Study of length frequency of pelagic fishes within PFZ and outside PFZ from the coast of Ratnagiri District, India

Abstract

Fishery of 7 pelagic fishes within and outside PFZ during 2015 to 2019 reveals that the average length of these fishes within PFZ is more compare to outside PFZ areas. This study carried out on Mirkarwada harbor along the Maharashtra coast. The fish catch from different fishing gears shows the occurrence of few species every year, these fishes were only considered for the average length during study period. The average length of these pelagic species caught in the purse seine found more from within PFZ than outside PFZ. It can be concluded that the advisories seems beneficial for pelagic feeding fishes.