A report on the landing of a dead whale, belonging to the genus Balenoptera, on 29th April 1987 at Hollengade 7 km south of Kumta, Karnataka

Telang, K Y

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%3 • V E FISHERIES INFORMATION SERVICE frmfrrrnrr . T A * ~ * £ S * ^ " "TS'-I^^^W^ttf^lp. "fj^ja^ r>„ •p4 ^i%te4?>**^^^%'^'H^'ifw^-•'*'"' -««WII.».*„iBKl" ' i i * i J k K Jli^» LM-4rrir'**'*T>^ l £ £ ' ^ » ^ rrff lPi^p^ •in -^f^ No. 78 DECEMBER 10K7 ,_yecA*ttca^ arte/ Ga:^n<Uon C7»i 'et*^i> CENTRAL MARINE FISHERIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE ^ COCHIN, INDIA INDIAN COUNCIL OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH ON A BALEEN WHALE LANDED AT H O L L E N G A D E , KARNATAKA C O A S T * A dead whale belonging to the genus Balaenoptera L -^|« \ ' 'jT •'"'"' ••" • ' ' " f C ^ ^ I was washed ashore in the evening of 29th April, 1987 E d U | d L | ^ j ' 4 * ^ ^ . I • a i ' ^ i l i at Hollengade 7 km south of Kumta. The whale was ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ H B | | ^ H H | ^ | | ^ ^ ^ | y | t f H H H H H in a decomposed condition when landed and hence ^ ^ ^ P ^ P B W B B H H B j S ^ ^ B B ^ ^ W B ^ ^ ^ H detailed measurements could not be taken. The total ^ n U I • '• '•gSs.im^^ifflfiZ •' ' ^ ^ ^ ' i ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ H length was about 17 m. dMKSml^^lSaHm5tf''~'^v^ '"'K t ^ ^ H H It is further reported that another whale measuring S^_^/3ffl^fi^ •^  -1 l i u A i ^ ^ j ^ ^ ^ f f i W i H H H l ^ H 13.7 m was washed ashore on 16th April, 1987 at wltS^^i.jL ^jj^gj/gg/ggggj^/f^BKB^^K^^Bk Nadibag near Ankola. j ^ ^ ^ s B ^ ^ ^ S ^ ^ ^ H ^ ^ H H U ^ ^ f ^ ^ ^ ^ H ""Reported by Karwar Research Centre of CMFRI, ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ H Fig. 1. Dead whale washed ashore at Hollengade (near Kumta) on 29-<l-'87. < : 

On a Baleen whale landed at Hollengade, Karnataka coast

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On a Baleen whale landed at Hollengade, Karnataka coast

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