Stations Months Apr June Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Total Saamiyarpettai 125 395 225 213.5 145 156 178.5 145 187 176 124 2070 Mudasalodai 277 293 223 345 214 123 198 263 275 198 244 2653 Pudukuppam 124 274 310 138 143 165 87 920 184 165 162 1844 Annankoil 187 278 233 187 184  98.5 124.5 193.5 198 271 198 2152.5 Total 713 1240 991 883.5 686 542.5 588 693.5 844 810 728 8719.5 *May -fishing holidays

Table 1: The male crab landings (Kg) of C. natator in different landing centres of Parangipettai coast.