Study on Shrimp by-Catch Composition in Eastern Chahbahar Area Homozgan Province (Qeshm Island)

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According to recognition and abundance of larve of commercial fish, caught during shrimp fishing season in eastern Chahbahar in the period of 7 to 27, November 1999, sampling was conducted from catch component during this time. Randome sampling was done 3 days a week for 3 weeks. Catch composition in this research divided to six groups, Osteal fish with 92.88% and Echinoidae with 0.12% has maximum and minimum frequency respectively. In catch composition 45 different marine species were identified and between commercial fish, 8 species were studied, but more study was done on Pampus argenteus, which has the most aboundance. It has the maximum frequencyin length 8 and 10cm. The minimum and maximum size of this species was 3 and and 19.5 cm, respectively. Besides this research was determined all commercial fish catched in larvale and juvenile stage.

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