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OCPP. Whales and Dolphins of Sri Lanka Identification Guide 2026

Abstract

The Ocean Country Partnership Programme (OCPP) funded Oceanswell to deliver a package of work focused on Protected, Endangered, and Threatened (PET) mobile marine species in Sri Lanka in 2025.

This included the development of a identification guide for whales and dolphins to support the Department of Wildlife Conservation in their duties to protect PET species.

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No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise without the prior written permission of the publisher: Reference for citation: de Vos, A. (2025) Whales and Dolphins of Sri Lanka, Oceanswell, Colombo.

Resource type Publication

Topic category Oceans

Reference date 2026·01·01

Lineage
This resource is a deliverable of the Ocean Country Partnership Programme (OCPP), a UK-led programme funded through the UK’s Blue Planet Fund.

Responsible organisation
Communications, JNCC distributor

Limitations on public access No limitations

Use constraints Please contact the author/publisher, Asha de Vos, for re-use permission

Metadata date 2026·03·10

Metadata point of contact
Communications, JNCC

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