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Study of gill-net with different mesh sizes efficiency in Kenyir Lake,
Terengganu
Siti Noor Hafida binti Abdullah
Supervisor: Dr. Md Fazrul Hisam bin Abd Aziz
Bachelor of Applied Science (Fisheries)
School of Fisheries and Aquaculture Sciences
Mesh size study are very crucial for maintaining sustainable fisheries in the wild stock.
However, study on gill net efficiency in Kenyir Lake, Terengganu is still lacking. The
purposes of this study are to determine the most efficient mesh sizes to be used in
Kiang River, Kenyir Lake, Terengganu. A gill net was combined together with three
different mesh sizes which were 5.08cm, 7.62cm and 11.43cm. Sampling was
conducted monthly started from January 2018 to March 2018 in one station. A total
number of 15 fishes from 3 families were caught and three abundant species caught
were Channa micropeltes (Giant Snakehead)(33.33%), Pristolepis fasciatus (Malayan
Leaffish)(33.33%) and Osteochilus hasseltii(Barb)(26.67%), respectively. The highest
number of fish entangled to a mesh size 5.08cm was 15 fishes. It also was supported
by Jesen Selection Model graph that the most efficient mesh sizes at Kiang River,
Kenyir Lake, Terengganu is 5.08cm. As the conclusion, the most efficient gill net mesh
sizes can be implemented in Kiang River, Kenyir Lake was 5.08cm.
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