Marine mammal strandings along the Indian coast mapped
The stranding locations of marine mammals namely blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus), Bryde’s whale (Balaenoptera edeni), fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus), humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) and minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) along the Indian coast were mapped (Fig. 1) using passive m...
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Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute
2017
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Online Access: | http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/12889/ http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/12889/1/MFIS-233_9.pdf |
Summary: | The stranding locations of marine mammals namely blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus), Bryde’s whale (Balaenoptera edeni), fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus), humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) and minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) along the Indian coast were mapped (Fig. 1) using passive method. The data was collected for the period 1874 to 2016. |
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