Trade Name SquidScientific Name Loligo duvauceliiFrench CalmarJapanese IkaSpanish CalamarGear used Trawl netPeak season January to MarchDistribution East coast and west coast of IndiaAreas of abundance Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh coasts
Trade Name Flower prawnScientific Name Penaeus semisulcatusFrench CrevetteJapanese EbiSpanish CamaronGear used Trawl netPeak season October to FebruaryDistribution East and west coasts of IndiaAreas of abundance Karnataka, Goa, Maharashtra and Gujarat
Trade Name Spiny lobster (Rock lobster)Scientific Name Panulirus orantusFrench LangousteJapanese IseebiSpanish LangostaGear used Lobster trap, Trawl net and Scoop netPeak season Throughout the year particularly from December to JanuaryDistribution West and South-East coasts of IndiaAreas of abundance Gulf of Mannar and Maharashtra coast
Trade Name Sand lobsterScientific Name Thenus orientalisFrench HomardJapanese IseebiSpanish Bogavante LubriganteGear used Lobster pots, trawl net etc.Peak season Throughout the year particularly from December to January.Distribution West and South-East coasts of IndiaAreas of abundance Karnataka, Maharashtra, Gulf of Mannar and Orissa coasts
Trade Name Tiger prawnScientific Name Penaeus monodonFrench CrevetteJapanese EbiSpanish CamaronGear used Trawl net, gill net and TrapsPeak season November to MayDistribution East coast and South-west coast of IndiaAreas of abundance West Bengal and Orissa coasts
Trade Name White PrawnScientific Name Penaeus indicusFrench CrevetteJapanese EbiSpanish CamaronGear used Trawl net and Gill netPeak season Throughout the year except Monsoon seasonDistribution Entire west coast and south-east coast of IndiaAreas of abundance Kerala and Karnataka coasts
GIDC, Porbandar, Gujarat 