MEBIN- Title
- A review of cetacean research and conservation in Sri Lanka
- Abstract
Sri Lanka is a developing island nation in the northern Indian Ocean. Travellers and historians have documented whales in the waters around the island as far back as the 14th century but the first scientific records of live cetaceans from vessel-based research observations were documented only in the early 1980s. Sri Lanka’s waters have high cetacean species richness with 27 species recorded to date and year-round abundance. Small cetaceans are however increasingly threatened due to the de...
- Publication Date
- Jan. 11, 2018, 3:10 a.m.
- Keywords
- Marine , Mammal
- Category
- Marine Mammals
- positional information and services. Examples: addresses, geodetic networks, control points, postal zones and services, place names
- Owner
- prds1
- Language
- English
- Supplemental Information
Illangakoon, A.D., 2012. A review of cetacean research and conservation in Sri Lanka. J. CETACEAN RES. MANAGE. 12(2): 177–183, 2012
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