Fishermen dispute in Machilipatnam Archives - Vizag One https://www.vizagone.com/tag/fishermen-dispute-in-machilipatnam/ Visakhapatnam - City of Destiny Mon, 29 Jul 2024 02:55:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://www.vizagone.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/cropped-vizagone-logo-500x500-jpg-32x32.jpg Fishermen dispute in Machilipatnam Archives - Vizag One https://www.vizagone.com/tag/fishermen-dispute-in-machilipatnam/ 32 32 Dramatic Mix-Up: Fishermen Mistake Whale Shark for Teak Fish in Machilipatnam https://www.vizagone.com/news/dramatic-mix-up-fishermen-mistake-whale-shark-for-teak-fish-in-machilipatnam/ https://www.vizagone.com/news/dramatic-mix-up-fishermen-mistake-whale-shark-for-teak-fish-in-machilipatnam/#respond Mon, 29 Jul 2024 02:55:31 +0000 https://www.vizagone.com/?p=781 A dispute arose when a group of fishermen alleged they had caught a teak fish (stingray) in the waters off Gilakaladindi in Machilipatnam, Krishna district. Authorities from the fisheries department dismissed the assertion. As per accounts, fishermen who set out to sea caught a 1.5-ton teak fish near the Gilakaladindi shoreline. Subsequently, Chennai-based traders bought […]

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]]> A dispute arose when a group of fishermen alleged they had caught a teak fish (stingray) in the waters off Gilakaladindi in Machilipatnam, Krishna district. Authorities from the fisheries department dismissed the assertion. As per accounts, fishermen who set out to sea caught a 1.5-ton teak fish near the Gilakaladindi shoreline. Subsequently, Chennai-based traders bought the fish from the fishermen. Nonetheless, Chandrasekhar, the fisheries development officer for Krishna district, informed the Deccan Chronicle that the creature in question was actually a whale shark (Rhincodon typus) and not a teak fish.

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