Mohamed, K S and Sathianandan, T V and Kripa, V and Zacharia, P U (2013) Puffer fish menace in Kerala: a case of decline in predatory control in the southeastern Arabian Sea. Current Science, 104 (4). pp. 426-429.
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Abstract
Since 2006, fishermen in Kerala have been complaining about the extraordinary abundance of puffer fishes (Figure 1 a) in the Arabian Sea during the postmonsoon period and the extensive damage it causes to their nets and catch1,2. These fishes are able to cut through the nylon nets once they are caught causing extensive damage to the nets (Figure 1 b). Also, once within the nets they bite at random on other catch, particularly valuable squids and cuttlefishes (Figure 1 c and d), decreasing their commercial value.
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