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 |
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| 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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