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* According to the current understanding of distribution, Fin, Minke and Sei whales are not present in the Northern Indian ocean.

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Omkar Dharwadkar	14-10-2018	INDIA - Goa	Bryde's whale	Sighting 1: A pod of about 6-8 whales seen during a pelagic birding trip off Goa's coast, periodically surfacing for air. Possibly more in number. Were with them for 15-20minutes. Personal Communication with PCCF Ajay Saxena who was on the vessel" The whales were seen in waters 25-30km from Vasco harbor. Sea was calm, animals were relaxed, cruising and allowed the vessel to approach within 100am. Seem to be slow traveling on the surface with shallow water dives. Moving north-northwest. Sighting 2: one individual.	Direct sighting sighting 1. 15.33277 - 73.51021 sighting 2. 15.39146 - 73.54073	View
Isha Bopardikar	07-10-2018	INDIA - Goa	Indian Ocean humpback dolphin	Washed ashore at Ashwem, Goa - Source: TerraConscious and Drishti Lifeguards. Seems to be a juvenile. There are rake marks seen from base of dorsal fin till the blowhole. the jaw is broken and missing.	Photographs attached	View
Nisanth H P	17-09-2018	INDIA - Kerala	Unidentified baleen whale	seen offshore Calicut, in 25-30m of water. lat long: 10 57 581 75 44 020	Nisant P - Univ of Kerala - pictures from fishing vessel	View
Ketki Jog	02-09-2018	INDIA - Maharashtra	Indo-Pacific finless porpoise	Carcass washed ashore on 2nd September 2018. Reported on 3rd September 2018. No morphometric data recorded.	Sachin Marti, via SPROUTS Environment Trust WhatsApp Group (Curated by Anand Pendharkar, Mob: 98201 40254)	View
Shaunak Modi	01-09-2018	INDIA - Maharashtra	Indo-Pacific finless porpoise	Carcass washed ashore and was not attended to for a while. Total length: 146cm	Marine Respondents Mumbai, WhatsApp Group	View
Ketki Jog	26-08-18	INDIA - Maharashtra	Indo-Pacific finless porpoise	Carcass buried on site. No morphological data collected.	Virat (Journalist), via Marine Respondents Mumbai, WhatsApp Group	View
Ketki Jog	18-08-18	INDIA - Maharashtra	Indo-Pacific finless porpoise	Humpback dolphin and finless porpoise carcass washed ashore. Probably, necropsy was conducted by the SPCA, but no details were shared. The attached pictures have two carcasses, the larger one is the finless porpoise carcass.	Mr. Deshmukh, CCF, via Marine Respondents Mumbai, Whatsapp Group	View
Ketki Jog	18-08-18	INDIA - Maharashtra	Indian Ocean humpback dolphin	Humpback dolphin and finless porpoise carcass washed ashore. Probably, necropsy was conducted by the SPCA, but no details were shared. The carcass appears small in size, probably a calf/juvenile. The attached pictures have two carcasses, the smaller one is the humpback dolphin carcass.	Mr. Deshmukh, CCF, Mangrove Cell, via Marine Respondents Mumbai, WhatsApp group	View
Ketki Jog	10-08-2018	INDIA - Maharashtra	Indo-Pacific finless porpoise	Animal washed ashore not far from Juhu police Chowki. Morphological data not recorded. Animal buried on site by the locals. Stranding occurred on 10th August 2018, was reported on the group via the Mumbai network, on 13th August 2018.	Regan Cerado, via Marine Respondents Mumbai, WhatsApp group	View
Ketki Jog	10-08-2018	INDIA - Maharashtra	Indian Ocean humpback dolphin	Animal washed ashore not far from Juhu police Chowki. Morphological data not recorded. Animal buried on site by the locals.	Regan Cerado, via Marine Respondents Mumbai, WhatsApp Group	View

* According to the current understanding of distribution, Fin, Minke and Sei whales are not present in the Northern Indian ocean.

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