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Three baleen whales washed ashore along Uttara Kannada coast of Karnataka

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Title Three baleen whales washed ashore along Uttara Kannada coast of Karnataka
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Creator Vaidya,N G
 
Subject baleen whales
Uttara Kannada coast
Karnataka
 
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Three instances of stranding baleen whales were
observed along the coast of Uttara Kannada district
of Karnataka during July and August 2016. All
strandings were recorded from the southern part
of the district.The first whale was washed ashore
on 20th July 2016 at Ramangindi, Dhareshwar, 12
km south of Kumta (140 21’ 710"N and 740 24’
360E). The whale was in a decomposed condition
when washed ashore. The post mortem was carried
out by a veterinary doctor. It was identified as
Bryde’s whale Balaenoptera edeni. The total length
of the male whale was 44 feet weighing
approximately 10 tonnes (Fig. 1). The second whale
washed ashore on 27.7.2016 at Hollangadde 7 km
from Kumta (140 27’ 432" N and 740 22’ 615" E) was
also in decayed condition. It was identified as
baleen whale and measured 46 feet
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Date 2021-09-17T09:00:25Z
2021-09-17T09:00:25Z
2017
 
Type Article
 
Identifier Not Available
0254-380 X
http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/63985
 
Language English
 
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Publisher Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute