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Scientific Information on Gulf of Mannar - A Bibliography

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Title Scientific Information on
Gulf of Mannar - A Bibliography
 
Creator Kumaraguru, A K
Joseph, V Edwin
Marimuthu, N
Wilson, J Jerald
 
Subject Bibliography
 
Description Gulf of Mannar in the southeast coast of India extends from Rameswaram Island in the north to
Kanyakumari in the south. It has a chain of 21 islands stretching from Mandapam to Tuticorin to a distance
of 140 km along the coast. Each one of the islands is located anywhere between 2 and 10 km from the
mainland. The Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserve was set up on 18th February 1989 jointly by the
Government of India and the state of Tamilnadu. The government of Tamilnadu in G.O. M.S. No 962 dated 10th
September 1986 notified under section 35(1) of the Wildlife (Protection) Act 1972 the intention to declare
the 21 islands as Marine National Park for the purpose of protecting marine wildlife and its environment
including depths of 3.5 fathoms on the bay side to 5 fathoms on the seaward side.
The compilation of all available scientific literature in the form of an annotated bibliography of the Gulf
of Mannar biosphere reserve has brought to light the existence of nearly 3,000 publications up to date. This
covers the literature published from as early as 1864 to the current year. A large number of publications in
the first half of the 20th century have brought out information on the variety of fauna and flora found in the
Gulf of Mannar, their biology and ecology. A lot of emphasis on the fish and fisheries research has been
given only in the second half of the 20th century. Emphasis is being given on biochemical aspects of flora and
fauna in the later part of the 20th century and at present.
 
Publisher Gulf of Mannar Marine Biosphere Reserve Trust
 
Date 2006
 
Type Book
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/6766/1/Bibliography.pdf
Kumaraguru, A K and Joseph, V Edwin and Marimuthu, N and Wilson, J Jerald (2006) Scientific Information on Gulf of Mannar - A Bibliography. Gulf of Mannar Marine Biosphere Reserve Trust, Ramanathapuram.