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Tidal Bore Induced Upward Shift of Marine Fish Species in Hooghly Estuary, India


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1 ICAR-Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute, Barrackpore, Kolkata, West Bengal – 700 120, India
 

A total of ten different marine/brackish water fish species was recorded at Tribeni, a completely freshwater region located 212 km upstream from the sea in Hooghly estuary just after tidal bore, a natural high wave and high flow regime created during the spring tide around full moon/new moon days. A range of 85 – 179 km upstream shift of recorded marine fish species from their normal distribution range may be attributed to high turbulence, flow, and wave associated with bore tide as there is no sign of saltwater ingress in the Tribeni area as revealed through the analysis of associated environmental parameters. In addition to salinity, such extreme climatic events like tidal bore should also be considered to explain the fish species distribution in a tidal estuary.

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Hooghly estuary, Marine fish distribution, Tidal bore, Water quality
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Authors

R. K. Manna
ICAR-Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute, Barrackpore, Kolkata, West Bengal – 700 120, India
D. Bhakta
ICAR-Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute, Barrackpore, Kolkata, West Bengal – 700 120, India
S. M. Nair
ICAR-Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute, Barrackpore, Kolkata, West Bengal – 700 120, India
C. Jana
ICAR-Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute, Barrackpore, Kolkata, West Bengal – 700 120, India
S. Mandal
ICAR-Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute, Barrackpore, Kolkata, West Bengal – 700 120, India
S Samanta
ICAR-Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute, Barrackpore, Kolkata, West Bengal – 700 120, India
B. K. Das
ICAR-Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute, Barrackpore, Kolkata, West Bengal – 700 120, India

Abstract


A total of ten different marine/brackish water fish species was recorded at Tribeni, a completely freshwater region located 212 km upstream from the sea in Hooghly estuary just after tidal bore, a natural high wave and high flow regime created during the spring tide around full moon/new moon days. A range of 85 – 179 km upstream shift of recorded marine fish species from their normal distribution range may be attributed to high turbulence, flow, and wave associated with bore tide as there is no sign of saltwater ingress in the Tribeni area as revealed through the analysis of associated environmental parameters. In addition to salinity, such extreme climatic events like tidal bore should also be considered to explain the fish species distribution in a tidal estuary.

Keywords


Hooghly estuary, Marine fish distribution, Tidal bore, Water quality

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