Composition of Trash Fish Caught by Push Net in Thailand

Accession number;06A0185550
Title;Composition of Trash Fish Caught by Push Net in Thailand
Author; NAKASHIMA TOSHIKO (Kagoshima Univ., Fac. Fisheries, JPN)
Journal Title;Memoirs of Faculty of Fisheries, Kagoshima University
Journal Code:F0747A
ISSN:0453-087X
VOL.54;NO.;PAGE.69-75(2005)
Figure&Table&Reference;FIG.9, TBL.2, REF.6
Pub. Country;Japan
Language;Japanese
Abstract;A study on the composition of trash fish caught in a in a push net was conducted near SEAFDEC T/D, Samut Prakan Province in Thailand. As preliminary survey, interviews with push net fishermen and middlemen were carried out to obtain the information on this fishing gear, fishing method, catch and landings. Based on an interview with a middleman, the amounts of landings were found to be 35kg and 1,124kg on the 10th and 23rd September 2004, respectively, including in them, 21kg and 970kg of trash fish, respectively. Their length and weight were measured individually, and they consisted of 28 species of finfish, 9 species of crustacean and 2 species of mollusk. Trash fish included undersized individuals of species of commercial value, which were sold in the market. (author abst.)