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Josh Cole, Grants Director
Grant Recipient Details
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Your name
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S. Prakash
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Project title
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Status and exploitation of marine ornamental fishes and invertebrates from Gulf of Mannar, Tamil Nadu: An expensive reserve for conservation
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RSG reference
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15679-1
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Reporting period
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01 July 2014 to 30 June 2015
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Amount of grant
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£4957
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Your email address
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prakash.s1311@gmail.com
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Date of this report
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11/09/2015
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1. Please indicate the level of achievement of the project’s original objectives and include any relevant comments on factors affecting this.
Objective
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Not achieved
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Partially achieved
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Fully achieved
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Comments
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Socio-economic status of local communities and their perception and attitude towards conservation
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Coastal fishermen are highly participatory in providing answers to the volunteers regarding their perception and attitude towards marine ornamental conservation
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Identification of key fishing zones and collection methods
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Permission from the concerned authority has taken very long to enter into the study area. In addition, surveys were also affected due to bad weather
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Diversity and abundance of marine ornamental fishes and invertebrates
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Number of species available in the trade were identified as well their abundance (exploitation in a year) was also determined
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Market discrepancies in supply of marine ornamental fishes and invertebrates
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It shows that the earning of coastal fishermen are always less compared to the purveyors and retail shop owners
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2. Please explain any unforeseen difficulties that arose during the project and how these were tackled (if relevant).
Not applicable.
3. Briefly describe the three most important outcomes of your project.
Traditional knowledge of fishermen on the exploitation of marine ornamental fishes and invertebrates from Gulf of Mannar region through questionnaire survey will be helpful for establishing management plans.
Nearly 215 coastal fishermen were involved in the collection of marine ornamental fishes. Apart from the study area (Gulf of Mannar), we have found that few more villages in the Palk Bay region have also involved in the collection and supply of marine ornamentals. The questionnaire survey was carried out with the semi-structured informal interviews. Set of 35 questions have been asked to fishermen regarding their socio- economic status, fishery characteristics, perception and attitude towards the Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserve and their alternative livelihoods for sustainable development.
Volunteers collecting information from coastal fishermen on the perception and attitude towards marine ornamentals conservation in Gulf of Mannar
Table 1: Socio-economic profile of coastal fishermen involved in marine ornamental fish collection
Name of village
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Religion (%)
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Age (years)
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Education (standard)
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No. of persons in family
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Family income (INR)
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N
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H
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C
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M
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≤ 30
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31-40
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41-50
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≥ 51
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≤ 3
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4-6
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≥ 7
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≤ 3
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4-6
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≥ 7
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7000-15000
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1500-25000
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≥ 25001
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Thondi
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73.4
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13.3
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13.3
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2
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5
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17
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6
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23
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4
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3
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4
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24
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2
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30
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0
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0
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30
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Devipatinam
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56
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0
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44
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0
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3
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17
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5
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10
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13
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2
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2
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22
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1
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25
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0
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0
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25
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Olaikuda
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23.3
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76.7
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0
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11
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12
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7
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0
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11
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11
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8
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3
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25
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2
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28
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2
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0
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30
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Sangumal
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100
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0
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0
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2
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15
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8
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0
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14
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10
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1
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3
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21
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1
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25
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0
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0
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25
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Gundhukaal
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40
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0
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60
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0
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1
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4
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0
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4
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1
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0
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0
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5
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0
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5
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0
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0
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5
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Mandapam
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50
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16.7
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33.3
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0
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1
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4
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1
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5
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1
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0
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0
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5
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1
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6
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0
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0
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6
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Vedhalai
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55.5
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11.1
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33.3
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1
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9
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14
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3
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22
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2
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3
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0
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23
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4
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27
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0
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0
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27
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Keezhakarai
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0
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16.7
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83.3
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0
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1
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4
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1
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4
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2
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0
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1
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4
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1
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6
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0
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0
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6
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Ervadi
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60
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40
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0
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1
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1
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3
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0
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1
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3
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1
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3
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1
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1
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5
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0
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0
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5
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Vaalinokkam
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71.4
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0
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28.6
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1
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3
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3
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0
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5
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2
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0
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0
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7
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0
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5
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2
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0
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7
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Theracepuram
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18.7
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81.3
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0
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0
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3
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10
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3
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15
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1
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0
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2
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13
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1
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1
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15
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0
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16
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Tharuveykulam
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0
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100
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0
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1
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4
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6
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1
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6
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4
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2
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0
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12
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0
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7
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5
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0
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12
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Tuticorin
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19.1
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71.4
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9.5
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0
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2
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9
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10
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17
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1
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3
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2
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19
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0
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0
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0
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21
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21
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TOTAL
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215
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Table 2: Fishery components of coastal fishermen involved in marine ornamental fish collection
Name of village
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Boats owned (Nos.)
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Boat length
(feet)
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Distance from shore
(nautical miles)
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Experience (years)
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Depth (meters)
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1
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2
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≤ 15
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16-25
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≥ 26
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≤ 15
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16-25
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≥ 26
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≤ 3
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4-6
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≥ 7
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≤ 6
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7-10
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≥ 11
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Thondi
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30
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0
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1
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29
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0
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1
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28
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1
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1
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20
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9
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0
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30
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0
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Devipatinam
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25
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0
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0
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25
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0
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2
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23
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0
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1
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15
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9
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0
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25
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0
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Olaikuda
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27
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3
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19
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9
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2
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26
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4
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0
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5
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16
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9
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0
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30
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0
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Sangumal
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25
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0
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18
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7
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0
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25
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0
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0
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1
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12
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10
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2
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23
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0
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Gundhukaal
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5
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0
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0
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5
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0
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0
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5
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0
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1
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4
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0
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0
|
5
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0
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Mandapam
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6
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0
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0
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6
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0
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3
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3
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0
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1
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4
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1
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0
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6
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0
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Vedhalai
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27
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0
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0
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22
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5
|
11
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16
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0
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0
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22
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5
|
3
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24
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0
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Keezhakarai
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4
|
2
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0
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4
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2
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3
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3
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0
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0
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3
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3
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0
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6
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0
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Ervadi
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5
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0
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0
|
5
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0
|
5
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0
|
0
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0
|
1
|
4
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0
|
5
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0
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Vaalinokkam
|
6
|
1
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0
|
6
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1
|
7
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0
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0
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0
|
5
|
2
|
0
|
7
|
0
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Theracepuram
|
16
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0
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0
|
9
|
7
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0
|
16
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0
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0
|
10
|
6
|
0
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0
|
16
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Tharuveykulam
|
12
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0
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0
|
8
|
4
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3
|
9
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0
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1
|
6
|
5
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0
|
10
|
2
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Tuticorin
|
21
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0
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0
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0
|
21
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0
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0
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21
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3
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11
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7
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0
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0
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21
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