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Whale shark Rhiniodon typus landed at Kollam

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Title Whale shark Rhiniodon typus landed at Kollam
 
Creator Sijo Paul,
 
Subject Shark fisheries
Fish landing
 
Description On 12.9.06 a whale shark got entrapped in a trawl net while fishing off kollam at a depth of 46m. The fish was brought to Sakthikulangara Fisheries Harbour. The male shark measured 445 cm in total length and weighed approximately 2 tonnes. Later it was sold for Rs.1000/-
 
Date 2006
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/3910/1/11.pdf
Sijo Paul, (2006) Whale shark Rhiniodon typus landed at Kollam. Marine Fisheries Information Service, Technical and Extension Series, 190. p. 22.