• Title of article

    Catch Per Unit Effort of Estuarine Push Net with Emphasis on Occurrence and Abundance of Acetes Shrimps in the Coastal Waters of Malacca, Peninsular Malaysia

  • Author/Authors

    NuruI Amin, S. M. Universiti Putra Malaysia - Faculty of Science - Department of Biology, Malaysia , Arshad, Aziz Universiti Putra Malaysia - Faculty of Science - Department of Biology, Malaysia , Shamsudin, Sarikha binti Universiti Putra Malaysia - Faculty of Science - Department of Biology, Malaysia , Bujang, Japar Sidik Universiti Putra Malaysia - Faculty of Science - Department of Biology, Malaysia , Siraj, Siti Shapor Universiti Putra Malaysia - Faculty of Science - Department of Biology, Malaysia

  • From page
    281
  • To page
    289
  • Abstract
    Catch per unit effort (CPUE) of estuarine push net (EPN) and abundance of Aeetes shrimps in the coastal waters of Klebang Besar, Malacca were investigated based on the catch data from April 2006 to March 2007. The average monthly CPUE of the EPN observed was 3.53 (± 3.99) kg/fisherman/hour. The total catch comprised of three major categories namely: Aeetes shrimps (90%), fish juveniles (9%) and other shrimps (1%). Amongst the Aeetes shrimps, three species (A. indieus, 87%, A. japonieus, 12% and A. intermedius, 1%) were recorded from the investigated area. The peak catches were observed during the months of September, November and December. There was no significant correlation (p 0.05) between monthly catches and environmental parameters (temperature, dissolved oxygen, salinity and pH).
  • Keywords
    CPUE , estuarine push net , Acetes shrimps , Peninsular Malaysia
  • Journal title
    Pertanika Journal of Science and Technology ( JST)
  • Journal title
    Pertanika Journal of Science and Technology ( JST)
  • Record number

    2577204