MEBIN- Title
- MMC-00006: Impacts of Whale-Watching on Blue Whales (Balaenoptera musculus) o...
- Abstract
Blue whales inhabit the coastal waters off southern Sri Lanka throughout the year, due to a narrow continental shelf and upwelling, related feeding opportunities. A busy, international shipping lane also lies off the south coast. While blue whales are listed on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, the subspecies status and genetic affinities of this northern Indian Ocean population is not well understood. Since 2009 a rapidly expanding, boat-based, commercial whale-watching industry ha...
- Publication Date
- Sept. 28, 2017, 1:20 a.m.
- Keywords
- Balaenoptera musculus , Marine Mammal
- Category
- Marine Mammals
- positional information and services. Examples: addresses, geodetic networks, control points, postal zones and services, place names
- Regions
- JS 1 , JS 2
- Owner
- prds1
- Language
- English
- Supplemental Information
Illangakoon, A.D.,2013.Impacts of Whale-Watching on Blue Whales (Balaenoptera musculus) off Southern Sri Lanka.PROCEEDINGS of the Design Symposium on Conserv...
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