Trawling remains a controversial method of fishing due to the perceived lack of selectivity of
the trawl net and the resultant capture of a huge quantity and diversity of non-target species …

The process of understanding the rapid global decline of sawfishes (Pristidae) has revealed
great concern for their relatives, the wedgefishes (Rhinidae) and giant guitarfishes …

The extinction risk of sharks, rays and chimaeras is higher than that for most other
vertebrates due to low intrinsic population growth rates of many species and the fishing …

Though trawling contributes significantly to landings in India, issues like bycatch which
comprises of juveniles of commercially important species and impacts to the sea bottom are …

Protein hydrolysate was prepared from Acetes indicus which is a major bycatch among non-
penaeid prawn landings of India. Hydrolysis conditions (enzyme to substrate ratio and time) …

In open access marine fisheries, the non-targeted catches in the form of juveniles are
detrimental, as this would reduce future yield and subsequent recruitment to the fishery. The …

Tropical bottom trawling is among the most destructive fishing practices, catching large
quantities of bycatch, which are usually discarded. We used questionnaire surveys of trawl …

The processing and optimum conditions for the development of an extruded puffed corn-
shrimp snack and its shelf-life were studied. Oven dried shell-on and powdered shrimp …

A well-established year-around dried fish production process is practiced at Negombo, the
west coast of Sri Lanka, and this study evaluates the present status of this industry using the …

BACKGROUND Functional extruded snacks were prepared using paste shrimp powder (A
cetes spp.), which is rich in protein. The process variables required for the preparation of …