Research Article

Cetacean Presence in the Trincomalee Bay and Adjacent Waters, Sri Lanka

Table 1

No. of sightings of individual species (no. of individuals are not included).

Species201020112012Total
Jul.Aug.Sep.Oct.Nov.Jan.Feb.Mar.April.May.June.July.Aug.Sep.Oct.Nov.Dec.Jan.

Balaenoptera musculus 12123412312821457463
Balaenoptera brydei 11111243131123
Physeter macrocephalus 21135131453131238
Kogia sima 11
Indopacetus pacificus 11
Orcinus orca 11
Pseudorca crassidens 112
Steno bredanensis 11
Tursiops truncates 1114
Stenella coeruleoalba 11114
Stenella longirostris 32142257654834353474
Unidentified Baleen Whale112
Unidentified Beaked Whale11

Total sightings 663121391214152718129104131111215