International Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Studies
2017, Vol. 5, Issue 3, Part C
A present scenario of seine nets fishing gears of pulicat coast, Tamil Nadu, India
Author(s): S Mariappan, S Felix and M Kalaiarasan
Abstract: Two different types of seine nets namely purse seine and shore seine were found to be operated in Pulicat coast. Purse seine operated only in marine and Shore seine operated only in brackish water of Pulicat lagoon. Purse seine locally called as
Surukku valai and shore seine locally called as
Badi valai or
karai valai. Three different types of purse seine
viz. purse seine with 18mm mesh size called Type-1, purse seine with 50mm mesh size called Type-2 and purse seine with 90mm of Type-3 were mostly deployed for fishing in marine. Totally around 123 numbers of purse seines and 38 numbers of shore seines were operated.
Paadu is a traditional system of fishing practiced in fishing village of Pulicat it’s controlled by fishermen from three villages: Kottai Kuppam, Christian Kuppam and Andikuppam
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How to cite this article:
S Mariappan, S Felix, M Kalaiarasan. A present scenario of seine nets fishing gears of pulicat coast, Tamil Nadu, India. Int J Fish Aquat Stud 2017;5(3):208-212.
