Unusual heavy landing of Otolithoidesbiauritus and Protonibea diacanthusat Salaya Landing Centre, Jamnagar,Gujarat

Heavy night landings of Otolithoides biauritus and Protonibea diacanthus were observed on the 27th of March, 2008 in which about 275 nos. (3,300 kg) of Otolithoides biauritus locally known as 'Koth' were landed by a multiday trawler operating 35-40 km offshore Salaya in the Bay of Kutch at depth of 25-30 m.