Mackerel fishery in India

The Indian mackerel, which forms a highly fluctuating seasonal fishery in the country is one of our most important migratory, shoaling pelagic fishes during the 10-year period from 1965 to 1974, the annual catch of this fish was estimated to be 78,750 tonnes forming 9% of the country's marine fish production. The landings in the period, however, fluctuated between 21,700 tonnes in 1968 and 2,04,575 tonnes in 1971, and the percentage of the mackerel in the marine fish catches varied between 2 in 1968 and 18 in 1931