Whale shark recorded from Ponnani

Ansar, P (2017) Whale shark recorded from Ponnani. Marine Fisheries Information Service; Technical and Extension Series (232). p. 36.

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Abstract

A whale shark Rhincodon typus measuring 4.5 m in total length and weighing around 1.5 tons was observed in the Ponnani Fishing Harbour on 3rd November 2016. The fish had no injuries and was reportedly accidentally entangled in a floating drift gill net operated off Ponnani. The dead shark was later buried on the beach itself.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Whale shark ; Ponnani
Subjects: Demersal Fisheries > Shark fisheries
Divisions: CMFRI-Calicut (Kozhikode)
Depositing User: Arun Surendran
Date Deposited: 08 Mar 2018 10:16
Last Modified: 08 Mar 2018 10:16
URI: http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/id/eprint/12658

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