Baleen whale in Gulf of Mannar causes death of two fishermen

Silas, E G (1964) Baleen whale in Gulf of Mannar causes death of two fishermen. Journal of Bombay Natural History Society, 61 (3). pp. 683-684.

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    Abstract

    On 26 May 1961, a local Tamil newspaper Thina Thanthi carried \ a news item of a fishing boat in the Gulf of Mannar off Punnakayal, south of Tuticorin, being attacked by . a large {ish, resulting in the death of two of the five fishermen in the boat In June 1961, while pn tour to Tuticorin, I visited Tiruchendur Government Hospital where the injured were said to have been admitted and also Punnakayal village, to obtain first-hand information about the incident.

    Item Type: Article
    Uncontrolled Keywords: Baleen whale; Gulf of Mannar
    Subjects: Marine Environment
    Marine Mammals > Whales
    Divisions: CMFRI-Kochi > Fishery Environment Management Division
    Subject Area > CMFRI > CMFRI-Kochi > Fishery Environment Management Division
    CMFRI-Kochi > Fishery Environment Management Division
    Subject Area > CMFRI-Kochi > Fishery Environment Management Division
    Depositing User: Arun Surendran
    Date Deposited: 13 Jan 2011 04:05
    Last Modified: 09 Sep 2015 15:41
    URI: http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/id/eprint/6923

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