On a minke whale Balaenoptera acutorostrata caught at Pudupattinam near Thondi along Palk Bay
The minke whale Balaenoptera acutorostrata is widely distributed in world oceans. Most of the records on the whales along Indian coast are on their strandings only. The present report is on a female minke whale caught in a fishing net at Pudupattinam, near Thondi along Palk Bay coast of Tamil Nadu.
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute Cochin
2002
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| Online Access: | http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/3626/ http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/3626/1/Article_09.pdf |
| Summary: | The minke whale Balaenoptera acutorostrata is widely distributed in world oceans. Most of the records on the whales along Indian coast are on their strandings only. The present report is on a female minke whale caught in a fishing net at Pudupattinam, near Thondi along Palk Bay coast of Tamil Nadu. |
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