coast fish populations. Multiple comparisons on the factor scores indicated two independent stocks on the east coast, whereas the fishery on the west coast is replenished by a single stock. The important morphometric traits that accounted for most of the stock variations were related to swimming adaptations of the fish. Future stock assessments can consider the population on the west coast as a single stock when formulating management plans. To harvest the resource in a sustainable manner, the maritime states on the west coast should adopt collaborative efforts towards managing this fishery.
- Subjects
INDIA; FISH stocking; BOMBAY duck (Fish); FISHERIES; FISH spawning; MORPHOMETRICS; COASTS
- Publication
Journal of Applied Ichthyology, 2015, Vol 31, Issue 1, p37
- ISSN
0175-8659
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/jai.12629