Table 2.

Proportion of gonadal development stages according to monthly sampling (I = Immature, III = Develop, III = Mature, IV = Ripe, V = Spent).

Month	No. of female	Stages of gonad maturity												No. of male
		Female (%)						Male (%)
		I	II	III	IV	V	Mature III+IV	I	II	III	IV	V	Mature III+IV
January	89	50.56	32.58	7.87	2.25	6.74	10.12	-	6.25	56.25	37.50	-	93.75	16
February	86	61.63	33.72	2.33	-	2.33	2.33	12.00	12.00	64.00	12.00	-	76.00	25
March	68	20.59	45.59	19.12	11.76	2.94	30.88	-	20.00	26.67	53.33	-	80.00	15
April	48	72.92	14.58	2.08	-	10.42	2.08	7.14	28.57	35.71	21.44	7.14	57.15	42
May	65	33.84	49.23	12.31	3.08	1.54	15.39	-	16.22	24.32	56.76	2.70	81.08	37
June	60	41.66	35.00	15.00	1.67	6.67	16.67	1.79	57.14	21.43	16.07	3.57	37.50	56
July	79	53.16	24.06	7.59	6.33	8.86	13.92	3.84	50.00	25.00	11.54	9.62	36.54	52
August	91	27.47	51.65	12.09	7.69	1.10	19.78	-	60.00	20.00	13.33	6.67	33.33	15
September	58	8.62	41.38	31.04	17.24	1.72	48.28	-	10.53	15.79	73.68	-	89.47	19
October	73	54.79	23.29	5.48	5.48	10.96	10.96	-	20.00	56.00	12.00	12.00	68.00	25
November	96	48.96	20.83	5.21	4.17	20.83	9.38	5.88	41.18	23.53	17.65	11.76	41.18	17
December	88	19.32	52.27	20.45	5.68	2.28	26.13	-	27.27	54.55	18.18	-	72.73	22