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Report on a stranded sea cow, Dugong dugon in the Gulf of Mannar coast

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Title Report on a stranded sea cow, Dugong dugon in the Gulf of Mannar coast
 
Creator Sakthivel, M
Devaki, A
Tamilmani, G
Ramesh Kumar, P
Anikuttan, K K
Sankar, M
Jayakumar, R
 
Subject Stranding
Sea cow
Conservation
Marine Mammals
 
Description On 31 March 2019, an adult dead female sea cow (Dugong dugon) measuring more than three meters of total length got stranded along the Gulf of Mannar coast at Gandhi Nagar, Mandapam, Ramanathapuram district, Tamil Nadu (09º 27' 6658'' N; 79º 15' 0459'' E). The morphometric details of the female whale that was weighing approximately 350 kg is given in Table 1. The specimen had relatively robust body with loss of almost one third of the ventral skin along with blubber from the thoracic and abdominal region of the body. There were significant cut wounds present on the dorsal as well as lateral sides of the body. The internal organs did not reveal any significant abnormalities for the cause of death. Based on the body condition and external injuries it can be concluded that the cause of death might be due to attempted hunting. Dugongs fall in schedule 1 of the Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act whose hunting is banned and poachers are liable for punishment.
 
Publisher ICAR - Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute
 
Date 2019
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format text
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/14310/1/MFIS_239_7.pdf
Sakthivel, M and Devaki, A and Tamilmani, G and Ramesh Kumar, P and Anikuttan, K K and Sankar, M and Jayakumar, R (2019) Report on a stranded sea cow, Dugong dugon in the Gulf of Mannar coast. Marine Fisheries Information Service; Technical and Extension Series (239). pp. 21-22. ISSN 0254-380 X