'Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Kochi'
Abstract
A dead male whale shark (Rhincodon typus) was
found off Madhavpur coast, near the fish landing
centre on morning of 28th September, 2017. The
investigations were covered at the joint team of
ICAR-CMFRI and Wildlife Trust of India (WTI),
Veraval, Gujarat. The carcass showed an injury
below the first dorsal fin but cause of its death could
not be ascertained. Some measurements of the
stranded whale shark were recorded before it was
burie
