Krishnan, L and Selvaganapathy, E (2014) Note on the incidental catch of a whale shark. Marine Fisheries Information Service; Technical and Extension Series (221). p. 14.
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Abstract
On 21st, March, 2014, a whale shark, Rhincodon typus Smith, got entangled in a gill net which was brought ashore to Chinnankudi (11.05’25.20" N and 79.51’25.47" E) village by fishermen. On enquiry, a fibre glass boat fishing in the sea at a depth of 35 m 20 km offshore had found the fish entangled in their net. The fish had a total length of 4.5 m girth of 3.0 m.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | incidental catch; whale shark |
| Subjects: | Marine Fisheries > Conservation Demersal Fisheries > Shark fisheries |
| Divisions: | CMFRI-Mandapam |
| Depositing User: | Arun Surendran |
| Date Deposited: | 23 Apr 2015 06:26 |
| Last Modified: | 09 Sep 2015 16:00 |
| URI: | http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/id/eprint/10371 |
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