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On the stranding of Risso’s dolphins and a sea cow along Tuticorin coast in Gulf of Mannar
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http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/4502/
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On the stranding of Risso’s dolphins and a sea cow along Tuticorin coast in Gulf of Mannar
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| Creator |
Balasubramanian, T S
Easterson, D C V |
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Stranding
Sea cow Marine Mammals |
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On 26.6.’99 one Risso’s dolphin Grampus griseus was accidentally caught by drift gill net operated off Punnaikkayal at a depth of 10-15m. The specimen was a female measuring 2.63m and weighing approximately 210 kg. Thera are no earlier reports on the stranding of the species along the Gulf of Mannar. A male sea cow Dugong dugon measuring 1.21m in length and weighing approximately 30 kg was accidentally caught on 14.1.2000 at a depth of 30-40m in drift gill net.
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CMFRI; Kochi
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2000
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Article
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application/pdf
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en
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http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/4502/1/Article_10.pdf
Balasubramanian, T S and Easterson, D C V (2000) On the stranding of Risso’s dolphins and a sea cow along Tuticorin coast in Gulf of Mannar. Marine Fisheries Information Service, Technical and Extension Series, 166. p. 20. |
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