Study the present trawl fishery of Penaeus monodon (Fabricius, 1798) in coastal waters off digha coast, West Bengal, India

During the present study the average annual catch of Penaeus monodon during 2011 - 2013 was 281.29±9.67 ton, which contributed 0.41 % to the total trawl net catches at Digha coast. The average catch rate was 43.41 kg/h. The percentage of P. monodon to total shrimp catch was 1.91% in trawl landings at Digha coast. Monthly mean landings were 28.13±0.97 t from the trawl nets. Peak landings were observed from June to November with a maximum of 56.46±1.97 t in September and lean landings were observed from December to March with a minimum of 6.12±0.21 t.