No. 3 (191 7) 



TUTICORIN FISHING INDUSTRY 



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Offshore lining. — Next in importance to the valai fishery is 

 lining for sea-perch, rock-cod and jew-fishes. This is carried on 

 upon rocky banks more or less covered with Sargasso and various 



Fiu. 2. — Kai.awa or Indian Rock-Cod (Serranus undulosus). X e- 



brown and red sea-weeds, forests of the branched tubes of Eunice 

 tiibifex, frequent solitary coral colonies, varied and numerous 

 massive sponges and many showy Alcyonarians and tree-like 

 Gprgonids. On such a rough bottom long-lining is not possible 

 and the men have perforce to use hand lines. 



Its importance in bulk of fish caught and in value, together with 

 the fluctuations experienced from month to month, is shown 

 in the following tabulation : — 



Offshore lining at Tuticorin. 

 Averages over four years — weight and value. 



Month. 



October 



November 



December 



January 



February 



March 



April 



May 



June 



July 



August 



September 



Average annual total 



