Marine biodiversity and its conservation methods in Gulf of Mannar and Palk Bay
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http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/15048/
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Marine biodiversity and its conservation methods in Gulf of Mannar and Palk Bay
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Saravanan, Raju
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Marine Biodiversity
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The coastline in Tamil Nadu can be broadly divided into three fishing zones. They are (1) Pulicat Lake to Point calimere that lies in the Coromandal coast; (2) Point calimere to Dhanushkodi that covers the Palk Bay and the Palk Strait; and (3) Dhanushkodi to Kanyakumari which covers the Gulf of Mannar.The Gulf of Mannar, the first Marine Biosphere Reserve in India as well in South East Asia covers a total area of 10,500km2 from Dhanushkodi to Kanyakumari covering a coastline length of 365 km along the coast of Tamil Nadu between Longitudes 78008E to 79030E and Latitudes from 8035N to 9025N.
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ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute
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2020
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Book Section
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text
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en
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http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/15048/1/Gulf%20of%20Mannar_Course%20Manual_CAU_Tripura_2020-5.pdf
Saravanan, Raju (2020) Marine biodiversity and its conservation methods in Gulf of Mannar and Palk Bay. In: Course Manual on Marine Fisheries & Mariculture Prepared for the Training programme for B.F.Sc students of Central Agricultural University (CAU), Tripura. CMFRI Training Manual Series No. 24/2020 (24). ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Mandapam, pp. 100-108. |
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