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Mass mortality of fishes due to the bloom of Trichodesmium thiebauttii Gomont on the Gulf of Mannar Coast

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Title Mass mortality of fishes due to the bloom of Trichodesmium thiebauttii Gomont on the Gulf of Mannar Coast
 
Creator Nammalwar, P
Narayanan, K
 
Subject Fish Diseases
Algae
Fish Disease
 
Description Mass mortality of a variety of fishes due
to the blooin of blue green alga Trichodesmium
thiebauttii Gomont was ohserved on
tbe surface waters close to the shore of
Mandapam area in the Gulf of Mannar on
the 13th of June 1977. The bloom extended
for a period of eight days from 7'th to 14th
June 1977. The oxygen levels of the sea
water was found to be low in tbe bloom
period. Enormous quantity of dead fishes
were washed ashore during the peak of the bloom.
 
Date 1979
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/7614/1/652._Nam.pdf
Nammalwar, P and Narayanan, K (1979) Mass mortality of fishes due to the bloom of Trichodesmium thiebauttii Gomont on the Gulf of Mannar Coast. Science and Culture, 45 (4). pp. 170-171.