Killer whale sighted again off Lakshadweep
The Hindu
Marine scientists record seeing an orca this month off Kavaratti
Following up on the sighting of a group of three killer whales (orca) on the eastern side of Kadmat island in Lakshadweep in November last year, marine scientists, working through a network of fishers, recorded seeing an orca on October 12 off Kavaratti while a pair of them were sighted around the island on October 22.
The Marine Mammals Research team was able to see and take videos and pictures of at least the male in the pair, said Ahmed Amirsha, senior project officer in the department of environment and forests in Kavaratti.
“The sightings in Lakshadweep are very important for understanding killer whales in the larger Arabian Sea and such sightings are rare, as very little is known about killer whale occurrence, seasonal movements, habitat and prey preferences, and behaviour in the northern Indian Ocean,” he said.