Bumper catch of mackerel at Panjim, Goa

Mackeral fishery at Panjim during this season was exceptionally good ranging from 14 to 19 cm size. On an average each purse-seine landed a catch of about 3 tonnes of mackerel practically flooding the jetty. The prices crashed to Rs. 10/- per basket weighing 40 kg. Sixty seven purse-seiners , each one with 2 to 4 tonnes of mackerel landed on a single day and on next day 39 purse-seiners landed the catch at a rate of 1.5 to 5 tonnes by each boat