STUDY ON THE FISHERY STATUS OF COACH WHIPRAY, HIMANTURA UARNAK AT TWO FISH LANDING SITES OF MON STATE
Abstract
- The coach whipray Himantura uarnak (Forsskal, 1775) was collected from two fish landing sites namely Zeephyuthaung and Ahlayt coastal areas, Mon State during April 2018 to March 2019. Average highest and lowest landings were 85.5 kg and 11.3 kg in the months of July 2019 and in December 2018 at Zeephyuthaung and the highest volume was 102 kg in April and the lowest was 14.3 in June at Ahlayt respectively. During the study period, Himantura uarnak contributed only 338.3 kg in April at Ahlayt followed by 307.6 kg in February at Ahlayt and 307.5 kg in April and 307 kg in July at Zeephyuthaung, and the least is 31.5 kg in June at Ahlayt of the year wise total landing volume of sharks and rays respectively. H. uarnak was found in throughout of the year in study period. There is no comprehensive data of fish landing in Mon State.
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Year
- 2020
Author
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Myo Min Tun
Subject
- Botany and Marine
Publisher
- Myanmar Academy of Arts and Science (MAAS)