Fish entrapment in the seawater intake of a power plant at Karachi coast |
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Authors: | Mohammad Moazzam Syed H Niaz Rizvi |
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Institution: | (1) Institute of Marine Biology, University of Karachi, Karachi-, 32, Pakistan |
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Abstract: | Synopsis The study deals with the entrapment of fishes in the intake of Karachi Nuclear Power Plant. A total of 62 species of marine
fishes belonging to 43 genera were observed entrapped in the seawater intake. Therapon puta, Liza waigiensis, Abudefduf septemfasciatus, and Lagoceptalus inermis were the most common. Mass mortalities of the juveniles of Sardinella sindensis were recorded in September and October of 1974, 1975, and 1977. Commercially important fishes such as sardines, mullets and
anchovies, were entrapped in the intake of the power plant in considerable numbers at various times of the year. The majority
of fishes removed from the screen washes of the power plants were killed by impingement. |
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Keywords: | Impingement Monsoon Sardinella sindensis Fish kills Nuclear power plant |
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