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On a juvenile whale shark Rhincodon typuscaught off Kayalpatnam (Gulf of Mannar)
S Rajapackiam, K M S Ameer Hamsa, T S Balasubramanian, H Mohamad Kasim
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Abstract
Stray individuals of the Whale shark
Rhincodon typus (Smith) are caught occasionally
along the Gulf of Mannar coast. On 15th April
1993 a male whale shark measuring 3.8 m and
weighing approximately 650 kg got entangled in
'Paruvalai' (Nylon drift gill net, mesh size : 115
- 170 mm) operated at a depth of 40 m off
Kayalpatnam during the early hours of the day.
The shark was towed ashore with the help of
neighbouring crew. Locally this sahrk is known
as 'Ammuni uluvai'. Since the meat is unpalatable
and the fins does not fetch any fair price,
it was auctioned for a very low price of
Rs. 300/-.