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Frequent landing of bull sharks at Vizhinjam
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http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/13432/
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Frequent landing of bull sharks at Vizhinjam
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| Creator |
Ambarish, Gop P
Surya, S Midhunraj, N K Suresh, K K Kishore, T G Anil, M K |
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Shark fisheries
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| Description |
Unique and continuous landing of bull shark, Carcharhinus leucas was observed at Vizhinjam landing centre during the February – March, 2018 period (Fig. 1). 16 numbers of bull sharks measuring 110-359 cm (total length) and weighing 90 - 330 kg each were landed. Of these, only 3 sharks were immature. The landings of C. leucas along the Vizhinjam coast is usually occurs only once or twice in a month, but such steady landings as recorded was a rare occurrence. |
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ICAR - Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute
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2018
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Article
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text
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en
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http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/13432/1/4_MFIS_235.pdf
Ambarish, Gop P and Surya, S and Midhunraj, N K and Suresh, K K and Kishore, T G and Anil, M K (2018) Frequent landing of bull sharks at Vizhinjam. Marine Fisheries Information Service; Technical and Extension Series (235). p. 15. ISSN 0254-380 X |
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