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Assessment of fishing impacts on biodiversity loss, with special reference to the threatened species, to develop management options for their protection FISHCMFRISIL 2012 017 00017. TENTATIVE PLAN OF ACTION March 2014 to March 2015. Centres. West coast Kochi Vizhinjam Mumbai Veraval
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Assessment of fishing impacts on biodiversity loss, with special reference to the threatened species, to develop management options for their protectionFISHCMFRISIL 2012 017 00017 TENTATIVE PLAN OF ACTION March 2014 to March 2015
Centres West coast • Kochi • Vizhinjam • Mumbai • Veraval East coast • Mandapam • Thoothukudi • Vishakapatnam • Chennai
MUMBAI • Impact of dol net fishing on the exploitation of pomfrets • Impact of fishing (trawl net) on the bombay ducks Harpodonnehereus • Estimation of economic loss of pomfrets (dol net) & bombay duck (trawl net)
Kochi • Interactions of hook & line fishing and threatened species • Impact of ring seines on the resources – special emphasis on the exploitation of spawners and juveniles • Impact of hook & line fishing on the Blacktipshark (Carcharhinuslimbatus) • Impact of trawl – special reference to discards • Estimation of economic loss of juveniles in trawl • Historical information on species loss based on centres & gears
Vizhinjam • Impact of trawl – bycatch • Bottom set gill nets • Estimation of economic loss – juvenile exploitation in trawl
Thoothukudi • Impact of bottom set gill nets on the vulnerable / threatened species in the coral reef areas of the Gulf of Mannar • Economic value– corals & sponges – bottom set gill nets
Mandapam • Impact of bottom set gill nets on the vulnerable / threatened species in the coral reef areas of the Gulf of Mannar • Economic valuation– sea grass, echinoderms gorgonids & sponges (bottom set gill nets)
Chennai • Impact of ring seines on the resources – special emphasis on the exploitation of spawners and juveniles
Visakhapatnam • Economic valuation of threatened species with special emphasis on turtles • Economic loss of juveniles in trawl bycatch
Fishing gears – classification Attributes & ranking • Type of fishing ground • Incidence of threatened species • Spawners • Juveniles • Mesh size • No. of fishing days in a year
Species loss Based on historical informationSelection of centresSelection of gears Based on historical information • Selection of centres • Selection of gears