Landing of dolphins at Dummulapeta, East Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh

The common dolphin, Delphinus delphis is the species frequently entangled in the gill nets along the Indian coasts. The present report .pertains to the landing of two female specimens of Delphinus delphis at Dummulapeta landing centre got entangled in a gill net Pandu vala operated at a depth of 45 m