The decaying whale got stranded on the

sandy beach of Harkantrawada, Keni on the early

morning of 29th September 1996

Kakati, V S

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lurdEniRd MARINE FISHERIES INFORMATION SERVICE APRIL, MAY 1997 , . . T T ^ T E C H N I C A L A N D h J l o i c l l E X T E N S I O N S E R I E S •^FV CENTRAL MARINE FISHERIES STT^^FTF^TFT RESEARCH INSTITUTE tF%r^, 'JTRrf COCHIN, INDIA INDIAN COUNCIL OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH stranding of a baleen whale On the evening of 28th September, 1996 the fishermen at Keni, Harikantrawada, Ankola, Kamataka found the carcass of a whale floating near the coast. However, the same whale was seen stranded two days earlier at Belambut, Ankola slightly 2 km south of Keni. The decaying whale got stranded again on the sandy beach of Harkantrawada, Keni on the early morning of 29th September 1996. The whale measured 16.0 m in total length even in its unstretched shape. The Jaw bones were exposed. Only the dorsal fln was clearly visible. Generally the whales get stranded when they are on the breeding run or when they are chasing fishes like Sardtnella, anchovies etc. in shallow waters for their food. At such times their ecolocatlon system falls and they get stranded. * Reported by Dr. V.S. Kakati, Karwar Research Centre of CMFRI, Karwar-581 301. 15 

Stranding of a baleen whale

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Stranding of a baleen whale

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