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Occurrence of macro plastic in the stomach of flat needlefish

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Title Occurrence of macro plastic in the stomach of flat needlefish
 
Creator Roul, Subal Kumar
Prakasan, D
Sadik, M M
Aswathy, A S
Retheesh, T B
Gireesh, R
Abdussamad, E M
 
Subject Marine Pollution
 
Description On 6th January 2016, biological samples ofAblennes hians were collected from the hook andline fishing boats based at Munambam FishingHarbour, Kochi. While analysing the gut contents inthe laboratory, the stomach of one specimen (weight380 gm, total length 687 mm) contained macroplastic material having about 0.02 gm weight.Stomach also contained partially digested shrimps,sea snails (Diacavolinia longirostris, Cavoliniatridentata) and digested matter.
 
Publisher Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute
 
Date 2016
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format text
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/11377/1/MFIS%20227_10.pdf
Roul, Subal Kumar and Prakasan, D and Sadik, M M and Aswathy, A S and Retheesh, T B and Gireesh, R and Abdussamad, E M (2016) Occurrence of macro plastic in the stomach of flat needlefish. Marine Fisheries Information Service; Technical and Extension Series (227). p. 20. ISSN 0254-380 X