Blue whale Balaenoptera musculus landed at Mangamaripeta, north of Visakhapatnam
Not Available A live male Blue whale Balaenoptera musculus Linnaeus locally called "papper meenu" measuring 12.17 m in total length was entangled accidentally on 9th May 1994 in a synthetic drift gillnet operated by a mechanised-cum-sail craft at a depth of 50 metres off Mangamaripeta whic...
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Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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CMFRI; Kochi
1995
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Online Access: | http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/58359 |
Summary: | Not Available A live male Blue whale Balaenoptera musculus Linnaeus locally called "papper meenu" measuring 12.17 m in total length was entangled accidentally on 9th May 1994 in a synthetic drift gillnet operated by a mechanised-cum-sail craft at a depth of 50 metres off Mangamaripeta which is situated 12 km north of Visakhapatnam. The fishermen towed the Blue whale to the Mangamaripeta marine fish landing centre. Not Available |
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