Year: 2002
Type: article
Abstract: Scombroids, an economically important fishery \nresource consisting of 15 genera and 49 species \nof tunas, billfishes, seerfishes and mackerel; \nare a dominant exploitable resource in the coastal \nas well as oceanic pelagic realm. Although the annual \ncatchable potential of scombroids in the Indian \nEEZ is estimated to be around 758,000 t, \nthe present yield is only about 300,000 t, worth \nmore than Rs. 10 billion, and their demand in the \ndomestic and export markets Is on the increase.
Authors: N G K Pillai, N G Menon, P P Pillai, U Ganga
Language: English
Subfield: Global and Planetary Change
Field: Environmental Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
SDG: Life below water
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1523045679