• V.Murugesan
• K.Ganesh
• B.Geetha

A detailed investigation was undertaken to study the biodiversity and stock assessment of selected Portunus species of Thoothukudi coast. Specimens for the present investigation were collected four times in a month from the gill net and trawl net catches of two landing centers thoothukudi fishing harbor and threshpuram fish landing center of Thoothukudi. The study was carried out for six months from August 2018 to January 2019. P.Pelagicus and P.Sanguinolentus showed year round occurrence at Thoothukudi coast.

Biodiversity, Stock Assessment, Portunus species, Indices

"Studies on the Biodiversity and Stock Assessment of Selected Portunus Species of Thoothukudi Southeast Coastal, Tamil Nadu", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 3, page no.472-477, March-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1903G68.pdf

"Studies on the Biodiversity and Stock Assessment of Selected Portunus Species of Thoothukudi Southeast Coastal, Tamil Nadu", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 3, page no. pp472-477, March-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1903G68.pdf