Artisanal longline fishing for high value fishes off Mumbai, Maharashtra
2017
Sassoon Dock is one of oldest and a major landing
center located in Mumbai from where several
multiday and single day fishing vessels including
trawlers, dolnetters, gillnetters and hook and line
units operate. Marine fisheries of Maharashtra is
mostly dominated by trawlers and dolnetters while
line fishing is done by only a few fishers. The
artisanal fishers in Juhu, Colaba and nearby areas
of Mumbai are operating a few long line units in
small wooden boats (6 - 7 m OAL) or fibre boats
fitted with engines of 16 – 24 hp from Sassoon Dock
landing centre.
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