On the stranding of whales along the Tamil nadu and Andhra coasts

Not Available Two young female pilot whales Globicephala macrorhyma were caught in the gill nets by a 10 m mechanised boat at Pudukuppam near Cuddalore along the Tamil Nadu coast. The two whales measured 3.02 and 1.40 m in total length respectively. . The fishermen atPomraaiyarpalayam near Pondicher...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Nammalwar,P, Devadoss,P, Srinivasan,A, Chidambaram,L, Rao,T Chandrasekhara, Rao,A Hanumantha
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: CMFRI 1989
Subjects:
Globicephala macrorhyma
Physeter macrocephalus
Balaenoptera musculu
whales
Tamil nadu
Andhra coast
Blue whale
Sperm whale
Online Access:http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/57719
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Summary:Not Available Two young female pilot whales Globicephala macrorhyma were caught in the gill nets by a 10 m mechanised boat at Pudukuppam near Cuddalore along the Tamil Nadu coast. The two whales measured 3.02 and 1.40 m in total length respectively. . The fishermen atPomraaiyarpalayam near Pondicherry noticed a whale identified as young female sperm whale Physeter macrocephalus which measured 5.55 m. T he local fishermen at MotupalJy near Ramachandrapuram in Prakasam District of Andhra Pradesh noticed a whale was identified as blue whale Balaenoptera musculu. The various morphometric measurements of these whales listed in detail and tabled. Not Available

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