Retheesh, T and Jacob Peter, Poulose and Kishore, T G (2020) Whale shark landed in Sakthikulangara Fisheries Harbour. Marine Fisheries Information Service Technical & Extension Series No. 244, 2020, 244. p. 37. ISSN ISSN 0254-380X
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Abstract
An immature female whale shark Rhincodon typus accidently caught by a multiday trawler on 19th August 2019 was landed on the same day at Sakthikulangara Fisheries Harbour (Fig. 1) Listed as an endangered species by International Union for Conservation of Natural Resources, locally the shark is known as ‘pullisravu.’ The whaleshark measured 265cm and weighed approximately 250kg. As there was no buyer for this species which is protected under the Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, the carcass was discarded into the sea.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Whale shark; Sakthikulangara |
| Subjects: | Demersal Fisheries > Shark fisheries Marine Fisheries > Fish landing |
| Divisions: | CMFRI-Kochi > Socio-Economic Evaluation and Technology Transfer Division Subject Area > CMFRI > CMFRI-Kochi > Socio-Economic Evaluation and Technology Transfer Division CMFRI-Kochi > Socio-Economic Evaluation and Technology Transfer Division Subject Area > CMFRI-Kochi > Socio-Economic Evaluation and Technology Transfer Division |
| Depositing User: | Mr. Prashanth P K |
| Date Deposited: | 22 Oct 2020 05:33 |
| Last Modified: | 22 Oct 2020 05:33 |
| URI: | http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/id/eprint/14714 |
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