Whale watching operations shifted

The Sri Lanka Navy which launched a cruise for whale watching in the Southern seas off Galle in January this year will shift its whale watching operations to the Eastern seas, off Trincomalee with its inaugural sailing commencing on June 6 from Trincomalee, Navy Spokesman Commander Kosala Warnakulasooriya said.

The inaugural sailing in Trincomalee will be tomorrow.

Warnakulasooriya said the ideal season for whale watching in the Eastern seas begins in May and continues till September.

The ideal season for Galle, is from November to April, he said. RW