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OMCAR
(Organization for Marine Conservation, Awareness and Research)
Palk Bay Centre
Connecting People for Conservation
Marine Mammal & Turtle Stranding Response in Palk Bay
with
Tamil Nadu Forest Department, Marine Police Department
& Wild Life Institute of India
For more details


The Indo-Pacific Finless Porpoise( Neophocaena phocaenoides) - 16 th October, 2020
Cause : Entangled in Fishing net
Location :Mallippattinam ,Thanjavur Dist
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Dugong - 16 th February, 2020
Cause : entangled in fishing net
Location :Sethubavasathiram,Thanjavur Dist
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Dugong - 13 th March, 2019
Cause : Entangled in Shore seine net
Location : Athippattinam,Pudukkottai Dist
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Dugong - 7 th February, 2019
Cause : Entangled in Shore seine net
Location : Kodimunai, Manamelkudi, Pudukkottai Dist

Humpback Dolphin - 13th August 2018
Cause : Drowned to death by fishing nets
Location : Kodimunai, Manalmelkudi,
Pudukkotttai District



Dugong Rescue and Release
Keezhathottam, Thanjavur Dist, 26 th July, 2018
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Dugong - 24thApril, 2018
Cause : Boat accident
Location : Ammapattinam Pudukkudi,Pudukkottai Dist



Dugong - 29th March, 2018
Cause : boat accident
Location : Ammapattinam,Pudukkottai Dist
Sea Turtle Rescue and Release
Velivayal,Thanjavur Dist, 8 th February , 2018



Dugong - 15th September 2017
Cause : Drowned to death by fishing nets
Location : Sethubhavachatram, Thanjavur Dist



Dugong - 1st June 2017
Cause : Unknown
Location : Velivayal, Thanjavur Dist



Dugong - 21st April 2017
Cause : Drowned to death by fishing net (Kattavalai)
Location : Therku Pudukkudi, Pudukkotai Dist



Dugong - 2nd April 2017
Cause : Drowned to death by fishing net
Location: Adaikkathevan, Thanjavur Dist



Dugong - 5th April 2016
Cause : Drowned to death by fishing net
Location: Anthoniyarpuram, Manalmelkudi,
Pudukottai Dist



Blue Whale- 23rd October 2015
Cause : unknown
Location : Kattumavadi, Pudukkottai Dist



Humpback Dolphin- 22nd April 2013
Cause : Catfish struck in throat
Location : Velivayal, Thanjavur Dist
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Dugong - 10th June 2011
Cause : accidental catch in fishing net
Location :Keezhathottam, Thanjavur Dist



Porpoise - 17th April 2010
Cause :Trawl net
Location : Mallipattinam, Thanjavur Dist,TN


Sea turtle - 26th October 2010
Live animal released back to sea
Location : Velivayal, Thanjavur Dist, TN
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