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Unusual and heavy landings of rays and skates in Muttom fishing harbor in Kanyakumari District, Tamil Nadu
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http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/16291/
http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/9052/ |
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| Title |
Unusual and heavy landings of rays and skates in Muttom fishing harbor in Kanyakumari District, Tamil Nadu |
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| Creator |
Udayakumar, A
Jose Kingsly, H Viswanathan, V Rachanamol, R S Lipton, A P |
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| Subject |
Rare occurrence
Ray fisheries |
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| Description |
During June-July 2012, the traditional fishermen of the Jeppiaar Fishing Harbour, Muttom in Kanyakumari District of Tamil Nadu got bumper catches of rays and skates. The body weight of the rays ranged from 0.9 to 1.5 Kg and those of the skates ranged from 2.5 to 4.0 kg. On an average, the estimated catch per day was 6.0 tonnes. |
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| Publisher |
ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute
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| Date |
2012
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Article
PeerReviewed |
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text
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| Language |
en
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| Identifier |
http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/16291/1/CMFRI_NL_2012_134_14.pdf
Udayakumar, A and Jose Kingsly, H and Viswanathan, V and Rachanamol, R S and Lipton, A P (2012) Unusual and heavy landings of rays and skates in Muttom fishing harbor in Kanyakumari District, Tamil Nadu. CMFRI Newsletter Cadalmin (134). p. 14. |
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