Heavy landing of barred seer fish Scomberomorus commerson (Lacepede, 1800) at Visakhapatnam fishing harbour, Andhra Pradesh

Heavy catches of barred seer fish, Scomberomorus commerson was observed at Chintapalli fishing village, 67 km north of Visakhapatnam on the night of 24-01-2013. The fish were caught by motorized crafts operated at depth of 50-60 m by hook and lines using sardines as bait. The total landing estimated on that day was 1200 kg. The length of the fish ranged from 85 - 153 cm FL and weight from 7.4 - 28 kg. Landings were brought to Visakhapatnam fishing harbour and being a high valued fish, fetched a price of ` 410/kg