STUDIES ON SOME ASPECTS OF BIOLOGY AND BODY COMPOSITION OF AN EMERGING FISHERY OF PUFFER FISH, LAGOCEPHALUSINERMIS OFF MANGALORE COAST
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2011
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Karnataka Veterinary Animal And Fisheries Sciences University, Bidar
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The fisheries sector is a source of income and livelihood for millions of people around the world. Marine fisheries are increasingly becoming one of the highly globalized sectors of the world economy. Trade in fish represents a significant source of foreign currency earnings, in addition to the sectorâ s important role in employment, income generation and food security. It should be noted that the declining global catch in the last few years, together with the increased percentage of overexploited, depleted or recovering stocks and the decreased proportion of underexploited and moderately exploited species around the world, strengthens the likelihood that the production of wild capture fisheries will not be able to increase unless effective management plans are put in place to rebuild overfished stocks.