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Table 1

Mean values and standard errors (SE) for O. cyanea derived from visual strip transects (density estimates) and commercial catch sampling (mantle length and body weight) carried out around Agatti and Kavaratti islands (Arabian Sea) during three survey periods; CV coefficient of variation; N number of individuals.

Island Survey period Density (ind per ha) Mantle length (cm) Weight (g)
    Mean SE CV N Mean SE N Mean SE N
Agatti Overall 3.0 0.5 0.16 136 11.53 0.18 216 923 39.62 216
  2008/09 3.1 0.8 0.26 53 10.08 0.2 106 644 34.58 106
  2009/10 2.4 0.6 0.26 21 11.00 0.44 21 934 102.55 21
  2011/12 3.6 0.7 0.2 62 13.38 0.23 89 1253 68.92 89
Kavaratti Overall 2.5 0.5 0.21 62 10.16 0.24 143 846 61.01 143
  2008/09 4.2 0.9 0.21 39 9.92 0.26 119 680 48.19 119
  2009/10 1.8 0.4 0.21 17 10.75 0.69 20 1685 236.2 20
  2011/12 1.3 0.3 0.21 6 14.5 0.65 4 1588 430.3 4

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