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Observations on incidental catch of cetaceans in three landing centres along the Indian coast

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Title Observations on incidental catch of cetaceans in three landing centres along the Indian coast
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Creator Yousuf,K S S M
Anoop,A K
Anoop,B
Afsal,V V
Vivekanandan,E
Kumarran,R P
Rajagopalan,M
Krishnakumar,P K
Jayasankar,P
 
Subject Incidental catch
cetaceans
Indian coast
 
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A short term survey to quantify the number of marine mammals incidentally caught, and
interviews to gain perceptions of local fishers towards issues of by-catch, were conducted. A total
of 44 cetaceans were recorded as incidental catches at Chennai, Kakinada and Mangalore fishing
harbours during 80 days of observation. Six species of dolphins and one species of porpoise were
recorded. The spinner dolphin Stenella longirostris was the most frequently caught (38.6%), followed
by the finless porpoise Neophocaena phocaenoides (31.8%). Gillnets and purse seines operated from
motorised boats accounted for the entire by-catch. It is estimated that 9000–10,000 cetaceans
are killed by gillnets every year along the Indian coast. The intricacies and possibilities of reducing
cetacean kills by gillnets are discussed in the paper
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Date 2021-09-15T09:09:50Z
2021-09-15T09:09:50Z
2008
 
Type Article
 
Identifier Not Available
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http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/62311
 
Language English
 
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