The annual pelagic fish landings of the country comprising diverse species, increased from0.3 million t in 1950 to &gt;3 million t in 2021, marking a tenfold increase. The pelagic resourcesconsistently constituted over half of the total marine fish landings. Major contributors tothe pelagic landings are sardines, mackerels, tunas, carangids, ribbonfishes, Bombayduck,codlets, billfishes and barracudas. The west coast of India accounts for 60% of total pelagiclandings with the south-west coast comprising of Kerala, Karnataka and Goa sustainingvast shoals of small pelagic fishes thriving in the nutrient-rich upwelled waters. The pelagicfishes play a crucial role in the marine ecosystem, functioning as both prey and predator.Furthermore, the small pelagic fishes serve as sources of protein-rich food for coastalpopulations, and the large pelagic species command lucrative market prices both in thedomestic and export markets. Continuous monitoring of the landings of pelagic fishes isessential for recommending suitable management plans for the optimal and sustainableexploitation of the available pelagic resources in Indian waters. This paper attempts toprovide an overview of the marine pelagic fisheries of India, based on analysis of the fishlandings data across various sectors spanning the period from 1985 to 2021. Keywords:Marine fish landings, Pelagic fishes, Sustainableexploitation, State-wise contribution, Trends

None Prathibha Rohit

None E. M. Abdussamad

None A. Margaret Muthu Rethinam

None U. Ganga

None Shubhadeep Ghosh

None K. M. Rajesh

None K. P. Said Koya

None K. Mohammed Koya

None C. Anulekshmi

None Ajay D. Nakhawa

None S. Surya

None Subal Kumar Roul

None P. Abdul Azeez

None R. Vinoth Kumar

None H. M. Manas

None J. Jayasankar

None K. G. Mini

None Somy Kuriakose

Indian Journal of Fisheries

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《Indian Journal of Fisheries》是由新德里的印度农业研究委员会（ICAR）每季度出版的期刊。该期刊欢迎鱼类和渔业科学领域的原创研究成果投稿。所有提交的材料必须是未发表的，并且不能同时考虑在其他地方发表。期刊不接受任何可能对被国际自然保护联盟（IUCN）标准认定为受威胁或濒危物种的研究，除非该研究具有明确的保护目标。

Pelagic Fisheries of India – An overview

印度远洋渔业概述

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Pelagic Fisheries of India – An overview

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