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On the stranding of risso's dolphins and a sea cow along Tuticorin Coast in Gulf of Mannar

T.S., Balasubramanian and D.C.V., Easterson (2000) On the stranding of risso's dolphins and a sea cow along Tuticorin Coast in Gulf of Mannar. Marine Fisheries Information Service (166). p. 20. ISSN 0254-380X

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Abstract

On 26.6.’99 one Risso’s dolphin Grampus griseus was accidentally caught by drift gill net operated off Punnaikkayal at a depth of 10-15m. The specimen was a female measuring 2.63m and weighing approximately 210 kg. Thera are no earlier reports on the stranding of the species along the Gulf of Mannar. A male sea cow Dugong dugon measuring 1.21m in length and weighing approximately 30 kg was accidentally caught on 14.1.2000 at a depth of 30-40m in drift gill net.

Item Type: Articles
Keywords: Dolphin, Sea Cow, Stranding, Tamil Nadu, India, Gulf of Mannar, Incidental Catch
Subjects: Right to Resources
Depositing User: Users 4 not found.
Date Deposited: 10 Jun 2022 10:09
Last Modified: 17 Jun 2022 11:25
URI: http://icsfarchives.net/id/eprint/11704

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