Stranding of Sei whale Balaenoptera borealis (Lesson) at Jaffarabad coast.

Balaenoptera borealis (Lesson) was stranded at Jaffrabad on the third week of Sep. 03. The carcass was highly decomposed. As no injury was noticed , it can be presumed that mortality might have occurred due to natural causes in the mid sea, after which it was washed ashore.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Nair, K V Somasekharan, Chakraborty, Rekha D, Bhint, H M, Thumber, B P
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: CMFRI 2004
Subjects:
Whales
Stranding
Balaenoptera borealis
Sei Whale
Online Access:http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/4526/
http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/4526/1/Article11.pdf
Description
Summary:Balaenoptera borealis (Lesson) was stranded at Jaffrabad on the third week of Sep. 03. The carcass was highly decomposed. As no injury was noticed , it can be presumed that mortality might have occurred due to natural causes in the mid sea, after which it was washed ashore.

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