The recent sightings of the blue whale--the largest creature on the planet -off the coast of Sindhudurg in the Konkan region, has led to ripples of excitement among naturalists and marine researchers. The sightings are said to be the first such in the last 100 years.
A team of researchers spotted the whales between March and May this year.
State chief conservator of forests (mangroves cell) N Vasudevan, who is also a marine scientist, said: “Normally , blue whales are seen in the Indian Ocean, near Sri Lanka. It is very rare and rather exciting to know that a team of researchers under the United Nations Development Programme has spotted and recorded its findings of blue whales n the Arabian Sea.“
A team of researchers spotted the whales between March and May this year.
State chief conservator of forests (mangroves cell) N Vasudevan, who is also a marine scientist, said: “Normally , blue whales are seen in the Indian Ocean, near Sri Lanka. It is very rare and rather exciting to know that a team of researchers under the United Nations Development Programme has spotted and recorded its findings of blue whales n the Arabian Sea.“
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