Biological aspects of sea snakes caught incidentally by commercial trawlers off Goa, west coast of India

Sea snakes occur in trawl hauls as by-catch, incurring mortality in populations inhabiting commercial fishing grounds (< 20 m depth) along the coastal inshore waters of Goa. Observations of this incidental catch show that true sea snakes inhabiting inshore waters comprise two species: Enhydrina s...

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Main Authors: V.P. Padate, L.V. Baragi, C.U. Rivonker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wildlife Information Liaison Development Society 2009-12-01
Series:Journal of Threatened Taxa
Online Access:http://threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/453