@article{,

title = {Surface and dive times of the Blue Whale (},

author = {Nanayakkara, Ranil,de Mel, Ruvinda,Kusuminda, Tharaka,Cabral de Mel, Surendranie},

year  = {2014},

date = {2014-01-01},

journal = {NeBIO I An international journal of environment and biodiversity},

volume = {Vol. 5, No. 4},

number = {177},

pages = {1-3},

abstract = {Dive times of a single Blue Whale observed in Trincomalee Bay, Sri Lanka, in relation to the abiotic parameters of the bay’s waters and its ability to support large densities of krill from May 2011 to July 2011. Thirty five total dives were observed and its mean dive time was 9.6 ± 0.31 min. The observed whale’s feeding dives lasted longer than what has been previously recorded for blue whales in the Pacific Ocean. The mean salinity, Mean Total Suspended Solids (TSS) and mean temperature of Trincomalee Bay was respectively 28.1± 4.8 ppt, 9.92 ± 0.3 mg/L and 28.81 ± 0.96 0 C. All studied abiotic parameters of Trincomalee Bay show that it is able to support large concentrations of krill. Trincomalee Bay thus seems to serve as a highly productive hunting ground for Blue Whales in the northern Indian Ocean.},

keywords = {Arabian Sea, balaenoptera musculus, Blue whale, dive duration, dive time, feeding, Indian Ocean, Sri Lanka, Surfacing behaviour},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}