Investigations have been carried out on the age, growth and mortality of sardine Sardinella longiceps based on the length frequency data. The hypothetical asymptotic length (L∞) and growth coefficient (K) were estimated as 220.3 mm and 1.209 yr-1 respectively. The species grows from 155 and 200 mm at the end of 1 and 2 years of life. The life span appeared to be around 2 years of species life. The total (Z), natural (M) and fishing (F) mortalities were represented as 4.11 yr-1, 2.21 yr-1 and 1.91 yr-1 respectively. The exploitation rate (E) was 0.46. The exploitation rate suggested that the stock was below the optimum level of exploitation. As a management plan, there is a need to increase the fishing scale and protecting spawning season to maintain sustainability over time.

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