South of Mirissa in Sri Lanka may turn out to be the best location in
the world for seeing blue whales. Furthermore it may also be the best
for seeing both blue whales and sperm whales together. Both the largest
baleen whale and largest toothed whale are within sight of shore. Sri
Lanka could be the world's top spot for watching Blue and Sperm Whales
together. Gehan de Silva Wijeyeratne thinks its time to publicise this
internationally.
The ascendancy of the Galle-Mirissa coastal strip to
being an international hot spot for Blu and Sperm Whales, has just
begun
This view is
based on recent observations and a theory of a migration of whales by
marine biologist Charles Anderson. During the season, a Blue Whale is
easier to see to the south of Mirissa, than a leopard in Yala. In April,
South of Mirissa, we had a one hundred per cent encounter rate for the
highly desired but usually difficult, Blue Whale.
