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This survey was conducted during 23 January 2005 to 16 February 2005 to assess the marine mammals in the Bay of Bengal in the eastern coast, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The survey area was divided into five geographical divisions namely north Andaman, middle Andaman, South Andaman, Little Andaman and Nicobar Islands in the southern part of Bay of Bengal of the Indian Ocean. Four species of marine mammals were recorded during the survey period. Details of the area wise distribution and conservation measures were presented in this chapter.
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Kannan, P., Rajagopalan, M. (2013). Sightings of Marine Mammals in Bay of Bengal, Andaman and Nicobar Islands Waters. In: Venkataraman, K., Sivaperuman, C., Raghunathan, C. (eds) Ecology and Conservation of Tropical Marine Faunal Communities. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-38200-0_21
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