A note on the whale shark Rhincodon typus Smith, stranded off Mangalore

Kaikini, A S and Rao, V Ramamohana and Dhulkhed, M H (1959) A note on the whale shark Rhincodon typus Smith, stranded off Mangalore. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of India, 1 (1). pp. 92-93.

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    Abstract

    On the 5th March 1959, the trainees from the Fishery Training Centre were engaged in experimental purse seine fishing about four miles off Suratkal, an active fishing centre about ten miles north of Mangalore. At mid-day, during the low tide, they sighted a shark stranded in 2-3 fathom waters. Since the trainees were on a routine fishing trip they were poorly equipped for the capture of such giant fishes ; nevertheless, the shark was fastened with a two-foot hook in the caudal fin and in its struggle it dragged the two boats a few miles out into the sea. However, by evening it became exhausted, and next morning the dead shark was towed ashore.

    Item Type: Article
    Uncontrolled Keywords: Suratkal; whale shark; Rhincodon typus Smith
    Subjects: Demersal Fisheries > Shark fisheries
    Divisions: CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Capture > Demersal Fisheries Division
    Subject Area > CMFRI > CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Capture > Demersal Fisheries Division
    CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Capture > Demersal Fisheries Division
    Subject Area > CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Capture > Demersal Fisheries Division
    Depositing User: Mr. Arun Surendran
    Date Deposited: 27 Jul 2010 06:42
    Last Modified: 09 Sep 2015 15:12
    URI: http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/id/eprint/1599

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