Documentation of a live pod of Omura's whale in Arabian Sea suggests a nursing ground for this species.
This study documents the presence of a live population of Balaenoptera omurai (Omura's whale) in the inshore waters of Arabian Sea sighted during our exploratory purse seining operation conducted at latitude 14° 51.264' N / longitude 073 57.417' E on 22 May, 2023 in the afternoon at around 1600 h. The pod of three baleen whales consisting of a calf and two adults were spotted in shallow waters (30 m), 15 km away from the coast of Karwar (Karnataka). The presence of a weaning calf suggests that this region is a nursing ground for Balaenoptera omurai (Omura's whale). This report fills the literature gap thereby providing photographic and videographic evidence of Omura's whale in the western Indian Ocean.
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