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Severe fish mortality associated with 'red tide' observed in the sea off Cochin

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Title Severe fish mortality associated with 'red tide' observed in the sea off Cochin
 
Creator Naqvi, S.W.A.
George, M.D.
Narvekar, P.V.
Jayakumar, D.A.
Shailaja, M.S.
Sardessai, S.
Sarma, V.V.S.S.
Shenoy, D.M.
Naik, H.
Maheswaran, P.A.
KrishnaKumari, L.
Rajesh, G.
Sudhir, A.K.
Binu, M.S.
 
Subject red tides
algal blooms
fish kill
Nemipterus japonicus
 
Description Severe fish mortality associated with the "red tide" phenomenon caused by Noctiluca blooms was observed in the sea off Cochin, Kerala, India at depths less than 40 m. The dead fish, almost entirely comprised of the threadfin bream (Nemipterus japonicus). The death of this demersal fish was caused by a severe depletion of oxygen.
 
Date 2009-01-11T11:51:27Z
2009-01-11T11:51:27Z
1998
 
Type Journal Article
 
Identifier Current Science, Vol.75; 543-544p.
http://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/1890
 
Language en
 
Rights Copyright [1998]. All efforts have been made to respect the copyright to the best of our knowledge. Inadvertent omissions, if brought to our notice, stand for correction and withdrawal of document from this repository.
 
Publisher Current Science Association