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Green tide and fish mortality along Calicut coast

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Title Green tide and fish mortality along Calicut coast
 
Creator Kaladharan, P
Asokan, P K
 
Subject Algae
Fish Mortality
 
Description Intense greenish brown coloured bloom was
noticed in the Arabian Sea along the Calicut coast,
on 27.09.2011, which lasted up to 17.10.2011
(Fig. 1). The blooming organism was identified as
the “green tide” forming alga, Chattonella marina
(Subrahmanyan) Hara & Chihara,1982. Fresh
samples when observed under microscope which
exhibited active movement aided by flagella and
had many bright green disc shaped chromatophores
distributed throughout the cell (Fig. 2). The samples
when preserved in formalin, formed a jelly like mass.
 
Publisher Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute
 
Date 2012
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/9275/1/56.pdf
Kaladharan, P and Asokan, P K (2012) Green tide and fish mortality along Calicut coast. Marine Fisheries Information Service; Technical and Extension Series (211). pp. 11-12.