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100			_917659 _aDayaratne P.
245			_aSmall Pelagic Fisheries in West and South Coast of Sri Lanka
260			_bNARA, _aColombo,
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520			_aThis paper analyses the fisheries carried out for small pelagic varieties in Western and Southern coasts of Sri Lanka, an area extending from Chilaw to Kirinda* The fishery was sampled fortnightly at fifteen major fish landing sites durii^j the year 1985* Small mesh g ill nets, beach seines and purse seines were the main gear involved in the production of small pelagic varieties* While g ill nets were used throught the year use of purse seines and beach seines was seasonal and limited to non monsoonal months. The purse Beine had recorded a mean catch per unit effort (CRJE) of 246 kg/ operation, whei*eas the CRJE in the beaoh seine fishery was about 83 kg/ haul and that of small mesh g ill net fishery varied from 6.75 kg to 78*7 kg/ operation depending on oraft area and season of operation. The estimated total annual production of small pelagic fish in the study area by these three gear was about 25,000 MT for the year 1985, and accounted for about 3§£ of the total small pelagic fish production of the island* The contributions by the small mesh g ill nets, beach seines and purse seines to this total production were 90$» 8$ and 2$ respectively* Sardinella si no dominated tfte catches of small mesh g ill nets and purse seines* Other shallow water species such as Stolsphorus spp* (Anchovies) and Leicgnathus spp (Sliver bellies) were the major contributors to the beaoh seine catches.
700			_917715 _aFernando, W.P.N.
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