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Sightings and Strandings
Name
Ketki Jog
Address
9/A, Balaji Apartments, D R Marg, Dadar West, Mumbai 400028
Phone
9820411509
Email
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Date
18-08-18
Region
INDIA - Maharashtra
Species
Indo-Pacific finless porpoise
* According to the current understanding of distribution, Fin, Minke and Sei whales are not present in the Northern Indian ocean.
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Details
Humpback dolphin and finless porpoise carcass washed ashore. Probably, necropsy was conducted by the SPCA, but no details were shared.
The attached pictures have two carcasses, the larger one is the finless porpoise carcass.
The attached pictures have two carcasses, the larger one is the finless porpoise carcass.
Source
Mr. Deshmukh, CCF, via Marine Respondents Mumbai, Whatsapp Group
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